Sustainability, ESG & Climate Change Advisory
Services
How we can help you
Our experienced team of advisors and our network of associates can provide you with a wide spectrum of advisory services relating to sustainability, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) and climate change, to help your organisation understand, mitigate and manage its environmental, social and governance issues.
Our methodology and solutions are tailored to the requirements, industry and country of the client, in line with the most relevant standards and reporting frameworks. Through ongoing support, we can help your organisation excel in a robust and dynamic environment, with the ultimate goal being to help clients and their supply chains achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their direct and indirect impacts.
Sustainability and ESG Advisory Services
Strategy Development & Implementation
- Gap Analysis: Detect your data gaps on sustainability/ESG issues
- Materiality Assessment & Stakeholder Engagement: Identify which sustainability/ESG issues are material by engaging your stakeholders
- Sustainability/ESG Strategy: Develop and implement a strategy with actions, targets and KPIs to manage your material issues and improve your performance on sustainability/ESG
Reporting, Assurance and Standards
- Sustainability/ESG Reporting: Report on sustainability/ESG in line with various standards and/or reporting frameworks, such as the:
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
- Disclosures Standards of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) of the IFRS Foundation
- Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
- Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Questionnaires
- Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
- Science-based Targets (SBTi’s)
- ISO 260000 standard on social responsibility
- Other client requirements, specific to your sector, industry and country
- Assurance of Sustainability/ESG Reports: Third-party assurance of your reports in line with the AA1000 Assurance Standard
- ISO 26000 on Social Responsibility: Implement and support in verifying the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility
Regulatory and Licensing Compliance
- Regulatory and Licensing Framework on Sustainability/ESG: Identify and understand your regulatory & licensing requirements on sustainability/ESG, at the national, European and international levels
- Compliance with Sustainability/ESG Framework: Support for compliance with your relevant regulatory & licensing framework on sustainability/ESG
Our due diligence process covers, but is not limited to the following:
- Non-financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) / Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
- Regulation on Sustainability-related Disclosures in the Financial Services Sector (SFDR)
- EU Taxonomy Regulation
- Green Deal
- Other client requirements, specific to your sector, industry and country
Training, Coaching and Project Management
- Training Staff on Sustainability/ESG: Develop and deliver bespoke training programs to help build your staff’s knowledge, skills and capacity on sustainability/ESG
- Executive Coaching to Board and Senior Management on Sustainability/ESG: Support the board and senior management in understanding and managing sustainability/ESG issues
- Supervision of Sustainability/ESG Advisory Services: Supervise the sustainability/ESG advisory services you provide to your clients
- Management and Implementation of Sustainability/ESG Projects: Manage and implement your internal and external sustainability/ESG projects
“Sustainability is a journey. It starts with small steps in the right direction. Operating and growing sustainably can ensure your organization continues to create value for the long-term.”
Climate Change Advisory Services
Carbon Accounting, Reporting and Offsetting
- Carbon Accounting: Measure and disclose your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (carbon footprint)
- Carbon Offsetting: Support in offsetting your GHG emissions
- Carbon Reporting: Support in disclosing your GHG emissions to stakeholders
Net Zero Strategy Development and Implementation
- Climate-related Risks and Scenario Analysis: Identify and assess direct and indirect climate-related risks of your organisation and its supply chain, including scenario analysis
- Net-Zero Strategy: Develop and implement a strategy with actions, targets and KPIs to manage your risks and achieve net-zero GHG emissions from your impacts
- Relevant Policies, Action Plans and Other Documentation: Draft relevant policies, action plans and other documentation related to climate change management
Waste and Energy Management
- Waste Management Plans: Develop waste management plans
- Energy Audits: Undertake energy audits
- Improvements to Existing Policies & Practices: Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your existing waste and energy management policies and practices
- Behaviour Change: Support with behaviour change and communication on waste and energy management
- Training and Capacity Building: Develop and deliver bespoke training and capacity building programs on waste and energy management
Standards and Assessments
- ISO 14001:2015 on Environmental Management Systems: Implement and support in certifying the ISO 14001 on environmental management systems
- EU’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS): Implement and support in certifying EMAS
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA): Undertake EIAs for projects and developments
Who to Contact
Christina Tsiarta is leading the sustainability, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) and climate change advisory services at Kreston Ioannou & Theodolou Ltd.
Christina obtained her undergraduate degree in Environmental Policy & Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and her post-graduate degree in Environmental Science and Management at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), which she attended as a Fulbright Scholar and with the Dean Ernst Von Weizsäcker scholarship. Christina specialises in sustainability, ESG and climate change advisory services, and has over 13 years of professional experience. She started her professional career in London, where she was based for eight years, before relocating back to Cyprus in 2017.
Over the course of her career, Christina has worked with local municipalities, national government agencies and numerous of the Directorates-General of the European Commission, as well as the private sector across countries and across industries, to include HORECA, food production, energy, telecommunications, waste, financial services, transportation and construction.
The types of projects that Christina has managed and delivered have ranged from technical and operational support to policy reform, strategy development and implementation, due diligence and compliance audits, implementation of standards, stakeholder engagement, reporting, gap analysis, materiality assessments and more. Christina also writes articles and blogs on sustainability and ESG issues.
Christina holds a PRINCE2TM certification as a project manager and is a member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). She has strong technical and analytical skills, in-depth knowledge of her subject matter and excellent organisational skills, to help your organization operate and grow sustainably and resource efficiently.
Outside of work, Christina enjoys spending time with her family, as well as travelling, and has a keen interest in the arts, whether that’s going to the ballet, the theatre or the opera, visiting museums and galleries or reading literature.
Contact
Email: c.tsiarta@ith.com.cy
Telephone: +357 22050500
