Market Overview: Digital Sustainability Strategies To Transition From Voluntary To Mandatory Reporting
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Executive Summary
This report provides chief sustainability officers (CSOs) with the information they need to transition from voluntary reporting to mandatory environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures. The convergence of mounting regulatory pressures and heightened attention to ESG factors within the financial community will require firms to adopt digital sustainability strategies and adopt a proactive, long-term approach to sustainability management. This report outlines four digital strategies which firms can leverage to produce investor-grade disclosures and integrate sustainability into decision-making. Business leaders should use this report to assemble the necessary resources, workflows and technologies to navigate these challenges.
Table of contents
Upcoming Regulations Will Require Firms To Rethink Their Existing Sustainability StrategiesCorporates Must Undergo An ESG Information Overhaul To Meet Intensifying Regulatory Demands
Firms Must Continue To Address Non-Regulatory Drivers That Shape And Inform The Regulatory Landscape
Blueprints For Effective Sustainability Reporting Are Emerging
Firms Will Adapt Their Processes To Refine The Reporting Journey
Technology Solutions Have Emerged To Streamline Mandatory Reporting Commitments
Key Considerations For ESG Software Selection
Digital Strategies For Investor-Grade Sustainability Disclosures
Firms Must understand How Their Sustainability Reporting Programme Aligns With Their Overall Business Strategy
Building Blocks For An ESG Information Architecture And Investor-Grade Data
Table of figures
Figure 1. Frameworks And Disclosure Rules Prompting Spend In 2023Figure 2. Overview Of Disclosure Regulations
Figure 3. Regulation Timeline 2022-2028
Figure 4. Comparison Of Traditional vs Investor-Grade Sustainability Data
Figure 5. Commercial Software Categories
Figure 6. Firms’ Levels Of Commitment To Sustainability
Figure 7. Verdantix ESG Maturity Model
Figure 8. Four Digital Sustainability Deployment Strategies
Organisations mentioned
12Return, Accuvio, Achilles, Alaya, Alcumus, alva, APlanet, Archer Integrated Risk Management, Assent, Avetta, Aviva Investors, AXA, Bandwatch, Benchmark ESG, Benevity, BlackRock, Blendoor, Bloomberg, Borealis, Bright Funds, BuildESG, CarbonCloud, Cargill, CDP, Ceridian, Cervest, Circul8, Circular, Circular IQ, Circularise, Circulor, Clarity AI, Climate TRACE, Climate X, CLIMsystems, Conservice ESG, Cority, Costco, Cuantix, Culture Amp, Daato, Datamaran, Deutsche Bank, Deutscher Bundestag, DevonWay, Digimarc, Diginex, Diligent, Diversio, DNV , DWS, EcoVadis, EMpower, Enablon, ENGIE Impact, Equileap, ESG Book, ESG Playbook, ESG Trust, ethiXbase, Euronext, European Commission, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), Evreka, EY, Fairown, FigBytes, Financial Stability Board (FSB), Foodsteps, GHGSat, Giki, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Green Story, Greenly, Greenomy, Greenstone, GRESB, Greyparrot, Gro Intelligence, Harvard University, Higg, HSI, Hult International Business School, IBM, IFRS Foundation, Intelex, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), iPoint-systems, IsoMetrix, Jambo, JBS, Jupiter Intelligence, Kanarys, Kezzler, Klima, KPMG, Lattice, Lixo, Lizee, Loop, Maanch, Makersite, MarketPsych, Mars, Matter, Measurabl, MESA Group, MetricStream, Metrio, Mighty Earth, Mondra, Morningstar, MSCI, NASDAQ, NAVEX Global, Neighbourly, NetBenefit, Nokia, Novata, Novisto, One Click LCA, One Concern, OneStream, OneTRust, onHand, OnProcess, Oracle, Pawprint, PepsiCo, Persefoni, Planetly, Position Green, ProcessMAP, Pulsely, pulsESG, Qliktag, Quentic, Recyda, Recykal, Refinitiv, Reporting 21, RepRisk, ReverseLogix, Risilience, riskmethods, SAI360, Salesforce, SAP, Schneider Electric, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Selerant, Selflessly, ServiceNow, SimaPro, SINAI Technologies, SmartHead, Socialsuite, SoPact, Source Intelligence, Sourceful, Sphera, Stryker, Submittable, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Sustira, Sweep, Sylvera, Target, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), thinkstep, Topolytics, Toxnot, TSC.ai, UL Solutions, Ulula, University of Chicago, University of Trento, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), VelocityEHS, Visier, VitalMetrics, Watershed, WayCarbon, WeSort.AI, WeSpire, WorkBuzz, Workday, Workiva, XDI SystemsAbout the authors
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