Companies are under increasing pressure to create products and services that create positive environmental or social value. Innovation unlocks these needs.

Does your company invest a lot in R&D in products and services that are good for people or the environment?

Has your company created any new products or services in the last 3-5 years that address sustainability challenges?

A diverse workforce is good for business. Gender and cultural diversity, particularly within executive teams, support better decisions and superior financial and non-financial performance.

Does your company employ people from a range of backgrounds and different types of diversity?

Do your clients, partners, communities and other stakeholders expect your company to have a more diverse workforce?

Around 40 million people are in some form of modern slavery today - including children. Companies are expected to manage this and other human rights risks across their supply chain.

Does your company have or rely on activities in places where child labour or forced labour is a problem?

Companies are responsible for the health and safety of their workforces. Maintaining strong standards of health, safety and wellbeing can improve employee productivity too.

Does your business engage in practices that present risks to the health and safety of your employees?

Do your employees report high incidence of work-related injury?

Paying fairly helps eliminate inequality, discrimination, financial hardship and poverty. When companies fail to provide fair pay, they can widen gaps between different groups of people.

Are different groups of employees (e.g., women to me, major to minor ethnic groups) paid equally?

Is there a significant gap between the compensation for different groups of people, or between your company's CEO and the average employee?

Companies respond to this issue by implementing policies and procedures that ensure company leadership is selected, is governed, is trained with appropriate oversight.

Does your company's Board have the skills and knowledge relating to economic, environmental and social topics?

Are your company's leaders incentivised to make decisions that have positive social and environmental outcomes?

Companies respond to this issue by establishing a process to continually monitor, assess and respond to social and environmental risks and opportunities

Is your business exposed to numerous social and environmental risks (such as data stewardship)?

Is your business expected to consider social and environmental issues when making capital allocation decisions?

Companies respond to this issue by tracking, monitoring and reporting data on its social, environmental and economic impact

Do your stakeholders (customers, partners, employees, peers and competitors) expect you to disclose information about your social or environmental impact?