Good.Lab Selected for the 2022 AICPA/CPA.com Startup Accelerator
ESG software company, Good.Lab, is selected for the 2022 AICPA/CPA.com Startup Accelerator for companies focused on complementary solutions for accounting. Good.Lab, an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) software company whose SaaS platform enables mid-market companies to transform into top ESG performers has been selected for the 2022 AICPA/CPA.com Startup Accelerator. The annual AICPA/CPA.com Startup Accelerator features […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How CEOs Can Better Understand ESG Materiality and Long-Term Value Creation
Social and environmental ESG data can be difficult to measure. ESG surveys can feel repetitive and the rating audits, challenging and time consuming. It’s tempting for CEOs both new and those experienced in the ESG marketplace to take a passive approach to ESG reporting. When addressing ESG data, evaluating what is material to your financial […]
5 steps to making data driven ESG goals part of your business strategy
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 […]
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 growing influence of ESG is unmistakable. ESG-related assets are set to make a fifth of global assets under management by 2026. Most investors (76%) claim that they will stop investing in non-ESG products in the next two years, and 70% of US CEOs claim that their ESG program improves their financial performance. It is […]
SEC proposes groundbreaking mandatory ESG and climate-related disclosures for public companies
What is the SEC climate-disclosure mandate Today the SEC proposed a groundbreaking rule for climate-related disclosures for public companies in the U.S. The agency’s commissioners voted 3-1 in favor of the proposal to report on various ESG criteria and will now open it for a period of public comment. The SEC ESG proposal mandates publicly traded […]
How Apparel Companies Win by Shifting their Focus from Success on the Catwalk to ESG Leadership
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 […]
