Insights and Articles on ESG Practices from Good.Lab

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

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Updated Feb. 04, 2025

CSRD Reporting: The Ultimate Guide For US Companies Meeting EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Requirements

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a directive by the European Union designed to make sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting by companies more comprehensive, consistent, and aligned with financial reporting standards. The CSRD is currently the most comprehensive sustainability reporting regulation globally. Achieving compliance will demand comprehensive and accurate reporting by certain […]

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Updated May. 06, 2025

CDP Reporting: Your Guide to Disclosures & Scoring

CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) is a global non-profit organization that provides a standardized system for companies to disclose environmental impacts. It has become crucial for managing and mitigating climate risks and demonstrating transparency and accountability to stakeholders. The growth of CDP disclosures has exploded in recent years. In 2023, over 23,000 companies reported directly to […]

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Updated May. 06, 2025

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 […]

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Updated Apr. 27, 2024

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 […]

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Updated Apr. 19, 2024

Carbon Accounting 101: The Ultimate Guide

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

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Updated Oct. 15, 2024

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 […]

Role to Maximize ESG Performance in 2024

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Updated Oct. 15, 2024

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 […]

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Updated Oct. 14, 2024

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 […]

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Updated Apr. 20, 2024

The Year Ahead: 2024 in ESG Trends

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 […]

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Updated Apr. 02, 2024

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 […]

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Updated Oct. 14, 2024

Complying with the new EU Batteries Regulation

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 […]

CPAs Need to Pay Attention to the Fast-Changing ESG Regulatory Landscape

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Updated Mar. 30, 2024

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 […]

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