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ESG, decoded.
Explainers, regulatory updates, and how to read the public data behind every ESG report.
How Clean Air Act Section 114 letters surface before formal EPA violations
A practical guide to reading EPA Section 114 information requests: how to tell a rulemaking letter from an enforcement letter, what the 30-day clock means, and why the response itself becomes evidence.
May 13, 2026·5 min read·epa-enforcement · clean-air-act · section-114 · rmp · complianceHow to weight ESG limitations callouts in a vendor decision
A tiered methodology for assigning weight to ESG limitations across vendors, calibrated to CS3D value-chain scope and EU AML predicate-offence exposure.
May 11, 2026·5 min read·methodology · vendor-risk · csrd-cs3d · aml · due-diligenceHow to find a supplier's last 5 RCRA hazardous-waste violations in 15 minutes
A reproducible workflow for pulling a supplier's most recent RCRA enforcement actions from EPA ECHO, benchmarking penalty exposure, and cross-checking state agency records.
May 8, 2026·6 min read·rcra · hazardous-waste · epa-echo · supplier-due-diligence · enforcementWhatsMyESG: A 2026 Review of the Public-Record ESG Snapshot Tool
A 2026 review of WhatsMyESG, a Tier 2 public-record ESG snapshot tool: pricing, methodology, and comparisons with Workiva, MSCI, Sustainalytics, EcoVadis.
May 7, 2026·10 min read·review · esg-tools · phase-i-esa · due-diligence · whatsmyesgVendor ESG due diligence in 30 minutes: a procurement playbook
A repeatable workflow for vendor-management teams to vet supplier ESG risk using only public records. Five steps, federal sources, no MSCI seat required.
May 4, 2026·6 min read·procurement · due diligence · vendor managementHow to Pull a Supplier's Last 5 EPA Violations in 60 Seconds
A step-by-step ECHO walkthrough for procurement and vendor-management teams: facility search, enforcement filter, and CSV export — no login required.
May 4, 2026·5 min read·epa-echo · supplier-due-diligence · procurement · environmental-compliance · enforcement-dataWhy public ESG data is enough for 90% of decisions
MSCI charges $50K for what regulators publish for free. Here's what's actually in the public record — and what it covers.
May 3, 2026·4 min read·explainer · data sourcesWhy Half of SEC-Covered Companies Still Face Climate Disclosure Rules After the Rollback
The SEC killed its climate disclosure rule, but California, the EU, and 33 other nations did not. Here is what U.S. public companies still have to report, and to whom.
May 3, 2026·5 min read·news · sec-disclosure · climate-risk · scope-emissions · regulatory-patchwork