Blueprints for Success Mr. James Donovan Group CEO ADEC Innovations

Stakeholders are demanding that you understand and manage the more intangible factors associated with your operations by addressing ESG factors Global Challenges TANGIBLE OPPORTUNITIES Source: ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE INTEGRATION FOR BANKS: A GUIDE TO STARTING IMPLEMENTATION

The real situation facing companies NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

DATA A new type of leadership understands that sustainability performance and long term financial performance are the same thing. Join up the dots Global Mega Forces e.g. Climate Change, Urbanization Sector specific risk factors e.g. resource scarcity, security of supply Long term business performance e.g. resource efficiency, new “circular” business models Policy & Governance e.g. emissions

We live in an era of unprecedented DATA

Collaboration THE HIGHEST FORM OF PARTNERSHIP

Scaling across an Industry Providing scalable resources to NGO & Development funds (UK DFID) to monitor resources and outcomes. Benchmarking & scoring 200+ garment factories representing 9 major brands. BENEFITS FOR BUSINESS & WORKERS How do you benchmark an entire industry? Collecting 15,000+ documents over 2 years, distilled into online executive reports for Mills & Brands Requires dedicated software to securely control flow & exchange of confidential business data across supply base Bureau team to provide consistent and high volume data management activities

Providing Consistency Across an Industry ZERO DISCHARGE OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS (ZDHC) Enabling transparent information sharing across supply chain to mitigate hazardous chemical use. IFC-backed initiative. Development of open data standards to ensure competitive vendors can interoperate. Data Bureau providing scale and consistency to data gathering activities across chemical manufacturers &1000+ textile mills.

Collaboration THE HIGHEST FORM OF PARTNERSHIP Providing Consistency Across an Industry ZERO DISCHARGE OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS (ZDHC) Identify hotspots to guide mitigation work. Providing public information around chemical management issues.

Joining up the dots on transformative development Using data to connect the world’s immense challenges to the great development opportunities Changing the way we work together