Use our diagnostic maturity assessment tool to evaluate ESG and sustainability capabilities and competency
Measure. Inform. Invest.
Rhizome strategy consultants have developed a tool to assess the maturity of a firm’s sustainability practices. The diagnostic tool evaluates the internal organisational capability across five sustainability dimensions and categorises an organisation by level of sustainability maturity and competency.
For organisations, it informs where action
should be taken to accelerate sustainability competency across five capability areas
For investors, it takes ESG diligence beyond the
check-box, for a truer picture of likely future costs
to address ESG risk and opportunity
The Sustainability Maturity Assessment is a collaborative tool for senior leaders to use to help with future planning by visualising sustainability strengths, opportunities and development needs.
This diagnostic tool evaluates competency in sustainability for mainstream, profit-making companies that – depending on firm size, growth-stage and sector – recognise ESG as a risk and can evidence some uptake of ESG initiatives in corporate strategy. We evaluate competency and capability across our five defined pillars of sustainability maturity, seeking answers to the questions:
- How embedded is sustainability in the business strategy?
- How good is the operational delivery of the sustainability strategy?
- Are leaders and staff strategically aligned and empowered to deliver?
- How good is engagement with internal and external stakeholders?
- What is the level of competency in ESG reporting and disclosures?
Firms receive a grading level of sustainability maturity from novice to mastery and a detailed and prioritised action plan for improvement.
Levels of sustainability maturity
