Advisory Services
Bushnell Mueller offers a suite of complementary advisory services to translate Environmental, Social and Governance issues into managed risk and business opportunity. It's what we call ESG Risk, Adjusted TM.
Strategy
Developing actionable ESG strategies, programs, targets, and metrics.
- Baseline sustainability / ESG assessment (internal analysis)
- Landscape, competitor and value chain analysis
- Issues mapping and materiality assessment
- ESG-modifed traditional tools (SWOT, balanced scorecard , growth/share, 5 forces, etc.)
Business Integration
Translating ESG strategy into business value.
- Corporate, line of business, and market-specific ESG policy/program design and management
- Aligning key corporate functions and resources
- Change management and capacity building
- Performance monitoring, benchmarking, and reporting
Marketing & Communications
Reaching target audiences with a compelling and authentic ESG narrative.
- Reporting (ESG/CSR/sustainability and subset issues like Climate, DE&I, etc.)
- Validation (third-party / industry guidelines, standards, certification & rankings)
- Product / service positioning
- Investor & media relations
- Brand and reputation management
- Research, events, and thought leadership
Stakeholder Engagement
Proactive and targeted ESG dialogue, as a strategic asset.
- Stakeholder mapping (internal and external)
- Ongoing engagement strategy and process (engage, listen, learn, educate, moderate)
- Interactive market and customer research
- Feedback on corporate reporting, transparency and accountability
- Vendor and supply chain management and compliance
Policy and Regulatory
Manage ESG risk and compliance, find opportunities, and shape supportive public policy.
- Evolving ESG underwriting and investment taxonomy and regulations
- Non-financial reporting and disclosure
- Insurance regulation (pricing, risk modelling, scenario analysis, capital requirements, etc.)
- Relevant technology / market policies (renewables, EV’s, green buildings, land use, etc.)
- Public-private partnerships (climate risk transfer, sustainable infrastructure, etc.)
Education and Training
Developing ESG awareness, knowledge and skillsets.
- Seminars for management, corporate functions, line of business departments, etc.
- Training modules for employees and vendors
- Guidelines for underwriters, actuaries, asset managers, risk managers and consultants, agents and brokers, etc.
- Engagement with insureds and investees
Industry Liaison
Facilitating partnerships that drive ESG insurance leadership.
- ESG-related technology and software solutions
- Government and private data sources and modelling providers
- Industry trade groups, councils, and certifications / rankings
- Academic and community / civil society organizations
- Rating agencies
- Sector-specific partners (energy, buildings, infrastructure, etc.)
