Tag: ESG

Regulatory deadlines loom and only 25% of companies feel ready to have ESG data independently assured: KPMG research

Stuart Mitchell

KPMG’s new report, Road to trust: KPMG ESG Assurance Maturity Index 2023 reveals that as many as 75 percent of companies globally feel they have a long way to go to be ready to have their ESG data assured and meet new regulatory requirements. In a matter of months, the first tranche of mandatory regional and international sustainability reporting standards will come into force. “Being ESG assurance ready means identifying the relevant regulatory framework and having the right metrics with robust systems, processes, controls and governance for collecting and managing…

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UK’s top companies demand ESG compliance

Stuart Mitchell

Research from OneStream Software, a leader in corporate performance management (CPM) solutions for advancing financial close, consolidation, reporting, planning and forecasting, has revealed research highlighting that 90% of the FTSE 100 will only work with suppliers who share their Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) credentials. A further 3% are integrating the requirement this year.  OneStream analysed the 2022 Annual Reports of all the FTSE 100 companies to identify those that have established ESG reporting requirements from their suppliers. This included scrutinising some of the biggest and most influential names…

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Nasdaq OneReport and B Lab to Streamline ESG Reporting and Deliver Unified Data

Stuart Mitchell

Over the past several years, investor interest in sustainability-related metrics and disclosures has surged as businesses are seeing the financial and ethical benefits of corporate sustainability. However, with the multitude of ESG frameworks available, corporate disclosures have not been standardized. To this end, B Lab Global and Nasdaq OneReport have teamed up to help companies streamline their processes and to best showcase their ESG efforts. Nasdaq OneReport’s reporting software helps clients efficiently navigate and publish their ESG data to various stakeholders, and has now integrated B Lab’s B Impact Assessment.…

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Essity 2022 Annual and Sustainability Report: Reducing Our Environmental Impact

Stuart Mitchell

The climate crisis is one of the most defining issues of our time. Its global effects are far-reaching and impact both individuals and Essity’s business. As one of the world’s leading hygiene and health companies, we have the scale and reach to take action and contribute to collective transformation. Biodiversity is crucial for the environment and human health and well-being. Our operations impact biodiversity in all parts of the value chain – particularly our activities related to sourcing of raw materials, green- house gas emissions, water consumption and effluent water,…

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PepsiCo 2022 ESG Summary: Progress Toward pep+ Goals

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo, Inc. has published its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Summary, sharing the first full year of reporting since the launch of PepsiCo Positive (pep+) in 2021. pep+ is an end-to-end transformation program touching virtually every aspect of PepsiCo’s business – from how ingredients are grown; to how its iconic portfolio of products are made, moved and sold; to what choices are offered to consumers. pep+ is the framework through which all actions on setting and working toward ESG targets are driven.  In 2022, the company reported significant progress…

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