Get to grips with Materiality

What makes Materiality so important

Reporting
Drives effective reporting. GRI G4 compliance or alignment is now commonplace.
Strategy
Development and implementation of effective strategy.
Buy-in
Get the data and hard evidence needed to achieve buy-in across your business.
Understanding
Closer links with stakeholders help to shape a more successful business.

The Business case for Materiality

What goes wrong when Materiality isn't properly understood?

Ineffective use of time and resources
Ineffective use of time and resources on sustainability initiatives and reporting, due to lack of clear direction
Lack of senior management buy-in
Lack of senior management buy-in to sustainability, due to lack of evidence of important issues
Mismatch between sustainability offering and customer sustainability
Mismatch between sustainability offering and customer sustainability requirements, resulting in reduced business potential
Reduction in employee attraction
Reduction in employee attraction and retention. Research shows a clear and effective sustainability programme is important for both

Materiality Service

The IMS Consulting Materiality Service gives organisations clear guidance on which stakeholder issues are most important to address, based on direct engagement. The results have been succesfully used to help shape companies' CSR and sustainability reporting strategies, personnel recruitment and retention programmes.

The service comprises three unique elements which, combined, provide an industry-leading materiality process.

Four Costed Options

IMS Consulting can provide a range of options to meet most budgets. Please click on the option below that most suits your requirements, complete the short form and we will call you to discuss your specific needs or alternatively, if you have a question, call us on the number at the bottom of the page and we will happily take you through the options.

Free Check

FREE
- Free desk review of current approach
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Light Touch

£1950 - £4995
- Free desk review of current approach
- Small stakeholder consultation with simple questioning
- Standard report listing material issues
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G4 Ready

£6995 -£9995
- Free desk review of current approach
- Medium stakeholder consultation with G4 questioning
- Standard report plus full data breakdown, materiality matrix and recommendations
- Support in planning identifying, identifying stakeholders, internal buy-in
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Pro: G4+ Strategy

£11,995 upwards
- Free desk review of current approach
- Large fully customisable consultation with G4 questioning
- Fully customised reporting plus full data breakdowns, materiality matrices, splits and comprehensive recommendations
- Support in planning, identifying stakeholders, internal buy-in
- Pre-consultation senior management workshop, post-consultation telephone interviews with key stakeholders
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