CDP Reporting: A Suppliers Guide to Disclosures, Scoring, and Questionnaires
The growth of CDP disclosures has exploded in recent years. In 2023, over 23,000 companies reported directly to the CDP, and 330 CDP Supply Chain members requested sustainability data from 47,000+ suppliers. This growth is largely due to increased awareness of the climate and nature-related risks that affect companies, the impact of increasingly complex global […]
Your Guide to Becoming a Sustainable Supplier: Managing Supply Chain Data Requests
Supplier sustainability has become a crucial factor in achieving business success in today’s competitive market. The push for sustainability and ESG reporting, primarily driven by supply chain partner requests, is at the forefront of business strategy. Embracing supplier sustainability not only sets a company on a path to success but also helps in winning and […]
Decoding the EU’s ESG Regulations: What U.S. Companies Need to Know
The European Union (EU) has created one of the most ambitious and progressive green agendas globally. The EU ESG regulatory landscape extends far beyond most other regions, as they aim to meet the goals set out in the Green Deal. Among the more ambitious goals of the EU’s Green Deal, the bloc plans to be […]
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 […]
What is Climate Risk, and Why Companies Should Act Now To Assess Their Exposure
2023 was the hottest year on record; it was also the year when the US had the most $ 1 billion-plus climate-related natural disasters. As climate risks accumulate, companies need to be prepared to identify, manage, and mitigate these risks to avoid financial exposure. It isn’t just the physical risks that companies have to worry […]
How to Use Your Role to Maximize ESG Performance in 2024
Across the board, businesses are now expected to play a role in transitioning to a low-carbon, sustainable economy. In every company, every employee has a role to play when it comes to ESG, from the C-suite to the intern, each role can ensure that a company’s ESG performance matches its ambition. For example, a Chief […]
ESG C-Suite Survey: Why the Next 1-3 Years Will be Pivotal for ESG in the US Mid-Market
Across the US mid-market, ESG initiatives are trending toward becoming a central part of companies’ business strategies. Businesses are navigating complex regulatory demands and supply chain expectations from their biggest customers. These external pressures, coupled with a commitment to internal ESG targets, ensure that companies are embarking on their ESG journeys, if not today, then […]
As we look to the future and a new year, the Good.Lab team curated this new list of nine key ESG trends to watch for in 2024. We can’t see into the future, but we’ll try! From ESG standards converging to renewed focus on climate risks, here are some of our best predictions for what’s […]
C-Suite Research Survey Reveals ESG Insights from Mid-Market Leaders
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has become an increasingly important consideration for the mid-market in the USA. We set out to survey 100 business executives and sustainability leaders across 17 industries with revenue between $500 million and $2 billion to better understand where they are in their ESG journeys, current ESG trends, the challenges they […]
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 […]
Why CPAs Need to Pay Attention to the Fast-Changing ESG Regulatory Landscape
My Takeaways from the CPA.com ESG Symposium The second annual AICPA and CPA.com ESG Symposium brought together top ESG leaders to exchange ideas and discuss the accounting profession’s critical role within the ESG category and the growing opportunity for ESG services. The event furthered CPA.com’s efforts to enable accounting firms to understand the ESG landscape better and […]
EcoVadis 101: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Sustainability Rating
Ecovadis is the world’s largest sustainability ratings provider, with over 100,000 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 […]
