In 2025, large customers are embedding emissions criteria into RFPs, onboarding, and renewal processes. Incorporating a net zero strategy, along with a credible GHG reduction plan, can now be the deciding factor in competitive bids and long-term supplier relationships. If you’re a mid-market company—especially in manufacturing or other industrial sectors—feeling pressure from customers to measure […]
As we move toward a low-carbon future, setting ambitious emissions reduction targets is more than a formality—it’s a commitment to leading the transition. The challenge is ensuring your targets are scientifically sound and effective. That’s where the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) comes in, offering the guidance and validation you need to back your climate strategy. […]
In today’s climate of heightened scrutiny and evolving supply chain mandates, establishing robust GHG targets is no longer optional—it’s a business imperative. Buyers and supply chain partners demand science-based targets to ensure genuine progress toward decarbonization. When setting climate goals, the first GHG target you set should be your last target—meticulously planned from baseline to […]
Carbon Accounting is the modern language of climate change. It’s how companies share their climate story transparently and accurately today. Measuring companies, individuals, events, and countries’ carbon footprints through Greenhouse Gas (GHG) accounting tools holds them responsible for their climate impact by quantifying it. From a business perspective, measuring emissions through carbon accounting has become […]
Batteries are fueling the transition to a sustainable economy yet pose significant environmental and social challenges. This paradox has led regulators to introduce new regulations, such as the EU Batteries Regulation around how companies make and design their products. As the world moves towards a global circular economy, eliminating unsustainable products and reducing the over-exploitation […]
EcoVadis is the world’s largest sustainability ratings provider, with over 150,000 companies rated. EcoVadis ratings matter. They give companies a holistic view of their sustainability performance, enabling them to assess and share their current performance and what they have to do to improve. As the only rating solution for every aspect of Environmental, Social, and […]
Ipas, the international reproductive justice organization focused on expanding access to abortion and contraception, has certified its commitment to carbon reduction with a plan to achieve net zero. Ipas worked with Good.Lab to assess its carbon footprint and quantify emission sources throughout its network operations to build an initial carbon emissions baseline and identify and […]
California has long led the way on U.S. environmental policy. In September 2023, it became the first state to pass comprehensive climate disclosure legislation through the California Climate Accountability Package, requiring companies doing business in the state—regardless of their headquarters—to report on emissions, climate risks, and carbon offsets. The package originally included three bills: These were signed into law in October […]
The recently released International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) reporting standards for sustainability and climate-related disclosures marks a huge milestone in the evolution of global ESG and sustainability reporting. The standards are the culmination of a multi-decade effort to help companies integrate sustainability impacts into their finances, bringing order to the messy landscape of ESG disclosure […]
These days, more large publicly traded companies are either voluntarily setting ambitious carbon reduction targets are being mandated to monitor scope 3 emissions and consider a broad number of value chain sustainability issues. But why should private companies care about these issues? As part of the value chains and therefore scope 3 emissions of these […]
The U.S. Government is focused on driving sustainability through its procurement processes. New Federal policies have been introduced to incentivize Federal contractors to measure, manage and report on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. To win more contracts and maintain their competitiveness, contract bidders must keep relevant Federal […]
The apparel industry faces as many high materiality ESG issues as any other industry – greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, raw materials, water, biodiversity, DEI, supply chain sustainability, among other ESG topics are critical. One ESG issue that rises to prominence for apparel is emissions. Key players in the industry are collaborating and innovating to reduce […]