Participants in the annual S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) find value in the participation process itself as well as the benchmarking opportunities of the end results. The CSA is a key management tool to embed ESG thinking in your business model at each stage of a company's sustainability journey.
Whether you are a first-timer, a seasoned participant or a sustainability champion, your next step in the CSA can bring value to your organization. The learning experience of answering the CSA questionnaire is the first reward in itself, while you can leverage the results afterwards for benchmarking, continuous improvement and even index membership inclusion.
What are the specific benefits of actively participating? How do participants use CSA results? Watch these short videos to hear from executives of several diverse companies. They all have something in common, though: the value of the CSA is theirs for the taking.
The testimonial videos below feature CSA participants that are already leaders in their industry and those that are aspiring to become global leaders. It includes companies invited for DJSI or other ESG indices as well as those that participate in the CSA purely for its other benefits.
What returns on investment have you identified by completing the CSA?
- Nominate your company as a sustainable leader
- Gain broader and more in-depth insights into stakeholders’ interests
- Make better decisions for your investments and those of your customers
- Achieve increased alignment, reliability and credibility
The CSA asks around 100 questions, for which individual scores are provided. What are the benefits?
- Better understand exposure to ESG risks and opportunities
- Gauge your performance year over year
- Benefit from transparent and expert feedback
- Offer more value to your internal and external stakeholders
Why does your company continue to participate in the CSA? What value does the CSA bring
- Provide insights for improving the corporate sustainability from a global perspective
- Gain recognition from investors by more transparency and sustainability advantage
- Benchmark with global peers by a standard and consistent framework
- Good feedback and corporate engagement process
For the first-timer participants, could you share some successful experiences?
- Understand the rational of the questions, match it with sustainability goals and value of your company
- Manage the expectation of your first-year participation, set up a long-term plan for improving your CSA result
- Cross-divisional collaboration with a top level supervision in your company
- Well utilize the guidance the CSA provided to understand the requirements of the CSA
How does your company get prepared to meet requirements of the CSA?
- Establish corporate sustainability governance, strategy and management process
- Understand the CSA methodology, identify the gaps and carry out targeted work
- Learn from global sustainability leaders and improve public disclosures