The main value-added from our analysis is to dissect and compare important information from long, and specific sustainability disclosures. This overwhelming amount of information has led our team to many discussions about the methodology used in our work. Throughout the analysis, only focusing on broad topics such as governance, risk management, strategy and targets & metrics made it seem that we are missing most of the in-depth work of the disclosures. Indeed, the more disclosures we looked at, the more recalibration we needed and discussed with our client to ensure that we are on the right track.
Our client has indeed been very helpful with all the work we have submitted to them. Through positive and constructive feedback, guidance on potential next steps, and good communication channels, our client has truly been a best practice example of a client in a consulting project. For instance, together with them, we agreed that after analyzing two more important sustainability disclosures, we will change the direction of our research and dive deep into ESG standards of stock exchanges worldwide. As a first step, we will focus on the stock exchanges of G7 and compare them to our analysis of global sustainability standards. The reason is that there is more value-added to be found there.
On the one hand, they want us to be as successful as possible and give us a strong opportunity to be published in one of their reports. On the other hand, it seems that the work of comparing global sustainability disclosures has been done by different actors throughout the sphere of sustainability investing. Hence, focusing on the G7 stock exchanges and its comparison to global disclosures will lead to a stronger analysis and value-added to ensure all stakeholders have a good understanding and broad overview of the necessary disclosures to take into account when investing in different places worldwide.
Regarding our teamwork, we have been doing well. After a great and motivated start, we tried to ensure to stay on track through a concrete timeline, two weekly internal meetings, and a weekly meeting with the client. We have been distributing the work evenly between the team members and are making sure that we are all able to stay on track. Especially through communication and honest conversations, we are managing to work forward constructively, readjust our collaboration and understand how everyone can contribute their best.