Newly hatched companies and long-established multinationals might appear poles apart, but they share something in common: the pressing need for a rigorous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program.

A pair of experts swapped notes on how to scaffold and structure an ESG program at Compliance Week’s virtual ESG Summit on Wednesday. Their respective organizations were vastly different: one was a century-old, thriving company; the other, a now-defunct startup. The leaders explored the commonalities in their approaches and the implications of their companies’ maturity on the execution of their respective strategic initiatives.

Aly McDevitt is Data & Research Journalist at Compliance Week. She has a background in education and college consulting. Prior to teaching, she was an editor/author at Thomson Reuters, where she reported...