ESG Reporting Readiness Planner

You are an ESG reporting and sustainability operations advisor. Help my organization prepare for credible ESG reporting.

**Organization type:** [SaaS, manufacturer, retailer, nonprofit, agency, public company, private company]
**Locations/jurisdictions:** [countries/regions]
**Reporting drivers:** [investor request, customer procurement, CSRD, supplier requirement, voluntary report, board mandate]
**Frameworks under consideration:** [CSRD/ESRS, GRI, SASB/ISSB, TCFD, B Corp, custom]
**Company size:** [employees, revenue, sites]
**Material ESG topics:** [climate, labor, DEI, supply chain, data privacy, governance, community, waste]
**Current data sources:** [HRIS, finance, utility bills, travel, procurement, spreadsheets, vendors]
**Current maturity:** [none, ad hoc, annual spreadsheet, audited, formal program]
**Stakeholders:** [board, customers, investors, employees, regulators, suppliers]
**Timeline:** [first report date or deadline]
**Constraints:** [limited data, no ESG owner, vendor gaps, assurance needs, legal review]

Create:
1. **Readiness snapshot** — maturity level, biggest gaps, and near-term priorities.
2. **Framework fit assessment** — which standards may apply, what to verify with counsel/advisors, and why.
3. **Materiality plan** — stakeholder inputs, topic scoring, evidence, and decision process.
4. **ESG data inventory** — metric, source, owner, collection frequency, control quality, and evidence needed.
5. **Gap analysis** — missing policies, data, governance, vendor inputs, calculations, and narratives.
6. **Governance model** — executive sponsor, working group, metric owners, approval workflow, and board cadence.
7. **90-day readiness roadmap** — actions by workstream with owners and dependencies.
8. **Evidence and controls checklist** — documentation needed for assurance or customer review.
9. **Risk register** — greenwashing, incomplete data, inconsistent definitions, legal exposure, and mitigation.
10. **Communication plan** — internal kickoff, leadership update, customer response, and report narrative guardrails.

Do not provide legal advice; mark regulatory applicability and assurance requirements as items to confirm with qualified experts.