From factory floor to retail storefront, clothing goes through a resource-intensive, globally distributed journey before it’s ever worn. As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability continue to rise to the fore, companies in the apparel industry face a pressing need to improve ESG performance in their supply chains, their own operations, and even after their […]
Listen to the latest insights from Good.Lab’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Ted Grozier, as the featured guest on weekly podcast, Going Zero. This lively discussion covers everything sustainability from how customer demands fuel environmental progress, to addressing the hurdles in manufacturing and raw materials, and unlocking the potential of renewable energy and electric vehicles. This episode […]
The past year and COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on our already vulnerable and changing world. In a time characterized by increasing uncertainty and unprecedented risk, 2020 served as a wake-up call to policymakers, business leaders and investors. This has further fueled the already growing ESG trends toward incorporating environmental, social and governance issues […]
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 […]
Ready to outrun the competition in 2025? Aligning with key sustainability priorities could be the differentiator you need. Brace yourself: 2025 is coming in hot with stricter sustainability regs, tougher supply chain demands, and investors who’ll call you out if your claims don’t measure up. The question is, will you be scrambling to catch up […]
As companies work towards Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) compliance, ensuring that double materiality assessments, data collection, and reporting are audit-ready is critical. Starting January 1st, 2025, CSRD compliance will be phased in. From their first report, companies must undergo limited assurance auditing by an approved third party. This requires companies to ensure their data […]
Good.Lab is pleased to be attending the inaugural IFRS Sustainability Symposium which convenes global businesses, investors and policymakers to discuss progress towards a global baseline of sustainability disclosures. Are you a leader in your field or at a company that is currently navigating ESG? If you’ll be in attendance, let’s schedule a time to meet! […]
Navigating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting can, at times, become a frustrating labyrinth of acronyms, surveys, standards, and ratings mixed in with hundreds of ESG criteria, which constantly change. It’s incredibly challenging to know where to start with reporting frameworks and competing ESG disclosure standards. Although ESG reporting is still in its infancy, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Environmental, Social and, Governance (ESG) has become today’s business imperative. Good.Lab’s ESG 101 Guide is designed to help business leaders quickly come up to speed on the basics of ESG, understand the importance of ESG for their company, and learn how to build a world-class ESG program from the ground up. ESG Defined Once upon a […]
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 […]