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Module 3: ESG Risk Analysis and Materiality Assessment

ESG Risk Literacy and Prioritisation

This module is central to PEARL’s goal of improving ESG risk literacy through gap analysis, risk and opportunity assessment, stakeholder input and materiality analysis.

Identify the environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities affecting the business. Assess regulatory and stakeholder expectations, examine the value chain and use materiality assessment to identify the ESG topics that require priority attention.

Key topics

  • Direct and indirect ESG requirements
  • ESG gap analysis
  • Sector standards and benchmarking
  • Impacts, risks and opportunities
  • Double materiality
  • Stakeholder consultation
  • Value-chain assessment
  • Climate and supply-chain risks
  • ESG topic prioritisation
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