| PROJECT PORTFOLIO Recent projects we have undertaken include: CLIENT: Leading chemicals company. OBJECTIVE: Link corporate strategic objectives with financial and non-financial key performance indicators. ROLE: Corporate advisory, working with Executive Committee members and the communications and management team to clarify strategic objectives and to recommend and develop key performance indicators accordingly. OUTCOME: Strategic progress is now communicated internally and externally in the Annual Report with a consistent set of KPIs which can be linked to executive remuneration and incentives. CLIENT: Global logistics firm. OBJECTIVE: Implement consistent global health and safety reporting covering > 150,000 employees globally. ROLE: Major shareholders expressed concern at the lack of consistent H&S reporting. Worked with Board and Executive Committee members, functional specialists and operations management to develop and implement consistent reporting of leading and lagging H&S key performance indicators. OUTCOME: Investor support maintained. H&S performance now “owned” by operations management team and reporting and performance improvement are ongoing. CLIENT: Manufacturer with operations across five continents. OBJECTIVE: CSR, Governance and Ethics related risk management. ROLE: Advised corporate and divisional management on key risk exposures, including human rights, bribery and corruption, environmental, safety and human capital management. OUTCOME: Developed Code of Ethics and supporting policies to address these. Liaised with key external stakeholders to ensure continued membership of the FTSE4Good and other related indices. Risk register now includes reputation and related risks. CLIENT: Emerging market resources company. OBJECTIVE: Prepare GRI Sustainability Report to support potential IPO, within a tight timetable. ROLE: Advice on investor expectations and peer group positioning, assess existing internal data reporting. Work with other advisers to produce draft sustainability report for Board review. OUTCOME: Report produced to support IPO, later pulled due to economic situation. Recommendations in place to address reporting weaknesses to prepare for IPO when equity market conditions improve. CLIENT: Various quoted companies. OBJECTIVE: Carbon Footprinting and Environmental reporting. ROLE: Work with clients to explain the evolving situation covering both legal (i.e. listing) and other requirements such as the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Advice on data collection processes and analysis to meet these requirements and to identify performance opportunities. OUTCOME: Bespoke processes for each client covering management, Board and external reporting. CLIENT: Various. OBJECTIVE: Liaison with institutional investors on key governance and CSR related risks. ROLE: Survey largest investors to ensure client is aware of evolving investor expectations and can implement appropriate programmes which enhance shareholder value. OUTCOME: Mutually beneficial dialogue of client and investor. CLIENT: Various. OBJECTIVE: Writing/reviewing the Annual Report. ROLE: Working with client from original design to published report, including liaising with relevant in-house contributors to ensure comprehensive but relevant coverage and consistency of presentation. OUTCOME: Annual reports which meet the requirements of the 2006 Companies Act and which are central to the client’s communications strategy, reflecting the culture of the company. CLIENT: Specialist materials company. OBJECTIVE: Human Capital Management Reporting. ROLE: Work with client team to identify, monitor and report key drivers of HCM performance and cost. Implement reporting processes covering operations in 40 countries world wide. OUTCOME: Regular reports to the Board enable performance to be managed pro-actively rather than just reported “after the event”. |
