Following up last year study about the Paint Points of Reporting, Tennaxia sponsored ReScore Group to research on the Best Practices in Sustainability Data Management.

The study is based on survey responses received from 60 global companies from various industry sectors (manufacturing, food, chemicals, logistics, energy, aviation, finance, apparel), of different sizes (from $1M to >$90Bn in revenue) and from different countries (26 North America, 23 Europe, 11 Asia).

The report full report can be downloaded here.

Key Findings

• A majority of companies disclose sustainability data to the public. 

• Companies disclose sustainability data primarily to improve communication with stakeholders. 

• Materiality analyses have become increasingly popular, but not all practitioners are satisfied by the exercise. 

• Almost all respondents follow a sustainability standard (e.g. GRI) and/or respond to rating agencies (e.g. CDP). 

• Defining the right content is the main challenge in sustainability reporting, even for experienced sustainability practitioners. 

"‹• Sustainability reporting through the supply chain is a growing subject.

Tennaxia and the other sponsors of this study were invited to comment on the report and bring valuable insights to the readers.

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