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 itThe legal, regulatory and perception challenges of ESG that make it more complex The challenges of acquiring accurate ESG dataThe 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 & GThe 7 steps to consider to become ESG ready