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In the sustainability world, “materiality assessments” are the backbone of reporting. They help identify an organization’s most “material issues” and determine what should be reported. The process of identifying these issues involves reaching out to internal and external stakeholders to get their input.
Material sustainability issues comprise the environmental and social impacts of your organisation, and those which affect you organisation, including its value chain as a whole, in addition to those issues which are identified by stakeholders of your organisation (either through direct engagement or by proxy).
Material issue is an issue that must be decided in order to resolve a controversy. It is an issue of legal consequence or other importance. The existence of a material issue of disputed fact precludes summary judgment.
Defining Stakeholders & (ESG) Materiality Priorities
A disagreement between opposing parties on facts legally relevant to a claim. The disagreement must be “genuine” in the sense that it must be plausible (e.g., one cannot logically dispute a contract date without also alleging that a copy of a contract with that date inaccurately reflects the agreement).
An “adverse material fact” includes but is not limited to a fact that affects the structural integrity of the real property, presents a documented health risk to occupants of the property including environmental hazards and facts that have a material effect on title or occupancy of the property.
Adverse Condition means an individual existing condition of a Property or of the soil, sub-surface, surface waters, groundwaters, atmosphere, natural resources or other environmental medium, wherever located, associated with the ownership or operation of a Property (including the presence or release of waste, hazardous …
Material Adverse Effect means any event, condition or change which materially and adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the assets, liabilities, financial results of operations, financial conditions, Business or prospects of the Company.
First, what are adverse conditions? According to the FMCSA, adverse conditions are unusual road, weather, and traffic conditions that could not have been forecasted by dispatch or the driver. This last element is key.
1 : acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile hindered by adverse winds. 2a : opposed to one’s interests an adverse verdict heard testimony adverse to their position especially : unfavorable adverse criticism. b : causing harm : harmful adverse drug effects. 3 archaic : opposite in position.