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.Corporates 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
Figure 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
About the Authors
Luke Gowland
Senior Analyst
Luke is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in ESG and sustainability reporting software and financial ESG. He advises both technology buyers and software vendor and s...
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Kim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...
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