Industries

ESG for Energy Intensive Sectors

Overview

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a growing concern for the public, investors, and companies:

Climate change is raising the pressure on regulators to decarbonize the global economy, driving fundamental change for energy intensive industries
Social demands are pushing companies to go well beyond traditional metrics to include broader measures such as diversity, equity, and inclusion
Corporate governance increasingly requires a strong focus on ESG and new capabilities from boards, executives, and asset managers

CRA’s ESG support builds on a rigorous analytical approach with scenarios mapping global environmental challenges, shifting stakeholder expectations, and increasing emphasis on corporate stewardship. Our understanding of the energy transition across the value chain helps us embed ESG into core operations to help clients navigate the fundamental changes in energy intensive sectors. We strive to unlock factors crucial for long-term resilience without compromising short-term performance.

We directly support corporate and asset management clients in making and executing significant strategic and operational decisions across organizations.

Diagnose

ESG Diagnostic and Materiality Analysis

Sustainability lens to understand the most critical issues, risks, and potential opportunities to the business and align to stakeholder expectations
Quantify

Quantification of ESG Value at Stake

Evaluation of identified ESG risks and opportunities to better manage risks and drive additional value for investors and broader stakeholders
Embed

Embedding ESG into Strategy

Align with overarching vision, priorities, and goals to support a more distinctive strategy that can provide a competitive advantage relative to peers and create value
Incorporate

Disclosures and Green Finance

Incorporating ESG approach and findings into sustainability reporting to meet investor needs and position the business to access lower cost green capital

01

Developing an ESG framework to create stakeholder value for an infrastructure fund

CRA worked with a major North American infrastructure fund to conduct a baseline diagnostic and peer benchmark of their ESG strategy, processes, and asset...
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02

Cleaner energy portfolio support for oil and gas company

CRA worked with a major oil and gas company to develop its future view on energy service demands and the technologies that will be required to meet those...
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03

Enhancing ESG for a gas network utility

CRA supported a major international infrastructure fund and asset manager to enhance the ESG function in a newly acquired gas network utility. We supported the...
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