5.8 Support mandatory disclosures and reporting
Business Strategy And Product Management
Publish transparent, standards-aligned sustainability reports that track progress over time and clearly explain real impact reductions without misleading reporting.
Success Criteria
- Policies and practices:
Create and publish policies and practices for disclosing the environmental, social, and governance impacts of digital products, programs, and services in line with recognized standards. - Impact reports:
Publish a public sustainability impact report at least annually, including progress against previous reports and web sustainability goals. - Disclosure reporting:
Create and maintain transparent reporting practices for the emissions and the environmental, social, and governance impacts of digital products and web services. - Impact reduction:
Clearly explain how the environmental, social, and governance impacts are reduced, while avoiding misleading practices such as double counting, greenwashing, data exclusion, or selective reporting.