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ESG strategy and support

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is no longer just a reporting exercise or a ‘nice to have’. Organisations are increasingly expected to demonstrate how they manage environmental impact, social responsibility and corporate governance in a transparent, measurable and credible way.

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As the successor to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), ESG provides a more comprehensive framework that integrates environmental and human factors whilst maintaining a practical focus on business context, commercial priorities and economic viability through the governance aspect.

ESG strategy and sustainability support

An effective ESG strategy helps organisations reduce risk, strengthen resilience, improve stakeholder confidence and identify long-term business opportunities.

We provide practical ESG support to help organisations develop clear strategies, improve sustainability performance and embed ESG principles into day-to-day operations.

 

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The benefits of an effective ESG strategy

A well-developed ESG strategy can help organisations:

  • Reduce operational and reputational risk
  • Strengthen investor, client and stakeholder confidence
  • Improve environmental and social performance
  • Support long-term business resilience
  • Strengthen governance and accountability
  • Improve transparency and reporting capability
  • Align sustainability activity with business objectives
  • Support wider Net Zero and sustainability goals

Many organisations understand the importance of ESG but struggle to translate ambition into practical delivery.

Common challenges include:

  • Limited ESG data and performance visibility
  • Unclear ownership of ESG responsibilities
  • Disconnected sustainability initiatives
  • Difficulty measuring progress and outcomes
  • Inconsistent reporting and governance processes
  • ESG activity not aligned with wider business strategy
  • Perception that ESG requires significant operational change, creating reluctance to engage despite most day-to-day activities remaining unchanged

Without a structured and measurable approach, organisations can struggle to demonstrate credibility, evidence progress or achieve meaningful long-term improvement.

We help organisations develop practical ESG strategies that are aligned with operational priorities, sustainability objectives and stakeholder expectations.

The most successful ESG strategies take a whole-business approach, integrating ESG values throughout the organisation – from the boardroom to the broom cupboard. This helps ensure that everyone understands their practical role in delivering ESG objectives and contributes to meaningful, measurable outcomes.

Our support can be tailored across environmental, social and governance priorities, including UN SDGs, Triple Bottom Line (TBL) and B Corp aligned approaches.

The aim is to help organisations move beyond policy statements and develop practical, measurable ESG programmes that support long-term resilience and performance improvement.

Our ESG support is structured around five clear stages.

Scope and planning

We work with the organisation to understand business priorities, existing sustainability activity, stakeholder expectations and ESG objectives.

Data collection

We review available ESG data, policies, reporting processes, operational information and existing sustainability initiatives to establish a clear baseline.

ESG review and assessment

We assess current ESG arrangements, risks, opportunities and governance structures across environmental, social and operational areas.

Report and findings

We provide a clear summary of findings, including strengths, gaps, priority risks and practical improvement opportunities.

Action plan and delivery support

We develop a practical action plan with measurable next steps and can support implementation, monitoring and ongoing performance verification.

Why organisations choose us

We provide practical ESG support focused on measurable improvement, credible reporting and long-term operational resilience.

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Get in touch

Speak with us about developing a practical and credible ESG strategy for your organisation.

See what our clients say…

JRP have been instrumental in helping us to reduce our energy consumption and costs during a challenging period of organisational change and growth. Professional, reliable and easy to work with.

Steven Buchan, Estates Manager | Circle Health

Working with JRP Solutions transformed our energy management journey. Their expertise and tailored support for ISO 50001 and a behavioural change programme brought real clarity and momentum. We now have a robust framework and engaged team driving down energy use. Thank you to the JRP team for their expertise, commitment, and support throughout.

Ian Goldsworthy, Energy and Carbon Reduction Manager | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (MTCBC)

JRP understand the support they are asked to give and deliver on time, budget and in a clear concise professional manner. If only everyone was a reliable as JRP!

Jonathan Blair, Technical Advisor | Westons Cider

We are using JRP’s ‘Be Energy’ eLearning awareness course to help us fully meet the ISO 50001 standard. This course is not only getting good feedback from our staff but the external ISO 50001 auditor completed the course and commented that it was ‘the best energy training course that he had seen’. A feather in the cap for JRP.

David Rose, Energy and Carbon Manager | South West Water

JRP were easy to work with and their pragmatic approach to the project was critical to the development of the submission and validation of our SBTs.

Kate Gallacher, Sustainability Officer | Scottish Leather Group

I have been very impressed by the quality of JRP’s work for the University of Oxford, right from the start. All the energy survey reports have been of high quality and tailored to our specific requirements. Many of the recommendations were not identified in previous surveys. JRP is not afraid to ask difficult questions and challenge the status quo. I have worked with and for energy consultancies for more than 20 years and the quality of JRP’s work is some of the best I have seen.

Philip Pike, Energy Manager | University of Oxford

From the outset, JRP provided a clear direction to us. It was beneficial to gain insight from the non-vehicle manufacturing sector and expert knowledge of the FM sector in particular. Throughout the process, JRP has been a guiding hand but who has also listened to our concerns and questions and provided patient answers to our many questions.

Christine Cooke, Senior Manager | Toyota Motor Manufacturing

We have achieved over 20% energy savings over the last 12 months and no doubt the training was a contributing factor towards this. I am sure that people are much more energy aware than they were before the training and I would recommend anyone who hasn’t done this sort of training to seriously consider it.

Andrew Smith, Property and Energy Manager | Numatic International

The skill and knowledge that was brought to bear demonstrated a level of sure-footedness that was reassuring. The breadth and quality of the work delivered was exactly what we required.

Ola Bankole, Head of Sustainability | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

JRP delivered a comprehensive suite of audits that has really helped to us to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs across our sites. The opportunities identified were used as a platform to enhance our decarbonisation strategy, providing transparency on the technologies available now. JRP’s consultants were friendly, knowledgeable and professional at all times.

Nigel Pounder, Asset Manager | Greencore

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