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CEDR's Expertise in ESG

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance issues) as a business term has become increasingly prominent within the last decade. It has become a standard agenda item for most major corporates and led to a rapid growth of specialist roles or responsibilities within organisations. A plethora of new emerging issues require increased collaboration, dialogue, and grievance redress. CEDR’s experience and expertise in these areas can help organisations navigate the complexity of ESG.

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Independent Grievance and Dispute Resolution

Grievances, conflict and disputes will be inevitable in this fast-developing area. CEDR has years of experience in delivering the resolution processes to assist in resolving these, as well as providing expert neutrals for these types of disputes (for example in OECD National Contact Point mediations or other complaint redress contexts). The specifically designed ESG Independent Accountability Mechanism aims to bring the best of CEDR’s 30 year experience in independently and professionally managing difficult and complex conversations where there are significant concerns, conflicts or grievances that need addressing, and doing so in the most creative and constructive way possible.

The need to engage with a multitude of stakeholders to work through issues and find creative solutions and agreements, requires a particular set of skills, which CEDR experts possess. The ability to first map the stakeholders involved, analyse their respective interests and influence, and then design a process to effectively engage with them, is an inherent part of the role of conflict engagement experts.

Working through the complexity of ESG requires effective conversations both internally and externally, with stakeholders and clients/customers. As an independent body, CEDR can convene and facilitate these conversations, ensuring all viewpoints and interests are understood, and that things are moved forward to agreement on actions and timelines.

Those involved in ESG issues require a sophisticated set of professional interpersonal skills to engage effectively with others. CEDR can assist individual, groups and teams develop their capacity to facilitate groups, have difficult conversations, engage in active listening, deliver effective skills-based training and resolve conflict through conflict coaching interventions.

The obligations and responsibilities imposed by ESG laws and regulations requires the negotiation of these issues into existing and new contractual arrangements. A collaborative approach, as opposed to a positional one, is crucial to ensuring differing interests are adequately addressed in these new relationships. CEDR are experts in this form of negotiation.

CEDR'S ESG Experts

The following CEDR experts are just some examples of those with experience in engaging with clients on ESG issues in many of the areas set out above. 

Dr Karl Mackie CBE

Founder President

 
Dr Karl Mackie CBE, CEDR Founder & Mediator

Dr Karl Mackie CBE

Founder President

Client Feedback “Handles complex commercial mediations in a seamless way … is clearly at the top of his game” Languages English Overview Karl is one of the best-known names in commercial mediation practice and brings both professional commitment and legal and business psychology training to his core practice. He has worked on some of the most complex civil … Continued

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Eve Pienaar

Mediator

 
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Eve Pienaar

Mediator

Client Feedback “Excels on the commercial mediation stage and is commended for her great talent in de-escalating tension and refocusing the parties on the matter at hand”. Languages English, French, Spanish Overview Eve is a highly regarded commercial mediator, working across a range of commercial sectors including property and construction, professional negligence, shareholder disputes and … Continued

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James South

Managing Director, Senior Consultant & Mediator

 

James South

Managing Director, Senior Consultant & Mediator

Client Feedback “The clients were quite demanding and difficult, and he got the measure of them very quickly. He was very good at managing the clients, keeping them in check and built up a good rapport.” Languages English, Spanish Overview James South is CEDR’s Managing Director, lead trainer of CEDR Mediator Training Faculty and one … Continued

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Jennifer Egsgard

Mediator

 
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Jennifer Egsgard

Mediator

Client Feedback “Ms. Egsgard has tremendous skills with dealing with complicated parties and situations.” Languages English Overview Jennifer is a CEDR and Harvard-trained mediator and a Canadian-qualified lawyer with 20 years of diverse legal experience. Advocates who have used Jennifer as a mediator have said that she has “tremendous skills with dealing with complicated parties … Continued

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Susanne Schuler

Director of Training and Consultancy, Senior Consultant & Mediator

 

Susanne Schuler

Director of Training and Consultancy, Senior Consultant & Mediator

Client Feedback “Susanne’s professional skills are head and shoulders above other practitioners. I was impressed by her astute communications skills and her levels of cross-cultural awareness. I would recommend Susanne to those seeking an extraordinary professional who will deliver something powerful and resolve complex issues whilst respecting relationships.” – Client Feedback Languages English, French, German, … Continued

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Dr Andrzej Grossman

Principal Consultant & Mediator

 

Dr Andrzej Grossman

Principal Consultant & Mediator

Client Feedback “Fair, forward-thinking and tenacious; he came across as a person of real integrity.” Client Feedback Overview Andy gained his CEDR Mediator Accreditation in 1996. He also undertook specialist facilitation training by the Massachusetts based, Public Conversations Project, is a certified Henley Business School coach and holds a Doctorate of Professional Studies in commercial … Continued

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For any enquiries in relation to how CEDR can assist you in ESG issues please contact Dr Karl Mackie.

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Roundtable on Resolving Environmental, Social and Governance Disputes

In this roundtable event, Dr Karl Mackie CBE spoke with a range of experts to outline their thoughts on some of the core elements of ESG business practice and regulation.

Members of the Roundtable were:

  • Dr Karl Mackie CBE, CEDR’s Founder President
  • Eve Pienaar, CEDR Mediator
  • Jennifer Egsgard, Lawyer & Mediator
  • Daniel Leader, Barrister and Partner, Leigh Day
  • Caroline Rees, President and Co-Founder, Shift
  • Sarah Ellington, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
  • Rae Lindsay, Partner, Clifford Chance
  • Chris Bellringer, Associate, Freshfields
  • Robert McCorquodale, Barrister and Mediator, Brick Court Chambers
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