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