What Is ESG Consulting and Why Does It Matter?

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance: the three areas investors, regulators and customers use to judge how responsibly a business is run.

At Alder Compliance, we help you understand which of these issues affect your business, manage them properly, and report on them credibly.

  • Regulators: sustainability and climate reporting requirements continue to expand.

  • Investors and lenders: ESG performance increasingly shapes access to capital and green financing.

  • Customers: large companies now ask suppliers for ESG information as part of their own reporting.
  • Talent: employees, particularly younger ones, weigh a company’s values when choosing where to work.

What ESG Consulting Services Does Alder Provide?

We support you at every stage, from your first materiality assessment to ongoing reporting.

  • ESG Materiality Assessment

  • ESG Framework & Policy Development

  • Sustainability & Climate Reporting
  • Governance Review & Rating Readiness
  • Environmental Risk Management for Financial Institutions

  • Ongoing ESG Advisory

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How Does Our ESG Consulting Process Work?

  1. 1

    Discovery and gap assessment

    We review your business, current practices and obligations, and show you where you stand.

  2. 2

    Materiality assessment

    We identify the ESG issues that matter most, drawing on your stakeholders, sector and risks.

  3. 3

    Framework and targets

    We design the governance, policies and measurable targets to manage those issues.

  4. 4

    Data and reporting

    We set up data collection and prepare reporting aligned with the right framework for you.

  5. 5

    Monitoring and improvement

    We track progress, update you on regulatory changes and refine your approach each reporting cycle.

Why Outsource ESG Instead of Hiring In-House?

Building an in-house ESG team is expensive, and one hire rarely covers every skill ESG demands: regulation, reporting frameworks, data and governance. With Alder, you pay less than the cost of one full-time professional and get the expertise of a team.

Hiring in-houseWorking with Alder
CostFull salary, benefits and trainingA defined scope and fee (pricing model to confirm)
ExpertiseOne person's experienceA team spanning regulation, reporting and governance
SpeedMonths to recruit and onboardWork starts once scope is agreed
ObjectivityInternal perspectiveIndependent view, valued by investors and auditors

Who Do We Work With?

We support organisations at every stage of their ESG journey, from answering a first customer questionnaire to preparing full climate disclosures.

  • Fund managers and financial institutionsAddressing MAS environmental risk expectations and investor due diligence
  • SGX-listed and pre-IPO companiesPreparing sustainability and climate disclosures
  • SMEs in regional supply chainsResponding to ESG questionnaires from large customers
  • Logistics, trading and manufacturing companiesManaging emissions, waste and supply chain risks
  • Companies seeking investment or green financingBuilding credible ESG credentials for investors and lenders

Why Choose Alder as Your ESG Consultant in Singapore?

  • Compliance at our core: we approach ESG with the rigour of regulatory compliance, so your framework and reporting stand up to scrutiny.
  • Asia-Pacific focus: our experience is grounded in the regulatory environment where you operate.
  • Connected expertise: ESG overlaps with risk management, AML, data protection and business continuity, all delivered in-house.
  • Practical and proportionate: we size your ESG programme to your business, not to a multinational's.
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Frameworks and guidelines we work with

  • GRI Standards
  • ISSB standards (IFRS S1 and S2)
  • SGX sustainability reporting rules
  • MAS Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management

Frequently Asked Questions

An ESG consultant helps you identify the environmental, social and governance issues that matter to your business, build policies and processes to manage them, and report on your performance credibly to regulators, investors and customers.

For SGX-listed companies, yes: annual sustainability reporting is required, with climate-related disclosures phasing in. Requirements for large non-listed companies follow on a later timeline. Most SMEs aren’t legally required to report, but customers and lenders increasingly expect ESG information.

The terms overlap. Sustainability reporting describes a company’s environmental and social impact. ESG reporting frames the same information around the risks and opportunities investors care about, with a stronger emphasis on governance.

It depends on your audience and obligations. GRI is widely used for broad impact reporting, while ISSB standards focus on information investors need, particularly on climate. Listed companies must follow the frameworks their regulators require. We recommend the right approach during our assessment.

Yes. Alder Compliance help MAS-regulated firms, including fund managers, design environmental risk management frameworks and policies that address MAS guidelines, alongside our broader MAS compliance services.