ESG Reporting
ESG Reporting

ESG Reporting That’s Clear, Credible, and Comparable

August 19, 2025
7 minute read
William Goodman

William Goodman

Intro

Investors and partners want comparability—and a real story. The best ESG reports balance frameworks with business reality, so people can make decisions with confidence.

Start with Materiality

Refresh what’s material each year. Topics, audiences, and risks shift—your KPIs should too.

Align to Leading Frameworks

Map to ISSB/SASB and GRI; support CDP, SBTi, or GRESB where relevant. Reference tables and clear definitions keep analysts (and auditors) sane.

Make Data Defensible

  • Define KPI owners, sources, and controls up front.
  • Document methods and assumptions; keep a change log.
  • Separate narrative from numbers so updates don’t rewrite the story.

Tell the Story Without Green-Gloss

Governance, strategy, risk, metrics, and targets need context and trade-offs. If everything looks perfect, readers won’t believe the numbers.

Ship for Web, Then PDF

Design content as modular web sections first; treat the PDF as an export, not the product.

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