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Case study

A whole-business view of sustainability regulation

Multinational FMCG business Reckitt wanted to understand how rapidly developing sustainability regulation would effect them. Sancroft conducted expert interviews and research to advise on how they could install the internal infrastructure required to successfully report.

In light of the growing number of sustainability standards and reporting obligations, Reckitt, a FTSE 100 global consumer goods company sought our support to understand the complexities of evolving sustainability disclosure obligations, how they are expected to evolve, the strategic implications for their global business and how best to prepare.

We conducted a range of interviews with colleagues to understand Reckitt’s business, the implications of the regulation on their business and their preparedness to report against it. In addition to desk research and peer analysis, we spoke with a diverse range of experts to inform our insights on the broader sustainability regulatory and reporting landscape, how it is expected to evolve and the implications for Reckitt’s business.

Our report included practical and specific steps they should take to prepare for the next generation of sustainability reporting, and featured a high level pathway, advice on governance structures and data and engagement activities. This was supported by an engaging presentation that could be used to engage cross-functional teams.

The project provided Reckitt with a more thorough understanding of complex and evolving reporting requirements.

Sancroft’s solution also identified practical and specific steps to increase Reckitt’s preparedness for reporting in the short, medium and longer term

“With a changing sustainability reporting landscape on the horizon, we wanted to get ahead and reached out to Sancroft to help us better understand the complexities and provide guidance on the implications for our global business, with a particular focus on the EU Taxonomy.

At the time of the study, only the Climate related Technical Screening Criteria were available, however Sancroft were able to provide us with some tangible steps to take, in a clear and concise way, that set us up well for further preparedness conversations with the right people around the business.”

alison rothnie, sustainability reporting and communications director, Reckitt