Enterprise ESG Checklist
A two-page check of your policies, buyer requirements, carbon data, suppliers, and workforce records.
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Simple ESG tools for businesses and charities.
Use our guides and checklists to organise your information and answer buyer, funder, and partner questions.
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ESG Record Map
Connect each ESG answer to an owner, policy, supporting record, and review date.
90-Day ESG Plan
Put the most important tasks first and give each one an owner and due date.
Frameworks and guidance
Understand the requirements before you start.
Use these summaries to identify which guidance is relevant, what it may ask from your organisation, and the first practical step to take. Always check the linked source for the current requirements.
B Impact Assessment
The B Impact Assessment reviews governance, workers, community, environment, and customers. It helps organisations measure their impact and is part of the route towards B Corp Certification.
- Useful for
- Businesses assessing their wider social and environmental performance
- First action
- Identify an owner and gather policies and records across the five assessment areas
EcoVadis ratings
EcoVadis assesses the quality of a company’s sustainability management system. Its themes cover environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
- Useful for
- Suppliers responding to customer requests for an EcoVadis assessment
- First action
- Check the assessed entity and gather current evidence for each theme
EU AI Act
The EU AI Act applies requirements according to the risks and uses of AI systems. UK organisations may still encounter it when supplying, deploying, or operating AI connected with the EU market.
- Useful for
- Organisations developing, buying, supplying, or using AI systems
- First action
- List your AI systems, their purpose, users, data, suppliers, and accountable owners
UK Sustainability Reporting Standards
UK SRS S1 and S2 provide a framework for sustainability-related financial information and climate-related disclosures. Organisations should confirm whether and how the standards apply to them.
- Useful for
- Organisations preparing for investor, lender, or corporate reporting requests
- First action
- Map material risks and opportunities to existing governance, strategy, and data
Charities SORP 2026
The Charities SORP sets out how charities applying accruals accounting prepare their financial statements. The 2026 edition introduces changes that affect reporting processes and supporting information.
- Useful for
- Charity leaders, trustees, finance teams, and reporting advisers
- First action
- Confirm applicability with your adviser and identify owners for the required information
Why this matters to suppliers
How reporting rules affect suppliers.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) reporting and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) can lead large customers to request better information from suppliers across their value chains. The finalised UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS S1 and S2) also provide a UK framework for sustainability-related financial disclosures. Your SME may not be directly in scope, but enterprise procurement teams can still expect a reliable data trail.
Check the current position with the European Commission’s CSRD guidance, CSDDD guidance, and the UK SRS publication.
News and field notes
Signals from the ESG procurement front line.
Why ESG questionnaires are becoming revenue infrastructure
Why large buyers now ask suppliers for documented ESG information before approving work.
The hidden cost of verbal ESG commitments
Why buyers need written policies, named owners, and records rather than good intentions.
What operations leaders should fix before the next RFP
Start with named owners, carbon figures, and supplier records before buying more software.