Alex Kotsopoulos is a partner at RSM and leads the ESG advisory practice in the United States and Canada. As a business economist and ESG strategy consultant, he helps private and public sector organizations assess and evaluate strategies, major change initiatives and other large-scale investments often incorporating socioeconomic and environmental considerations into the business case to provide a more holistic assessment. Alex is passionate about helping organizations embed ESG into their strategy and operations to improve firm financial performance and societal outcomes and developed RSM’s Total Return on Investment methodology and technology solution to support ESG integration. Over the past few years, Alex has worked closely with major ERPs to develop technology solutions and accelerators to help companies embed ESG into their business models, more effectively address regulatory requirements and how they allocate capital.
Alex has completed and led a wide range of engagements across several functional areas and industries including:
• Risk management and incorporation of environmental/climate change and social considerations into an organization’s overall enterprise risk management framework including for manufacturing companies and various financial institutions.
• Working with several Fortune 500 and middle market companies to assess internal controls regarding ESG disclosures and to prepare for regulatory environment and assurance requirements (e.g., preaudit readiness).
• Engaging with Boards of public companies regarding ESG related risks, upcoming regulations, ESG ratings, competitive positioning and on overall progress.
• Helping companies and other organizations establish and measure their carbon inventory and develop and implement decarbonization plans and strategies while taking advantage of various tax credits and incentives to do so on a cost-effective basis.
• Conducting ESG due diligence on a wide variety of M&A deals and private equity driven transactions.
• Quantifying and monetizing social and environmental factors to provide a more holistic understanding of an infrastructure project’s overall impact.
• Helping companies across several industries develop ESG reporting frameworks taking into consideration materiality and stakeholder concerns.
• Assessing the viability of innovate financing options such as Sustainability Linked Loans, Social Impact Bonds and other financing strategies that account for socioeconomic/environmental impact.
• Establishing processes and controls to measure various ESG related metrics on an accurate, consistent, repeatable and effective basis.
• Helping companies implement various ESG/sustainability technology platforms to enable ESG integration and reporting on an effective and more automated basis.
In addition to the above, Alex is a thought leader in ESG/sustainability having presented at numerous conferences and written several articles on the topic of ESG integration and the looming regulatory environment.
Awards, Professional Affiliations and Credentials
• Top Consultant 2024 Award, Consulting Magazine, Excellence in ESG
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Charterholder, CFA Institute
• Certificate in ESG Investing, CFA Institute
• Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Knowledge Hub Certificate Holder
• National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), NACD Directorship Certification® (candidate)
