S3 | Ep 2 | Balancing Offence, Defence and ESG with Niresh Rajah, Managing Director; Data, RegTech & Digital Advisory at Grant Thornton
In Episode 2 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Niresh Rajah, Managing Director; Data, RegTech & Digital Advisory, where they discuss how to obtain the balance between Offence, Defence and ESG, which includes;
- The role of CDO in tomorrow’s world
- How to obtain a balance between Offence and Defence
- Why defence is more than regulation
- Why no one is “buying” Data Management
- Why many data operating models aren’t fit for transformation
- Why building a balanced team is so important to win in both offence and defense
- Why any business leader worth their salt understands that they need data to run, grow and control their business
- Data Leaders don’t communicate in the language of the business; benefits and outcomes
- Where ESG sits within the conversation of Offence and Defence
- Why ESG is on the agenda of every boardroom and why Data is at the heart of it
- The legal, regulatory and perception challenges of ESG that make it more complex
- The challenges of acquiring accurate ESG data
- The 4 differences between ESG regulation and “traditional” regulation
- How ESG will drive consumer behaviour and play a role in market share
- How this impacts who your organisation partners with
- Why you need to have a separate ESG data strategy & ESG data teams
- How to tackle the 34-38 sub-components of E, S & G
- The 7 steps to consider to become ESG ready