GRI, SASB, CDP - investor and ESG disclosure frameworks
Elevate Your ESG Reporting: Streamline GRI, SASB & CDP Disclosures with BRAND Supply Chain Management.
Meet rising stakeholder expectations for transparent and robust ESG performance. BRAND Supply Chain Management provides the platform to efficiently collect, manage, and report supply chain and operational data aligned with leading global frameworks like GRI, SASB, and CDP, enhancing investor confidence and brand reputation.
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1. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards Alignment:
GRI Standards are the most widely used for sustainability reporting, enabling organizations to report on their economic, environmental, and social impacts.
* How BRAND Supply Chain Management Facilitates GRI Reporting:
* Data Collection for Universal & Topic-Specific Standards: Configure data collection from your operations and suppliers to align with relevant GRI Standards (e.g., GRI 305: Emissions, GRI 303: Water and Effluents, GRI 400 Series for Social topics like Labor Practices, Human Rights).
* Materiality Assessment Support: While BRAND SCM isn’t a materiality assessment tool itself, it can help manage and track data related to identified material topics.
* KPI Tracking for GRI Indicators: Monitor performance against specific GRI disclosure metrics (e.g., total energy consumption, employee turnover, supplier social assessment rates).
* Structured Report Generation: Utilize custom reporting templates within BRAND Supply Chain Management to organize and present data according to GRI’s reporting principles and structure, facilitating the creation of your annual sustainability report.
* Your Business Advantage with BRAND Supply Chain Management: Produce comprehensive, stakeholder-centric sustainability reports that meet global best practices. Enhance transparency and accountability regarding your ESG impacts.
2. Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards Integration:
SASB Standards identify industry-specific ESG disclosure topics and associated metrics that are reasonably likely to be financially material to a company.
* How BRAND Supply Chain Management Facilitates SASB Reporting:
* Industry-Specific Data Focus: Help identify and collect data points from your operations and supply chain relevant to your specific SASB industry standard(s) (e.g., for an apparel company: supply chain labor conditions, chemical management; for a tech company: data security, electronic waste).
* Tracking Financially Material ESG KPIs: Monitor performance on SASB’s quantitative and qualitative accounting metrics that investors use to assess ESG risks and opportunities.
* Supplier Data for SASB Metrics: Collect relevant supply chain data that feeds into specific SASB disclosure topics, such as GHG emissions from purchased goods and services (Scope 3), or water risk in the supply chain.
* Investor-Focused Reporting Outputs: Generate data exports and report sections specifically formatted to address SASB disclosure topics, making it easier to integrate into investor communications and SEC filings (where relevant).
* Your Business Advantage with BRAND Supply Chain Management: Provide investors with concise, comparable, and financially material ESG information. Improve communication with capital markets and demonstrate a clear understanding of industry-specific ESG risks and opportunities.
3. CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) Response & Reporting Support:
CDP runs a global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states, and regions to manage their environmental impacts, focusing on climate change, water security, and forests.
* How BRAND Supply Chain Management Facilitates CDP Reporting:
* Comprehensive Environmental Data Management: Centralize collection of data required for CDP questionnaires, including:
* Scope 1 & 2 GHG Emissions: From your own operations.
* Scope 3 GHG Emissions: Crucially, collect data from suppliers for categories like “Purchased Goods and Services,” “Capital Goods,” “Upstream Transportation & Distribution,” etc.
* Water Withdrawal, Consumption & Discharge: For your operations and, where relevant, key water-intensive suppliers.
* Forest Risk Commodity Data: For relevant sectors, track information on sourcing of palm oil, soy, timber, and cattle products.
* Target Setting & Progress Tracking: Monitor progress against your climate, water, and deforestation targets within BRAND Supply Chain Management.
* Supplier Engagement for CDP Data: Utilize BRAND Supply Chain Management’s supplier communication and assessment tools to gather necessary environmental data from your value chain.
* Streamlined Data Aggregation for Submission: Simplify the process of compiling and validating the extensive quantitative and qualitative data needed for your annual CDP submission.
* Your Business Advantage with BRAND Supply Chain Management: Improve the quality and completeness of your CDP disclosures, potentially leading to better scores. Demonstrate climate leadership, meet investor and customer demands for environmental transparency, and identify opportunities for emissions and resource reduction in your value chain.
The ESG Disclosure Imperative – Navigating a Complex Reporting Landscape
Struggling to Meet Diverse ESG Reporting Demands from Investors and Stakeholders?
The demand for comprehensive, credible, and comparable ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) information is no longer a niche request—it’s mainstream. Organizations face significant challenges in:
- Framework Overlap & Specificity: Understanding and addressing the nuanced requirements of multiple frameworks like GRI (stakeholder-focused), SASB (investor-focused, industry-specific), and CDP (environmental-focused).
- Data Collection & Quality: Gathering consistent, accurate, and auditable ESG data, especially from complex, multi-tiered supply chains.
- Time-Intensive Manual Processes: Manually collating data, mapping it to various framework indicators, and compiling reports for different audiences.
- Demonstrating Progress: Effectively tracking and showcasing improvements on ESG KPIs and targets over time.
- Investor Scrutiny: Meeting the increasingly sophisticated demands from investors for financially material ESG information and clear climate-related disclosures.
BRAND Supply Chain Management provides a structured, technology-driven approach to simplify and enhance your ESG reporting processes for these critical frameworks.
The BRAND Supply Chain Management Process for ESG Disclosure Excellence
(Visual depicting: Data Sourcing -> Framework Alignment & KPI Tracking -> Report Generation -> Stakeholder Communication)
- Define Your Reporting Scope & Frameworks: Identify the ESG frameworks (GRI, SASB, CDP) relevant to your BRAND Supply Chain Management and stakeholders.
- Configure Data Collection in BRAND Supply Chain Management: Tailor data collection forms, supplier questionnaires, and KPI dashboards to capture information aligned with specific GRI, SASB, and CDP indicators.
- Engage Suppliers & Collect Data: Leverage BRAND Supply Chain Management to efficiently gather ESG data from your supply chain partners alongside your operational data.
- Analyze Performance & Track Progress: Use KPI monitoring and benchmarking features to assess performance against targets and identify areas for ESG improvement.
- Generate Framework-Aligned Reports: Utilize BRAND Supply Chain Management’s custom reporting templates to produce disclosures that meet the structural and content requirements of GRI, SASB, and CDP.
- Assurance & Communication: Use the well-documented data within BRAND Supply Chain Management to support third-party assurance processes and communicate your ESG performance to investors and other stakeholders.
Strategic Value – Driving Credibility and Impact with BRAND Supply Chain Management's ESG Reporting Solution
Adopting BRAND Supply Chain Management for GRI, SASB, and CDP reporting delivers significant strategic outcomes:
• Enhanced Investor Confidence
Provide robust, comparable, and decision-useful ESG data that meets the demands of sophisticated investors.
• Improved Stakeholder Engagement
Build trust and transparency with customers, employees, communities, and regulators through comprehensive reporting.
• Stronger Brand Reputation
Demonstrate commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices, enhancing your BRAND Supply Chain Management's image.
• Proactive Risk Management
Identify and manage ESG risks within your operations and supply chain more effectively.
• Operational Efficiency in Reporting
Significantly reduce the time and resources spent on manual data collection and report compilation.
• Data-Driven ESG Strategy
Use insights from reporting to refine your ESG strategy, set meaningful targets, and drive continuous improvement.
Why Choose BRAND Supply Chain Management for Your GRI, SASB & CDP Reporting?
Integrated ESG Data Management
BRAND Supply Chain Management offers a unified platform for collecting, managing, and analyzing both operational and supply chain ESG data.
Framework-Specific Functionality
Our tools are designed with the specific requirements of GRI, SASB, and CDP in mind, facilitating accurate alignment.
Supply Chain Focus
We excel at helping you gather crucial Scope 3 and supplier-related ESG data, which is often the most challenging.
Efficiency Through Automation & Templates
Streamline your reporting processes and ensure consistency with BRAND Supply Chain Management.
Scalability
Our platform can support your evolving ESG reporting needs as requirements and your own commitments grow.
Expert Support
The BRAND Supply Chain Management team has expertise in ESG frameworks and can guide you in leveraging our platform effectively.