ESG & Compliance

ESG & Compliance

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ESG & Compliance Dashboards: What They Show & Where the Data Comes From

ESG & Compliance Dashboards: What They Show & Where the Data Comes From

ESG dashboards exist for one reason: to turn fragmented, high-risk reporting obligations into a single, defensible source of truth.


At their best, they answer three executive questions:

  1. Are we compliant today?

  2. Where are we exposed tomorrow?

  3. Can we prove it to regulators, investors, and auditors?

ESG dashboards exist for one reason: to turn fragmented, high-risk reporting obligations into a single, defensible source of truth.


At their best, they answer three executive questions:

  1. Are we compliant today?

  2. Where are we exposed tomorrow?

  3. Can we prove it to regulators, investors, and auditors?

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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