EXPERT ADVICE FOR LEADING COMPANIES
Quinn & Partners supports leading public and private companies to embed sustainability and ESG practices into their businesses.
We offer a full suite of advisory services to help our clients excel.
OUR CLIENT SERVICES
STRATEGY • Benchmarking against industry and standards • Materiality assessment and stakeholder research • Sustainability program design • Climate change strategy • Key performance indicators and scorecards • Sustainability governance • Integration in corporate strategy and enterprise risk management • Policy and procedures IMPLEMENTATION • Training and capacity building • Stakeholder engagement and communications • Target setting and science-based targets • Performance measurement and data management systems • Greenhouse gas emissions accounting and abatement • Climate change risk and resilience assessments • Climate scenario analysis • Lifecycle assessments • Renewable energy procurement AUDIT • Greenhouse gas emissions verification: ISO 14064-3 • Assurance readiness assessments • Agreed upon procedures statement • Limited assurance: ISAE 3000/3410 DISCLOSURE • ESG ratings review and improvement: MSCI, Sustainalytics, ISS • Sustainability reporting frameworks: SASB, TCFD, GRI, SDGs • Effective responses to investor disclosure requests such as PRI, CDP, GRESB and DJSI
EXPERIENCE ACROSS INDUSTRIES
Pension plans, life insurance, integrated financial institutions (FIs) and asset managers
Rail freight, high-speed rail, port terminal operations, shipping and airports
Property owners and managers, fund managers, REITs
Grocers, general retailers, entertainment and industry associations
Telecommunications, broadcasting, publishing and technology infrastructure providers
Hotel owners, brand management companies, convention centres, industry associations and eco-certification bodies
Construction, materials and green building certification bodies
Pipelines, integrated oil and gas, renewable and conventional energy generation, transmission and distribution
Sustainability management systems and technology solutions
Mining and resource extraction
CASE STUDIES
The challenge
DEVELOPING A LEADING ESG PROGRAM
Quinn & Partners worked with a large telecommunication company to establish an ESG program, develop an implementation plan, quantify baseline performance and develop their inaugural ESG report. Our team investigated stakeholder priorities, researched peer programs and benchmarked industry standards to determine where gaps and opportunities existed. We performed a materiality assessment in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, and defined ESG program focus areas and differentiators. We then developed a multi-year implementation plan to structure the ESG program roll-out and authored the company’s inaugural ESG report, leveraging SASB, TCFD and the GRI Standards.
THE CHALLENGE
MODELING AMBITIOUS GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS
We worked with a real estate owner and manager to adopt a long-term GHG reduction target to support its transition to the low-carbon economy. They enlisted Quinn & Partners’ support to develop a model of GHG reduction pathways to assess how much they could feasibly reduce their GHG emissions and outline what measures they would need to execute in order to achieve their target. The model projected the influence of operational and physical building improvements, including energy efficiency practices, upgrades to building systems using low-carbon technology and application of fuel-switching and on-site renewable energy. The output of the model included GHG reduction potential, capital cost and operating costs per year. Combined, these metrics allowed the client to assess the cost-effectiveness of more ambitious targets, enabling them to commit with confidence.
The challenge
SETTING THE BAR FOR TCFD REPORTING
Quinn & Partners was retained to support a large, multi-national financial services company and asset manager with a mandate to set the standard for TCFD reporting in North America. Our team summarized the state-of-play in TCFD disclosure globally, shared industry best practices and investor preferences for decision-useful climate change information, provided tailored recommendations for how to improve the company’s disclosure, and authored an industry-leading TCFD report.