ESG and sustainability

One indicator set, many frameworks, with evidence back to the source

MeetCarbon Cloud ESG keeps material topics, the indicator library, collection and review, disclosure indexes and audit actions on one chain. Environmental figures prefer energy and GHG-inventory results. Social and governance items are collected by task. The same numbers can be indexed against more than one framework, with gaps shown.

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15: workspace entries
5: frameworks for indexing
E·S·G: environment, social, governance
Multi-entity: group and subsidiary roll-up

Organisation ESG cockpit

Sample data

72Overall

Reporting year 2025

Environment78

Social69

Governance74

To do

Scope 2 electricity · 3 subsidiaries not reviewedOverdue
Supply-chain security · no annual indicatorGap
East China supplier A · environmental penalty to reviewHigh risk

How it works

From topics to a report you can audit

Five stages match modules in the product. Once topics are set, indicators, collection, indexes and remediation follow the same organisation and year.

01
Topics
Screen topics by double materiality. Financial and impact materiality are scored separately, with evidence.
Materiality
02
Indicators
Attach topics to the indicator tree: organisation, frequency, definition and disclosure line.
Indicators · Performance
03
Collect
Energy-carbon figures sync in. Social and governance indicators go out as reviewed tasks.
Collection · Supply chain
04
Disclose
Build a compliance index by framework. Sections bind to indicators and attachments. Versions stay readable.
Reporting
05
Govern
Audit findings, management-review decisions and the risk register stay open until they close.
Audit · Review · Risk

Product tour

What you see in the ESG workspace

The menu follows the product. Open any module to see its tabs and the work it actually does.

MeetCarbon Cloud · ESG / Cockpit

Cockpit

Strategy and performance

Tabs

Overall scoreKey indicatorsTrendTo do

What it does

For group and multi-region admins: overall score, E/S/G split, and overdue collection or indicator gaps by reporting year, region and project.

Overall score plus environment, social and governance
Region and project filters
To-do list: overdue tasks, gaps, high-risk suppliers

Interface sampleOverall score

ESG

Screens are structural samples. Scores and names are not a client’s actual disclosure.

Indicator families

Environment, social and governance, each with a definition

These are indicators the workspace commonly carries. Unit and source sit on the indicator, so the report year does not invent a second environmental total.

Environment

Prefer annual results from energy management and the GHG inventory. ESG keeps the definition and the disclosure map.

GHG Scope 1 and Scope 2
Annual GHG inventory
tCO₂e
Total energy use
EMS roll-up
tce
Emission intensity
Inventory ÷ reported denominator
tCO₂e / revenue
Clean-energy share
Energy breakdown
%

Social

Workforce and supply-chain indicators are collected by task, submitted by the owner and posted after review.

Employee turnover
HR submission
%
Safety incidents
EHS submission
count
Supplier ESG coverage
Supplier records
%
Training hours
Training submission
hours / person

Governance

Governance indicators connect to internal audit and the risk register. The report cites items that are closed or still tracked.

Board oversight of sustainability
Governance submission
times / year
Anti-corruption training coverage
Compliance submission
%
Audit-finding close rate
Internal audit
%
Open material risks
Risk register
items

12 sample indicators — the library can growScope 3, product carbon footprint and allowance ledgers are calculated in neighbouring products. ESG cites the roll-up and does not run a second engine.

Who uses it

Each role opens the workspace to answer one question

The same data, different to-do lists for the lead, the contributor, the auditor and the advisor.

The question this year

Which clauses are still open, and which team is holding them?

Look here first

Cockpit to-dos
Index gaps
Overdue tasks
High-risk suppliers

Modules they use

CockpitMaterialityReporting

Disclosure frameworks

One indicator set, gaps against each framework

Switch frameworks to see the topics they ask for, and whether the sample indicators are mapped. The product produces the index and the gaps. Narrative is still written by the project team.

Choose a framework

Reports follow double materiality and four elements: governance, strategy, risk and opportunity management, metrics and targets.

Topics this framework covers

Double materialityClimate changeEnergy useWorkforce and supply-chain securityFour-element structure

Sample indicator map

Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHGMapped
Total energy useMapped
Employee turnoverMapped
Supplier ESG coverageMapped

What the index will and will not do

The index shows whether a clause already has an indicator and an attachment. Scenario analysis and transition narrative are written by the project team, not auto-drafted.

Framework text follows the official release. Mappings are versioned, so a standards update upgrades the version without rebuilding the indicator library.

Close the loop

Collection is reviewed. Audit findings are closed.

Numbers that come in keep a trail. Findings that go out need evidence to close. Both chains sit on the same reporting year.

Collection review

1
Assign
Create tasks by indicator, organisation and due date.
2
Enter or sync
Energy uses a roll-up sync. Other items are entered online.
3
Review trail
Returns, edits and approvals stay on the task, with attachments.
4
Into the report
Only approved values can be cited by the index and sections.

Audit and management review

1
Finding
Internal audit records nonconformities against a checklist.
2
Remediate
Name an owner, a due date and the action.
3
Close
Close with evidence. Open items stay on the cockpit.
4
Review follow-up
Management-review decisions stay tracked until done.

Where data comes from

Cite environmental totals. Collect social and governance by task.

The ESG workspace consumes annual roll-ups from neighbouring systems, and accepts submissions, documents and supplier collaboration. The calculation engines stay where they are.

EMS roll-up

Electricity, water, gas, heat and clean-energy share are written into environmental indicators on the same basis as the energy ledger.

Energy useClean-energy shareIntensity denominator configurable

Annual GHG inventory

Cite Scope 1, Scope 2 and completed Scope 3 category totals. ESG does not recalculate them.

Scope 1Scope 2Scope 3 totals

Department entry

Workforce, safety and governance indicators are saved and submitted inside the task.

Document capture

Uploaded proof enters a recognition queue. A person confirms the result before it is posted.

API ingest

HR, procurement and similar systems push agreed fields. The source is kept on the indicator.

Supplier collaboration

Invite a supplier to submit. Returned figures and proof stay on that supplier’s record.

These books stay in their own products

Allowances, CCER ledgers and surrender sit in carbon assets
Organisational GHG accounting and verification papers sit in the inventory
Product carbon-footprint models sit in PCF
Site metering and electrical safety sit in EMS

CDP-style questionnaires, climate-scenario calculations and use-of-proceeds tracking do not have their own pages yet. When needed, they are carried by indicators, attachments and advisory delivery.

First report

Five steps to a first index

Set the boundary, the framework and the owners, then send tasks. Index gaps show what is missing before every number is in.

Before you start

1Reporting year and organisational boundary
2Frameworks and versions in scope
3Topic owners and contributors
4Existing energy and inventory year-end results

A first-year project usually covers mandatory and climate-related clauses first. Other topics follow the materiality conclusion in batches.

1
Boundary and framework
Choose the reporting entity, consolidation scope and framework versions for the year.
OutputReport project
2
Score topics
Finish double-materiality scoring and lock the topics in the report.
OutputTopic list
3
Indicators to owners
For each topic, set the indicator, definition, frequency and owning organisation.
OutputIndicator tree
4
Send collection
Sync energy and inventory totals. Other indicators become tasks.
OutputCollection tasks
5
Index and papers
Build the clause index, mark coverage and gaps, and attach files to indicators.
OutputIndex and gaps

Platform

Multi-entity, versions and working papers in one tenant

A group can roll up subsidiaries. A framework upgrade keeps the previous mapping. Exports go to auditors and the exchange filing.

Multi-entity

Group, subsidiaries and regions submit separately. Roll-up rules sit on the indicator.

Framework versions

Guidelines are versioned. A published report still points at the clauses of its year.

Evidence chain

Values, edit history, review comments and attachments open in one path.

Export

Index, indicator detail and the attachment list export for disclosure and audit.

Access

Leads, contributors, reviewers and advisors are granted by module.

Reporting year

Cockpit, tasks and reports lock to the same year.

How neighbouring products divide the work

ESG cites their annual results. Accounting, trading and site metering stay in the original system.

GHG inventoryOrganisational accounting and verification papersView Carbon assetsAllowance and CCER ledgers, surrenderView Product carbon footprintProduct-level footprint for product-responsibility topicsView Energy managementPower, water, gas and heat meteringView ESG advisoryTopics, frameworks and report drafting with advisorsView

Where it fits

The duty changes. The workspace stays the same.

What changes is the framework version, the topic pack and who fills the tasks. These five are the uses we see most.

First A-share sustainability report

Double materiality, four-element sections and a first-year gap list under the exchange guidelines. Climate and energy figures come from the inventory and the energy ledger.

HKEX issuer index

Keep this year’s Appendix C2 index, with mandatory, environmental and social, and climate-related clauses shown separately.

Group roll-up

Subsidiaries submit on their own. The group sees totals, overdue tasks and intensity. Consolidation scope is set on the report project.

Manufacturing supply chain

Supplier records, risk and collaborative entry support supply-chain security. Product-carbon figures cite the PCF product when needed.

Advisors, many clients

The advisory workspace shows project stage and index health per client, so several reports move at once.

Questions

Settle the boundary first

How do ESG and the GHG inventory divide the work?

The inventory owns organisational GHG accounting, review and verification papers. ESG cites the annual totals inside indicators, the index and the report. It does not recalculate emissions.

How do this page and the ESG advisory page divide the work?

This page describes modules already in the workspace: topics, indicators, collection, indexes, internal audit and advisory projects. The advisory page describes how advisors work through materiality, framework mapping and report drafting. They are used together.

What happens when an exchange or standard is updated?

Frameworks are configured by version. A new reporting year uses the new clauses. A report already published still points at the version and mapping of its year.

Where do social and governance figures come from?

Owning teams submit them in collection tasks, or a system pushes them through an API. They post after review. Environmental items prefer a sync from energy management and the inventory.

How are external ratings maintained?

The ratings module stores results, controversies and improvement items issued by the rating agency. The product does not simulate a score and does not publish ratings on the agency’s behalf.

Can CDP questionnaires and climate scenarios be generated automatically?

A questionnaire engine and scenario calculation do not have their own pages yet. Related figures are carried by indicators and attachments. Narrative and modelling are delivered by the project team or advisory work.

Lay out this year’s framework and the gaps

Tell us the listing venue, the reporting year and how the organisation is structured. We will walk the cockpit, the index and the collection tasks against your framework.

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