Track sustainability, regularity and ethical commitments.
Environmental (E) Data Sources
What the dashboard tracks
Carbon emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3)
Energy consumption & intensity
Water usage & waste
Supply-chain environmental impact
Primary data sources
Utility providers (electricity, gas, water invoices, smart meters)
IoT & building management systems (energy sensors, HVAC data)
ERP / Finance systems (fuel spend, logistics costs, asset usage)
Procurement systems (supplier emissions disclosures)
Logistics & fleet systems (fuel usage, mileage, shipping modes)
Third-party ESG data providers (emissions factors, benchmarks)
Common challenge
Environmental data is spread across vendors, PDFs, invoices, and spreadsheets — dashboards only work once this is normalised and time-aligned.
Social (S) Data Sources
What the dashboard tracks
Workforce diversity & inclusion
Pay equity
Health & safety incidents
Employee engagement & turnover
Training & compliance completion
Primary data sources
HRIS systems (headcount, demographics, attrition)
Payroll systems (pay bands, compensation ratios)
Learning Management Systems (LMS) (training, certifications)
Incident & H&S platforms (accidents, near-misses, sick leave)
Employee surveys (engagement, wellbeing, culture)
Whistleblowing / ethics hotlines
Common challenge
Social metrics are sensitive, regulated, and often siloed — dashboards must balance insight with privacy and access control.
Governance (G) Data Sources
What the dashboard tracks
Board composition & independence
Policy compliance
Risk & internal controls
Audit findings
Regulatory reporting status
Primary data sources
GRC platforms (risk registers, controls, audits)
Legal & compliance tools (policies, attestations, violations)
Board management software (meetings, voting, attendance)
Internal audit systems
Incident & breach logs
Regulatory filings & submissions
Common challenge
Governance data changes slowly but carries high reputational and regulatory risk — dashboards must prioritise accuracy and auditability over speed.
Compliance-Specific Data Sources
What compliance dashboards focus on
Regulatory adherence (GDPR, ISO, SOX, CSRD, etc.)
Evidence tracking
Risk scoring & remediation
Reporting deadlines
Primary data sources
Policy management systems
Access control & IAM logs
Security & IT systems (for cyber and data compliance)
Vendor risk assessments
Manual attestations & sign-offs
External regulatory frameworks & mappings
Key requirement
Compliance dashboards must be defensible — every number needs lineage, timestamps, and evidence.
External & Benchmark Data
Most ESG dashboards are incomplete without external context.
Typical external sources
Industry benchmarks
Regulatory thresholds
Country-level emissions factors
Supplier disclosures
ESG ratings agencies
Public sustainability datasets
These are often used to:
Normalize performance
Flag outliers
Support investor or regulator scrutiny
How This Comes Together Architecturally
In practice, ESG & compliance dashboards rely on:
Centralised data warehouse (single source of truth)
Automated ingestion (APIs, file drops, scheduled pulls)
Transformation layer (definitions, scopes, standards)
Strong governance (data ownership, validation rules)
BI layer (role-based dashboards for execs, risk, ops)
Without this foundation, ESG reporting becomes manual, slow, and risky.
Why This Matters to Leadership
A strong ESG & compliance dashboard:
Reduces regulatory and reputational risk
Speeds up audits and reporting cycles
Improves investor confidence
Turns ESG from a cost centre into a strategic signal
A weak one:
Creates false confidence
Breaks under scrutiny
Scales poorly as regulations tighten
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