People want to invest in integrity and transparency. Profits have evolved to include prosperity beyond traditional financial returns and with the presence of investment options ever increasing your company needs to be recognized as an ethical, viable choice. Who you are and what you do includes your people, your practices and the impact you make in the world. Investors will always be discerning, which is why your Environment, Social and Governance strategy must stand out.

HMS IR provides full ESG strategy development and integration into your corporate reporting with a defined purpose to underscore the integrity and authenticity of your company. Establishing where you are on your ESG journey and identifying your unique needs, we work closely with you to create and implement targets and goals to achieve both non-financial and financial success.

We customize our services to fit your needs and work with you to navigate and manage your reporting activities. Our services include a comprehensive approach that will help you organize and activate your teams to deliver on your ESG objectives and ensure future viability.

How we can help

● Define your sector specific ESG reporting needs and benchmark against peer analysis
● Gather insight into ESG perceptions and factors specific to your company and industry
● Set ESG goals internally and establish framework for leadership accountability
● Create ESG messaging and manage communications and reporting schedules
● Create and manage corporate ESG disclosure strategy and all material development

Operating in a material world - Global Reporting Initiatives Standards at a glance

Depending on your company, your ESG strategy reports against the three Global Reporting Initiative Standards - universal, sector and topic. This is the foundation of sustainability reporting and your score matters as investors and analysts, and increasing society at large, are actively monitoring your progress toward long-term sustainable development. Working with you, we identify, prioritize and report your impacts on people, the environment and the economy. Through this we build your authenticity, credibility and viability.

Universal - standards that apply to all organizations
Sector - standards that apply to specific sectors
Topic - standards that apply to a particular topic

Word on the Street

Many clients are very concerned about environmental and social problems, such as climate change leading to more and severe climate crises, gender and racial inequality, data security and privacy. They want to make sure that they don’t invest in firms that exacerbate or contribute to these problems and would rather invest in those that are champions in leading ESG movements.

Linda Zhang - Senior Advisor at SoFi and CEO of Purview Investments (source: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/esg-investing/)

Evidence is emerging that a better ESG score translates to about a 10 percent lower cost of capital, as the risks that affect your business are reduced

Robin Nuttall – Lead, Regulatory and Government Affairs – McKinsey
(source: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/why-esg-is-here-to-stay)