Helping a Cybersecurity Company Navigate ESG Risk, Regulation and Strategic Decision-Making

Client: Global cybersecurity company

The Client is a leading global cybersecurity company providing security software, services and solutions to organisations worldwide.

The company operates across numerous jurisdictions in an increasingly complex ESG and climate landscape. As regulatory requirements, stakeholder expectations and owner sustainability priorities continue to evolve, the organisation requires ongoing visibility of its obligations, risks and emerging requirements. This includes understanding how changing requirements apply across a complex multi-jurisdictional legal entity structure and maintaining a forward-looking view of emerging ESG developments through ongoing horizon scanning.

For several years, Acclaro has partnered with the organisation to help navigate this environment. Through a combination of ESG advisory, climate reporting support, emissions data review, materiality assessment and regulatory insight, Acclaro has helped the business build a clearer understanding of what matters most, what may be required in the future, and how ESG considerations can support informed business decisions while maintaining readiness for evolving disclosure expectations.

Key outcomes

• Clear understanding of current and emerging ESG and climate obligations across multiple jurisdictions, entities and reporting requirements
• Visibility of the ESG risks, opportunities and priorities most relevant to the Client and its stakeholders through double materiality assessment and strategic review
• Trusted emissions and ESG data to support both disclosure requirements and management decision-making
• Improved understanding of material Scope 3 categories, reporting maturity and disclosure readiness
• More consistent understanding of ESG priorities and reporting requirements across the organisation
• Decision-useful ESG information to support planning, investment and risk management discussions
• Greater preparedness to respond to evolving stakeholder expectations, owner sustainability priorities, regulatory scrutiny and emerging ESG requirements

The challenge

Operating across multiple jurisdictions, the organisation must respond to a rapidly evolving ESG and climate landscape. Regulatory requirements continue to develop, disclosure expectations are increasing, and frameworks such as CSRD and ISSB are reshaping sustainability reporting and governance requirements.

Beyond disclosure requirements, the Client needs to understand the ESG topics most relevant to the business, assess evolving risks and opportunities, and ensure leadership has the information required to prioritise action, support investment decisions and maintain readiness for future requirements.

What Acclaro delivered

As a long-term ESG and climate advisory partner, Acclaro has supported the Client across multiple reporting cycles and regulatory developments, helping the organisation build visibility, confidence and readiness in an evolving landscape.

ESG Horizon Scanning & Regulatory Readiness

• Ongoing ESG horizon scanning and interpretation of evolving ESG and climate requirements
• Insight into developments relating to frameworks including CSRD and ISSB
• Support understanding compliance obligations across the organisation’s multi-jurisdictional legal entity structure
• Strategic guidance on business implications and maintaining readiness as requirements evolve

ESG Risk & Materiality Assessment

• Double Materiality Assessment to identify the ESG topics most relevant to the business and its stakeholders
• Assessment of sustainability-related risks, impacts and opportunities
• Insight to support ESG prioritisation and investment decisions

Data Confidence & Climate Insight

• Climate reporting and emissions support aligned with disclosure requirements
• Independent review of emissions data and climate disclosures, including Watershed and SECR outputs
• Scope 3 gap analysis to identify material categories and assess reporting readiness

Organisational Alignment & Strategic Support

• Support aligning ESG activities and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions and business functions
• Advice on navigating regulatory requirements alongside stakeholder and owner expectations
• Input into discussions connecting ESG considerations with planning and investment decisions

“Acclaro helps us make sense of a complex and evolving ESG landscape, giving us greater clarity on our obligations, the risks and opportunities that matter most, and the information we need to support informed decision-making.”

The impact

Through its partnership with Acclaro, the Client has developed greater visibility of ESG obligations, risks and priorities, alongside increased confidence in the information used to support reporting and business decision-making. By combining regulatory insight, materiality assessment, emissions data review and strategic advisory support, the organisation is better equipped to understand emerging requirements, assess implications and make informed decisions in a rapidly evolving environment.

The company now benefits from:

• Clear understanding of current and emerging ESG and climate obligations
• Visibility of material ESG risks, opportunities and stakeholder priorities
• Trusted emissions and ESG data to support disclosures and decision-making
• Improved understanding of material Scope 3 categories and reporting readiness
• More consistent understanding of ESG priorities across the organisation
• Better-informed planning, investment and risk management discussions
• Increased preparedness for evolving stakeholder, owner and regulatory expectations

“As our ESG approach has matured, Acclaro’s support has evolved with us. From helping us establish our emissions baseline to providing strategic insight, challenge and independent review, they’ve become a trusted extension of our team.”

Looking ahead

ESG and climate requirements continue to evolve, and the business continues to balance regulatory developments, stakeholder expectations and owner sustainability priorities. Acclaro continues to support the Client by providing the insight, analysis and strategic guidance needed to maintain visibility of emerging requirements, strengthen confidence in ESG and climate information, and support informed decision-making.