Why sustainability communication is essential for your business

ESG communication: not just compliance, but strategic value

Corporate sustainability is neither philanthropy nor merely a regulatory obligation: it is a fundamental pillar of doing business responsibly, combining profit with purpose.

Effective sustainability communication enables you to comply with the regulatory requirements of the CSRD Directive and Green Claims regulations. Avoid greenwashing with concrete, verifiable messages

  • Attract ESG investment through ratings and certifications
  • Strengthen your reputation with stakeholders, clients and employees
  • Stand out from competitors with an authentic sustainability strategy

You bring your commitment and professionalism. We provide the right words, along with the most effective creative solutions and channels.

Our sustainability communication services

We can support you in analysing reputational risk, assessing the state of your stakeholder relationships and engaging them effectively, or stepping in during crises such as greenwashing, as well as managing creative projects.

Reputational
Risk Analysis

Starting from the assessment phase, we work alongside your ESG team to carry out a thorough analysis of reputational risk across different media establishing a “baseline” to integrate with other risks in the double materiality assessment.

Stakeholders
relations

We analyse the health of relationships with stakeholders identified in the sustainability report and, after classifying them as allies, opponents or neutral, develop tailored engagement initiatives.

Content
and Creativity

Based on the key messages of your report or sustainability plan, we develop the communication strategy, storytelling and creative concept.

Communication

We make sustainability reports and other content more accessible and memorable through multimedia formats and ESG communication campaigns: media relations, social media, influencers, videos, brochures, gaming platforms, blogs, and more.

ESG training: from communication to the ESG Academy

Corporate training on sustainability communication

We design bespoke ESG Academy projects to train your team on sustainability communication and ESG topics.

Why choose Competence for sustainability communication?

Experience and Credibility in ESG Communication

Distinctive Strengths:

  • Twenty years of experience in corporate and institutional communication
  • ESG Specialisation with a team dedicated to sustainability
  • In-depth regulatory knowledge (CSRD, Green Claims, ESRS)
  • A strategic approach that blends compliance and creativity
  • A well-established network with media, influencers and ESG stakeholders

Other services
tailored to you

From strategic consulting to network listening, from the creation of distinctive content to building relationships with key stakeholders.

  • Servizio di PR e Media relations
    PR & MEDIA
    RELATIONS
  • Servizio di Comunicazione Corporate e Interna
    CORPORATE AND INTERNAL
    COMMUNICATIONS
  • Crisis & Reputation: strumenti per gestire crisi reputazionali e tutelare immagine aziendale o professionale.
    CRISIS &
    REPUTATION
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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Sustainability Communication

A sustainability report (or ESG report) is a document that discloses a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

Greenwashing is the practice of communicating exaggerated, misleading or unsupported environmental claims in order to appear more sustainable.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CRSD) introduced significant changes compared to the previous Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD).

ESG ratings are assessments provided by specialised agencies that measure companies’ environmental, social and governance performance.

Publishing a sustainability report is not enough: an ESG communication strategy is essential to maximise its impact.

The cost of producing a sustainability report varies significantly depending on a number of factors.