ERM and Sustainability
Our Approach

Sustainability approach
The Board of Directors and Executive Committee of ERM
recognize the company’s unique position and responsibility tobuild and leverage our leading position as the ‘Business ofsustainability’. Our Sustainability Approach is a central part ofthis and should be read in conjunction with our Sustainability
Policy.
ERM’s approach to sustainability is delivered primarily in thefollowing three ways:■ Through our consulting services for clients;■ By driving improvements in our own sustainability

performance, through Sustainability Action Plans in eachBusiness Unit and Group level initiatives; and■ By collaborating with partners and other leadingorganizations through the ERM Foundation, and otherprofessional and technical services to deliver impact onsocietal challenges.
ERM’s comprehensive approach to sustainability is embedded
in our corporate strategy with a stated purpose to ‘shape asustainable future with the world’s leading organizations’. A
sustainable future is aligned with the 2030 ambition of theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We use the SDGs as a framework to report on our contributionsto the global sustainable development agenda, through ourconsulting services, our internal operations and supply chain,and the ERM Foundation. We report on progress made to theSDGs in our annual Sustainability Report.

The business of sustainability

Our commitment
Sustainability at ERM is a commitment to supporting socioeconomic development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meettheir own needs.
As a business, we seek to create long-term stakeholder value bybalancing the necessary financial performance of the company
with the impact on, and the contributions we make to, theenvironment and society.
Each year, ERM conducts a formal materiality assessment inaccordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards,
to identify and prioritize our most significant sustainability topics.
For each, we set 5-year goals and annual targets forimprovement. Performance against targets is reported in ourannual Sustainability Report. These are aligned to the SDGs.

ERM and Sustainability

Our Approach

ERM Global Policy Manual Administration

Implementing our approach

Policy Title: Sustainability Approach

Impact with clients
By providing strategic consulting and technical services in theenvironmental, health and safety (EHS), risk and social areas,
ERM helps clients achieve sustainable outcomes for the planetand society. ERM most frequently works with the largest
companies– including those in the power, chemical, technology,
oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing sectors. ERM is uniquely
positioned to help clients tackle complex sustainability
challenges and opportunities by integrating our commercial
acumen with technical excellence and deep understanding ofsocietal expectations.

Policy Number: 10.a
Revision Number: 4
Effective Date of this Version: 11 May 2020
Original Effective Date: 15 November 2010
Policy Description: This approach defines ERM’s governanceand commitments on sustainability and should be read in
conjunction with our Sustainability Policy.
Authority to Amend this Policy: Group CEO
Authority to Waive this Policy: None

Impact from our operations
Each Business Unit has a Sustainability Action Plan that
contributes to the global goals and targets at the local level.
Each Action Plan is driven by members of ERM’s employee-led
Sustainability Network, and overseen by each Business UnitManaging Partner. Sustainability Action Plans underpin ERM’s
broader approach to embedding sustainability in our operations,through policies and programs that cover each of our material
topics.

Policy Review Cycle: 4 years from Effective Date of thisversion
Docket Responsibility for Review Cycle: Chief Compliance
Officer

Impact from non-client collaborations
ERM works with a wide range of non-governmental and multistakeholder organizations to innovate and contribute to society
and local communities.
Some of the key organizations that ERM engages with are:

The ERM Foundation
The ERM Foundation was established in 1995 to enable ERM
and its employees to provide funding and professional support
for non-profit organizations and social enterprises that share ourcommitment to shaping a more sustainable and equitable world.
ERM employees engage actively with the Foundation throughfundraising, pro bono work and community volunteering.
Reporting
ERM reports publically to GRI standards in an annual
Sustainability Report.
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