49: On Aon's ESG Impact with Leslie Follmer

On Aon

On this week’s episode of the On Aon podcast, host and Aon’s Head of Corporate Governance and ESG Advisory Laura Wanlass is joined by Aon’s Head of Investor Relations and ESG Leslie Follmer for a conversation about the firm’s 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Impact Report. They discuss the need for strong goals and embedding ESG in the firm’s culture and emphasize the importance of having a firm-wide strategy that contains ESG elements.

• [1:50] Leslie explains her Investor Relations and ESG roles at Aon.
• [4:55] How does Aon define ESG?
• [8:10] Setting goals and providing context to stakeholders is key in Aon’s strategy.
• [9:50] Embedding ESG into the culture of the firm.
• [11:48] Examples of how Aon operationalizes sustainability for clients and colleagues.
• [15:10] What are investors curious about when it comes to Aon and ESG?
• [18:24] Leslie shares a book recommendation and Laura reveals her energy-conscious weekend plans.

Additional Resources:

Aon’s website

Aon’s 2022 ESG Impact Report

ESG Data: How Businesses can use Data to Gain an Edge

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Tweetables:

• “Ultimately, these issues and opportunities around people and the environment are really essential elements of our strategy.” — Leslie Follmer
• “Master your people strategy and you’ve probably already made good progress toward having a good ESG profile.” — Laura Wanlass