Central to the success of any environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitment is data. Any organisation that chooses to commit itself to an ESG initiative must be able to measure change and accelerate transformation in areas such as emissions, governance and diversity, equity and inclusion, organisations need access to data from outside the organisation. 

Gartner says chief information officers (CIOs) should be prepared to inject data and insight that will help the enterprise improve access to capital, cost of capital, operating costs and ultimately stock performance. 

EY agrees and concludes that CIOs play critical roles in enabling ESG-related programs across their enterprises.

To help us better understand the practical aspects of supporting an initiative from the side of IT, we are joined by Mr Linus Tham, group chief information officer for IHH Healthcare.

1.       To begin the PodChat, perhaps you can briefly describe for us what IHH Healthcare is all about.

2.       How do you see ESG connected to information technology function?

3.       What is expected of the CIO when it comes to ESG?

4.       To what extent is the CIO accountable for ESG’s success or failure?

5.       What are the challenges that a CIO must overcome to ensure IT is able to make a positive contribution to successful ESG?

6.       How can CIOs get ahead on sustainability and ESG?