ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance - three main factors that demonstrate the principles of responsible business conduct.
Environmental (E): Focuses on a company's environmental impact, including carbon footprint, energy consumption, waste management.
Social (S): Evaluates a company's relationships with employees, customers, communities and social contributions such as labor practices, diversity and social inclusion.
Governance (G): Refers to company structure, leadership, ethical behavior and compliance with rules, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Mission
of the Alliance
The National ESG Alliance is the only business association in Russia that deals solely with the sustainable development agenda.
Our mission, in the short-term, is to contribute to strengthening the national sustainability agenda in Russia through consolidation of major business and state efforts. By 2030 – to support scaling of the agenda and the implementation of ESG-principles in the business practice of major, as well as of medium and small enterprises.
News
The National ESG Alliance presented methodological recommendations for conducting suppliers ESG assessment
The document, developed by the Alliance’s working group on sustainable supply chains, is a guide to conducting supplier assessments based on sustainability criteria and suggests a set of indicators that are harmonized by more than twenty major companies from various sectors of the economy.