ESG communications: More than an annual event

Providing Timely ESG Communications

Sharing your environmental, social and governance (ESG) story is more than an annual event – it requires ongoing, timely communications to ensure your stakeholders understand your strategy, approach and milestones. In some cases, communications can be tailored to specific audiences, such as investors.

We recently partnered with Huntington National Bank to develop its ESG Report Preview, which demonstrates the company’s commitment to transparent, timely disclosures and is intended to lay the foundation for the 2022 ESG Report. The ESG Report Preview was published around the time of Huntington’s annual meeting of shareholders. In doing so, Huntington provided investors with important highlights and data ahead of its comprehensive 2022 ESG Report and TCFD Report, which will both be published later this year. Key elements of Huntington’s ESG Report Preview include:

• Reinforcing the company’s ESG strategy
• Introducing the company’s new Chief ESG Officer
• Providing an update on the company’s materiality assessment and stakeholder priorities
• Reporting 2022 data and highlights

Delivering stakeholder-driven, relevant ESG communications in a timely manner is something that our team can help you think through for your organization.

Want to enhance how you communicate your ESG progress with key stakeholders? Contact Gregg Labar at [email protected].

The industry trends we are seeing, thinking and talking about.

• 3 trends changing the management of crisis communications by Matt Barkett
• 3 ways to highlight your ESG/sustainability progress after the report launches by Nicolle Huffman

The latest news and headlines from D&E

D&E in the Community

Our colleagues participate in dozens of local, regional and national nonprofit organizations. We’re excited to highlight a handful of our team members who have recently joined boards and committees:

• Theresa Allen, Ohio Diversity Council Northern Advisory Board Member, Co-Chair of the Community Partnership Committee
• Sarah Hihn, FrontLine Service Board Member
• Gregg LaBar, Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio Board Member
• Lisa Zone, John Carroll University National Alumni Association Board President

To learn more about our longstanding commitment to social good, take a look at our Social Impact Report: The Difference We Make.

Sharing quick articles that may impact the way you think about your communication and business

The Most Successful Approaches to Leading Organizational Change

Harvard Business Review: When tasked with implementing large-scale organizational change, leaders often give too much attention to the what of change — such as a new organization strategy, operating model or acquisition integration — not the how, which represents the particular way they will approach such changes. This article identifies the optimal ways to conceive, design and implement successful organizational change.

How to Turn Change Management Into Personal Development

Business.com

Regardless of role, change impacts everyone in an organization. For some, the idea of change can be intimidating. For others, however, it could positively affect them in the form of motivation toward personal development. No matter what form it takes, change is personal, and it is important for organizations to develop a nurturing environment in which employees are encouraged to embrace it.

Leading Through Change: An Interview With Allegra van H?vell-Patrizi

McKinsey & Company

In an interview with McKinsey & Company, Allegra van H?vell-Patrizi, CEO of Aegon the Netherlands, shared her perspectives on the three skills that most successful leaders possess: they dare, care, and share. Those skills, van H?vell-Patrizi asserted, are especially important when navigating a transformation process. In her interview, van H?vell-Patrizi further defines how each skill can help a leader make a difference.