ESG - E for Environmental

The acronym ESG stands for the three main factors that influence a company’s sustainability. But what exactly does it mean? A company’s impact on the environment, the company and the way it is run, which can be used to quantify a company’s “sustainability” or “responsibility”. It is the method by which companies formulate their sustainable business strategies and effectively meet their targets.

deals with the environmental impact of any company’s resource consumption, such as carbon footprint, wastewater discharge and other activities affecting the environment. The environmental aspect is particularly important at the present time, when companies around the world are struggling to meet the environmental requirements of the Paris Agreement and to stop irreversible climate change. Those that reduce their emissions see their revenues increase over time.

• greenhouse gas emissions (carbon footprint)
• efficient use of energy
• clean energy (energy mix)

• emissions of toxic gases and other substances

• waste policy

• handling and disposal of packaging materials

• clean technologies

• green buildings

• innovation and digitalisation

The subject of the study is to find out whether firms or companies are addressing the efficiency of electronic communication in an era when there is a push for automation and digitalization or whether they are not yet addressing this area.