SERVICES

ESG Advisory & Sectoral Compliance

Comprehensive ESG advisory within the GRI, SASB, TCFD, DJSI, BIST Sustainability, and Sustainalytics frameworks. We align your institution’s sustainability performance with investor and regulatory expectations.

ESG ADVISORY

Align Your Sustainability Performance with Investor Expectations

ESG ADVISORY

Sustainability advisory is making ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) performance decisive across the board — from investor decisions to credit ratings, from supply chain selection to regulatory compliance.

CIRRUS integrates its deep expertise in climate risk and the environment into ESG frameworks, raising your institution's sustainability score and investor credibility.

CIRRUS'S CONTRIBUTION
Integrating climate risk data into ESG reports
Improving DJSI, BIST, MSCI, and Sustainalytics scores
Producing content within the GRI, SASB, and TCFD frameworks
Preparing investor and analyst presentation packages
Sensitivity matrix and compliance action plan across 8 sectors
Support for green bonds and sustainable finance

SERVICE PACKAGES

Our Sustainability Advisory Service Packages

Every service is tailored to the institution’s size, sector, and target framework.

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ESG Performance Assessment & Gap Analysis

Comparison of current ESG performance against the target framework and sector average. Identification of priority improvement areas.

Deliverables
  • ESG maturity matrix
  • Sector comparison report
  • Priority map and action list
  • Target framework compliance score
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GRI & SASB-Compliant Sustainability Report

A comprehensive sustainability report prepared according to GRI Standards and SASB sectoral standards, including climate and environmental data.

Deliverables
  • GRI Content Index preparation
  • SASB sectoral indicator set
  • Climate data integration
  • Stakeholder-focus assessment
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DJSI & Index Score Improvement

Strategic advisory focused on improving scores in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, BIST Sustainability, and Sustainalytics assessments. Garanti BBVA reference.

Deliverables
  • DJSI questionnaire gap analysis
  • Score improvement roadmap
  • Technical support for the climate risk section
  • BIST compliance checklist
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Green Bonds & Sustainable Finance

EU Taxonomy compliance assessment, green bond framework preparation, and second-party opinion (SPO) support. Compliance with GREBS and international green bond standards.

Deliverables
  • EU Taxonomy alignment assessment
  • Green bond framework draft
  • CAPEX/OPEX green classification
  • Second-party opinion (SPO) preparation support

FRAMEWORKS

ESG Frameworks We Support

GRI Standards

Universal, sector, and topic-specific GRI standards. Technical data and content for the climate (GRI 305), water (GRI 303), and energy (GRI 302) sections.

GRI 305 · GRI 303 · GRI 302 · GRI 201
SASB Sectoral Standards

SASB financial materiality standards specific to 77 sectors. Sectoral indicator sets for finance, energy, infrastructure, transport, and consumer sectors.

Finance · Energy · Infrastructure · Transport
TCFD Framework

Climate risk disclosures across governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics. Integrated physical + transition risk presentation. You can access the TCFD's official disclosure recommendations here.

Governance · Strategy · Risk · Metrics
DJSI & Sustainability Indices

Management of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment questionnaire. Support for BIST Sustainability Index and MSCI ESG compliance.

DJSI · BIST · MSCI · Sustainalytics
EU Taxonomy

Assessment of DNSH (Do No Significant Harm) criteria. Classification of compliant activities against technical screening criteria.

DNSH · Technical Screening · CAPEX/OPEX
Integrated Reporting

Presenting all frameworks consistently within a single sustainability report. Customization focused on investors, credit institutions, and regulators.

TSRS 2 · CSRD · CDP · GRI · TCFD

SECTORAL COMPLIANCE

Risk & Framework Matrix Across 8 Sectors

Review the table below to see your sector’s most critical climate risk dimension and priority compliance frameworks.

Sector Physical Risk Transition Risk Water Risk Priority Framework
🏦 Banking & Finance High High Medium TSRS 2 · TCFD · CDP
⚡ Power Generation High Very High High EU Tax. · CBAM · DJSI
🏭 Industry & Manufacturing Medium High Medium CBAM · GRI · SASB
☀️ Tourism & Hospitality High Low Medium TCI · GRI · CDP
🏗️ Construction & REITs Medium Medium Low EU Tax. · GRI · BIST
🚢 Logistics & Transport Medium High Low SASB · GRI · CDP
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ESG Maturity Report

A comprehensive maturity assessment comparing current ESG performance against the sector average and target framework requirements.

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Sustainability Report Content Package

GRI, SASB, and TCFD-compliant content, dashboards, and a climate risk section. Format ready for direct integration into the annual report.

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Index Score Improvement Plan

Sector-benchmarked gap analysis and a prioritized action list for DJSI, BIST, and Sustainalytics assessments.

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Green Bond Framework Document

EU Taxonomy alignment assessment and a draft green bond framework. Preparation support for the second-party opinion (SPO) process.

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Investor ESG Presentation Package

A presentation set prepared for institutional investors and analysts, highlighting climate risk and ESG performance.

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Sectoral Compliance Roadmap

ESG improvement actions ranked by short-, medium-, and long-term priority. Includes responsibility, timeline, and budget estimate.

Let's Strengthen Your ESG Performance Together

CIRRUS’s sustainability advisory approach integrates climate risk data directly into ESG frameworks, both accelerating and strengthening the reporting process.

Get in touch to meet investor expectations, raise your index score, and strengthen your sustainability reporting.