With 2022 coming to an end, Good.Lab’s ESG team has been thinking about the trends and technologies that will shape the coming year. Accordingly, we are pleased to share our 2023 ESG predictions. We expect to see a continued focus on corporate ESG and further mainstreaming of ESG reporting standards and metrics. Below, you will […]
State of ESG It’s not just because of our industry that I firmly believe Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is here to stay; across industries, geographies, and company sizes, organizations have been allocating more resources toward improving ESG performance. More than 90 percent of S&P 500 companies now publish ESG reports in some form, as […]
With 38 out 50 of the largest global economies enacting or developing disclosure requirements for companies covering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, demand for high quality ESG data will increase in proportion to the pressure from investors, regulators, and others. The time to transform your ESG and SEC reporting processes is now. We’ve put […]
Read more from Ted Grozier, Principal & Chief Sustainability Officer at Good.Lab in a recent interview with Business Talent Group on how businesses win by strategically addressing their ESG and sustainability data. Find out why Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is important and where to start.
The accounting and finance profession will continue to adapt to change through regulatory compliance, task automation, blockchain, and more. In this video, hear from Good.Lab CEO Andries Verschelden how they’re innovating to enable accounting firms to stay ahead of the curve and provide client-centric services.
What is Materiality in ESG Materiality, in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), refers to the business importance, financial significant, and stakeholder value of a specific ESG topic. Understanding materiality is a critical early component in crafting a lasting and successful ESG strategy for your company. The ESG Materiality Assessment is the exercise that helps your […]
In the wake of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, record-breaking pools of investment capital poured into ESG funds to profitably combat the planet’s intractable social and environmental problems. Now double the ESG investment is expected to mobilize in the years to come. Due to mounting pressure from limited partners to minimize risk and to align their […]
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings are front and center in the news cycle these days with critique from notables like, Elon Musk labeling ESG a ‘scam’ to the Financial Times’ recently asking if ESG dead on arrival, ‘RIP ESG?’ As these ratings come under increased scrutiny from every direction, businesses get tangled in cultural […]
Leading IT professional services firm, WWT, forms strategic partnership with ESG software company, Good.Lab, to bring ESG technology solutions to market. Good.Lab, an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data company has today announced a strategic partnership around technology with World Wide Technology (WWT), a leading IT professional services firm for more than 70% of Fortune […]
Setting ESG goals is an essential part of defining your ESG strategy. Intentionally choosing the path you want to take on ESG strategy is more likely to lead to improved performance. Even if you know where you are today, charting a course toward a desired state requires careful setting of data driven ESG goals. The […]
One of our top environmental, social, and governance (ESG) predictions for this year anticipates a comprehensive shift from qualitative to quantitative ESG across sectors. The automotive industry is well versed in this trend and many automakers are ahead of the curve – Rivian, Ford, and GM will all launch electric pickups and SUVs this year – innovating to become catalysts for change […]
Conducting an ESG baseline assessment is essential for every company today. “What gets measured gets managed.” This age-old business adage also applies to ESG performance. Understanding Your Impact Matters ESG performance metrics are an increasingly important way of holding companies accountable when it comes to sustainability efforts. Companies need to do everything they can to […]