To compile data for ESG reports, organizations pull a variety of data from numerous sources. This process often encounters challenges in obtaining and storing the data.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting is a complex undertaking for many organizations. Although companies have minimal control over the data they must report, there are steps they can take to streamline the gathering of data.

The infographic below shows the challenges organizations face in ESG reporting. It also displays the ESG topics organizations report on the most.

For more on this topic, read the Benchmarks column in the November issue of Supply Chain Management Review. Click here.

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