ESG STRATEGY & ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Acorn International offers a wide range of services and experience in Environmental, Health, Safety, and Social Strategy and Organizational Change.
Acorn International offers a wide range of services and experience in Environmental, Health, Safety, and Social Strategy and Organizational Change.
Our staff members have led teams in performing Environmental, Health, Safety, and Social (ESG) strategy and organizational change programs for energy companies worldwide. Working with senior management, Acorn International helps companies interested in breakthrough performance improvement by implementing world-class management practices and meeting international performance standards.
Acorn International has assisted a number of companies to develop and implement (or improve existing) environmental management systems. In one such project, we developed a world-class health, safety and environmental (HSE) / sustainability management system for a national oil company in India.
Other examples of Acorn International’s staff experience include:
- Safety and Environmental Incident Tracking Management System Implementation Support, Mexico
- Review of Sustainable Development Valuations to Support Market
- Research for a Major International Electronics Company, Worldwide
- Diagnosis, Benchmarking and Development of Environmental Management System for National Oil Company in India
- Diagnosis, Benchmarking and Development of Environmental Management System for National Oil Company in India
- Diagnosis, Benchmarking, Training and Development of ESHIA Program for National Oil Company in Kuwait
- Benchmarking of Reputation Risk Management Practices for Major International Oil Company
- Strategy development and implementation support for corporate sustainable development program initiatives at four major energy companies
- EHS management system assessments for multiple energy and service companies, in Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, and the U.S.
- Development of social performance and risk management guidelines, training and assessments
- Developed consistent, corporate-wide ESG management guidelines, manuals, and auditing/training program for one of the world’s largest gas companies
- Post-merger integration of EHS function for one of the supermajor oil and gas companies following a merger
- Corporate EHS function value assessment, benchmarking, and strategy development support for a major oil and gas company, just prior to merger with another major
We have developed methods for diagnosing ESG strategy, understanding ESG performance measurement and reporting, structuring ESG functions, and managing corporate reputations within energy companies worldwide. We can apply these same methods to future assignments.
Selected Projects & Experience
Our Services
Environmental & Social Baseline Survey & Impact Assessment
Industries, investors and regulators worldwide need reliable assessments of potential project impacts and effective mitigation plans that are developed by integrated teams of international and host-country experts.
Stakeholder Engagement & Social Performance
Successful project development increasingly depends on managing business and reputational risks related to stakeholder concerns and building partnerships with host communities.
Environmental & Social Due Diligence Assessment
Clear and reliable assessments of integrated social and environmental risks are critical to maintaining the integrity of projects, operations and corporate reputations.
ESG Strategy & Organizational Change
Our staff members have led teams in performing Environmental, Health, Safety, and Social (ESG) strategy and organizational change programs for energy companies worldwide.
Capacity Building / Training
On-going capacity assessment and building is critical to keep up with fast-evolving best practices and challenges in social and environmental performance.
S-Trendcasting™ – Planning for the Unforeseen
We deploy 30 years of experience in social risk management to facilitate a tailored (half-day to two-day) workshop building early warning systems.
S-Team On Demand CSR Talent
Allows companies to fill critical gaps for assuring uninterrupted performance assurance or achieving new initiatives with qualified, independent and trusted social performance experts.