August 13, 2025

Sustainability Data Should Drive Results Over Reporting

15 minutes

Sustainability reporting requirements have spawned a complex ecosystem of data gathering, measuring, and analysis. But this has trapped many organizations in a cycle where gathering sustainability data is an end unto itself. In this episode, Craig Moss (Executive Vice President, Measurement at Ethisphere, and Director at the Digital Supply Chain Institute) explains how companies can make better use of that sustainability data to drive the overall performance of the business.

2:20: By excessively focusing on reporting, companies actually create risk because they are constantly using their data to look backward into the past instead of drawing on past data to inform future improvement

4:14: How companies should begin the conversation internally to expand their own data reporting to performance measurement and improvement instead of focusing mainly on regulatory compliance

8:46: How AI adoption, especially around supply chain, can help change the gathering of reporting data from a compliance-driven effort to a performance-driving one

ARTICLE: Sustainability Needs More Focus on Doing and Less on Reporting: https://article.dowjones.com/djriskjournal/articles/sustainability-needs-more-focus-on-doing-and-less-on-reporting-21aa0bbd?mod=djrj_top_news

To learn how you can measure and improve your compliance and sustainability program as well as that of your suppliers, reach out to Craig directly at [email protected]

To learn more about how you can adapt your supply chain to the demands of the digital economy, go to the Digital Supply Chain Institute at www.DSCinstitute.org.

Ethisphere Resource Center: www.ethisphere.com/resources

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