NAT.A03.EC Stakeholder Engagement Process Disclosure
About the data
This metric was designed by The World Benchmarking Alliance, more information can be found here. Sources and Alignments for each indicator can be found here as well as the scoring guidelines here
The World Benchmarking Alliance's Nature Benchmark measures and ranks the world's most influential companies on their efforts to protect our environment and its biodiversity.
This metric relates to the Indicator: The company engages with stakeholders on sustainable development issues and incorporates the outcomes of these activities in its strategy and operations.
Rationale: Serving the interests of all stakeholders is key to businesses' long-term success. Regularly engaging with stakeholders contributes to the company's understanding of diverse and frequently opposing perspectives, drives innovation and helps to shape robust and inclusive approaches. Companies are expected to engage in meaningful stakeholder engagement. Engagement processes are expected to produce a clear output or action and an acknowledgment of how stakeholder inputs are used.
Methodology
WBA analysed all publicly available group-level disclosure in English on the applicable group website, which was predominantly annual reports and sustainability reports. Draft assessments were then sent to each company inviting them to provide feedback. This feedback could include additional publicly available group disclosure published. These were then reviewed and finalised. Final assessments were then shared with each company before being published online.
For this metric the company must disclose what channels it used to engage with the different stakeholder groups. It is insufficient for the company to specify a list of channels if they do not indicate how these correspond to each stakeholder group. the company must also state with what frequency it engages with stakeholders.