{"id":25049,"date":"2026-04-09T10:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/?p=25049"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:02:15","slug":"beyond-the-buzz-practical-ai-insights-for-sustainability-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/en\/blog\/beyond-the-buzz-practical-ai-insights-for-sustainability-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Buzz: Practical AI Insights for Sustainability Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25049\" class=\"elementor elementor-25049\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d50b08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d50b08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1947db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1947db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benchmarking peer disclosures to see what others are saying on certain topics.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benchmarking against your own disclosures to check consistency and tone of voice across different reports and websites.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Completing first drafts or revisions of things like process memos, disclosure sections, and public commitments and targets.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pressure testing initial ideas and conclusions, such as seeing if AI suggests alignment with the same UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as you have determined.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checking disclosure gaps against regulations, voluntary frameworks and standards, questionnaire answers and more.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collecting and monitoring data so sustainability professionals can focus on results interpretation, risk management and action.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workiva.com\/platform\/workiva-ai\">Workiva AI<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a great example of how useful AI can be as it lets you ask natural language questions about various sustainability regulations, frameworks and standards even as they are updated or amended. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beehiveclimate.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beehive Climate<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is another good example as its AI software helps companies quickly identify possible physical and transition climate risks and develop first draft disclosures aligned with the recommendations of the former Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d98807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d98807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI misconceptions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878ce33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"878ce33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite its growing use by companies, many misconceptions swirl around AI and its impacts. From completely replacing entire jobs and professions to destroying or saving company net zero goals, misunderstandings about AI don\u2019t have to get in the way of its thoughtful oversight and strategic use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/becky-darom-a7944b41\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becky Darom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Lead Product Manager-AI at Workiva, one of the greatest misconceptions people have about Workiva AI is that it uses private company data without permission. One of Workiva AI\u2019s largest differentiators is that it\u2019s embedded where the work\u2014and therefore context and data\u2014lives. Users, at their discretion, can safely apply AI to their private, non-public data in a governed environment knowing that Workiva AI will not take action without their consent or use this data to train the model. Becky also stresses that Workiva designs for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">human-in-the-loop from the foundation up, as even the most automated AI lacks the expertise a human has in high-stakes workflows.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34ea3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d34ea3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13207f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13207f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Risks and Opportunities of AI<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI promises more than just improvements in productivity. Many are touting its possible environmental benefits, from optimizing power grids and renewable energy management to monitoring ecosystem health to detecting water leaks. But according to the International Energy Association, data centers consumed about 1.5% of all global electricity in 2024, and that is expected to double by 2030.\u00b9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other possible non-environmental risks include algorithmic bias, misinformation\/misuse, some job displacement and disgruntled communities not engaged in data center decisions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9794875 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9794875\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce33a7 bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce33a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. International Energy Agency. (April 2025). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/energy-and-ai\">Energy and AI Report<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2711799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2711799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips to keep in mind when starting with AI\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d420be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d420be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Remember that humans are still needed.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375fbc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"375fbc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI cannot run a sustainability reporting process on its own. While it can be a useful tool, it does not replace human nuance, expertise and creativity, and its output requires human review. During his panel sessions at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/trellis.net\/events\/greenbiz-26\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GreenBiz \u201926<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michaelrockwell\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Rockwell<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Sustainability Project Manager at Hamilton Company, explained how he closely reviews everything his preferred AI tool produces as he works to integrate sustainability across the business. \u201cAI is like Adobe Photoshop,\u201d he advised attendees. \u201cIf someone knows you\u2019re using it, you\u2019re using it poorly.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7daa9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7daa9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Be careful not to be \u201caggressively average.\u201d\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d781c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d781c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picking the right AI tool or agent matters, whether you are looking for complex spreadsheet analysis, data collection and monitoring, or text generation. As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adriellubarsky\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adriel Lubarsky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, CEO of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beehiveclimate.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beehive Climate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, explains, \u201cgeneric stuff comes out of generic tools.\u201d Current AI models rely on past data and patterns, which could result in generic, low-quality content or \u201cAI slop.\u201d Human intervention is essential to ensure disclosures reflect corporate tone and story and present fresh <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ideas. AI might keep you at what Adriel calls \u201caggressively average\u201d by recycling language or keeping you at the baseline of your peers without pushing you to improve.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a08d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78a08d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Start thinking governance right away.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a0151 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63a0151\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23994c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b23994c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniarias\/\">Daniela Arias<\/a>, ESG Services National Market Leader at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowe.com\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=MOLO2502-016B&amp;utm_content=ev-anthem-kw-awareness&amp;utm_term=crowe%20consulting&amp;matchtype=e&amp;device=c&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21981581424&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAC3JdzmJUQded0AOJoYIjAX0JVnOf&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwspPOBhB9EiwATFbi5IzUISNN98Wa23OfAowwvdkVlvlWIiB8aDHjzuanGWbQSarx1rkm3xoC4IAQAvD_BwE\">Crowe<\/a>, AI \u201ccreates great value but also great externalities.\u201d<\/p><p>She suggests companies integrate AI into their board oversight, risk management and sustainability disclosures early. Risks to consider fall into environmental (greenhouse gas emissions, water use, land use for data centers, biodiversity loss, etc.), social (job displacement, employee upskilling needs, bias, community impact, etc.) and governance (copyright infringement, cybersecurity threats, fraud, accountability and reputational harm, compliance risk, etc.) categories.<\/p><p>Daniela also recommends documenting things like:<\/p><ul><li>How you use AI and decisions made, including AI tool choices.<\/li><li>How you ensure AI\u2019s opportunities and risks are discussed at the same time.<\/li><li>How you will start measure and track AI\u2019s impacts on your climate footprint.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4940a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d4940a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f388f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f388f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Responsible AI vs Ethical AI<\/h3>\n<p>According to Harvard University:\u00b2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethical AI<\/strong> refers to an approach to AI that is philosophical and focused on abstract principles (like fairness and privacy) while also examining the broader societal implications of widespread AI usage. For example, researchers investigating AI\u2019s impact on the environment or its potential for workforce disruption are examining AI ethics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsible AI<\/strong> is more narrowly focused on how AI is being used. AI responsibility deals with issues related to accountability, transparency, and regulatory compliance. For example, in a medical research setting, a responsible AI framework would ensure there was sufficient transparency into the AI algorithm to understand and eliminate any biases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7686c6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7686c6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b752d7 bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b752d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Harvard\u2019s Division of Continuing Education. (June 2025 and March 2026). \u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/professional.dce.harvard.edu\/blog\/building-a-responsible-ai-framework-5-key-principles-for-organizations\/#Meet-Our-Expert\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a Responsible AI Framework: 5 Key Principles<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for Organizations.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a646c0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a646c0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca5a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bca5a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Look at what the big AI players are doing.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b8b7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12b8b7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454cc19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"454cc19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Google, Salesforce, Microsoft and others have already developed AI-related policies and reports that provide useful best practices to consider.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a2c78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83a2c78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fb5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8fb5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Atlassian_00.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25123\" alt=\"Atlassian 00\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Atlassian_00.webp 792w, https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Atlassian_00-300x297.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Atlassian_00-768x760.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d5ad7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23d5ad7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7007ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7007ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/trust\/responsible-tech-principles\">Responsible Technology Principles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/blog\/strategy\/responsible-tech-guide\">No-BS Guide to Responsible Tech Reviews<\/a>, Atlassian explains how it believes that \u201cresponsible technology and responsible AI is a challenge that no one company can solve alone. That is why we are open about our efforts and invite feedback and collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e140d64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e140d64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43ef3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c43ef3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Microsoft_02.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25141\" alt=\"Microsoft 02\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Microsoft_02.webp 571w, https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Microsoft_02-232x300.webp 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2171049 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2171049\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5313e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5313e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/ai\/responsible-ai\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsible AI at Microsoft<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">web pages and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com\/is\/content\/microsoftcorp\/microsoft\/msc\/documents\/presentations\/CSR\/Responsible-AI-Transparency-Report-2025-vertical.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 Responsible AI Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Microsoft discusses how it makes responsible decisions about generative AI systems and models, including those related to AI it builds for itself and for customers the company supports in building their own AI.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google details its \u201cmethods for governing, mapping, measuring, and managing AI risks aligned to the NIST framework,\u201d as well as updates on how they are \u201coperationalizing responsible AI innovation across Google\u201d in their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ai.google\/principles\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Principles<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ai.google\/static\/documents\/ai-responsibility-update-published-february-2025.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 Responsible AI Progress Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135d834 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"135d834\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f26733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f26733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Google_01-1024x724.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25145\" alt=\"Google 01\" 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce lays out its pillars of Ethical <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/in\/artificial-intelligence\/ai-ethics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI on its AI Ethics: Principles, Challenges, and The Future of Responsible AI<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">web pages. Their pillars include transparency and explainability (XAI); fairness and non-discrimination; responsibility and accountability; and data privacy, protection and security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad920a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ad920a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9968c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad9968c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salesforce_01-1024x382.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25148\" alt=\"Salesforce 01\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salesforce_01-1024x382.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salesforce_01-300x112.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salesforce_01-768x287.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salesforce_01-1536x573.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.labrador-transparency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salesforce_01.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd1ebe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fcd1ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93de3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93de3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking forward\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dee4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43dee4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67cad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b67cad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perhaps the best AI advice is the simplest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachael-staab-31944387\/\">Rachael Staab<\/a>, Director of Global Sustainability at Workiva, suggests sustainability professionals \u201ctest it, try and get started.\u201d<\/p><p>Looking forward, we anticipate that more companies will use AI to help them automate data collection and validation (including for difficult data across supply chains such as Scope 3 emissions), track metrics like greenhouse gas emissions, monitor regulations and risks, and streamline compliance, among other tasks.<\/p><p>While testing and trying AI tools, we recommend having conversations across the company about how best to integrate AI into governance and risk management and develop ethical and responsible AI policies. As the World Economic Forum explains, \u201cto integrate AI responsibly, firms must establish robust validation processes and interrogate the models they use, while combining AI\u2019s computational power with human judgement, transparency and stakeholder engagement.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0808f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da0808f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca2ada bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca2ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Economic Forum. (September 26, 2025). \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2025\/09\/harnessing-ai-for-sustainability-reporting-path-forward\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How AI can transform sustainability reporting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72eb83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c72eb83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531dfb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"531dfb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Citations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15f424 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e15f424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b743650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b743650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Harvard\u2019s Division of Continuing Education. (June 2025 and March 2026). \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/professional.dce.harvard.edu\/blog\/building-a-responsible-ai-framework-5-key-principles-for-organizations\/#Meet-Our-Expert\">Building a Responsible AI Framework: 5 Key Principles for Organizations<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><p>International Energy Agency. (April 2025). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/energy-and-ai\">Energy and AI Report.<\/a>\u201d<\/p><p>The Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University. (December 2022). \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/ai.northeastern.edu\/news\/what-is-the-difference-between-ai-ethics-responsible-ai-and-trustworthy-ai-we-ask-our-responsible-ai-leads\">What is the Difference Between AI Ethics, Responsible AI, and Trustworthy AI?<\/a>\u201d<\/p><p>Okta. (2024). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.okta.com\/resources\/whitepaper-ai-at-work\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=amer_mult_usa_all_wf-all_dg-ao_a-wf_search_google_text_kw_dsa_utm2&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_id=aNK4z000000UAzJGAW&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20723140542&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACww3aEPpe2rPec4_5Q2kr9a0S58b&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwgr_NBhDFARIsAHiUWr5LhAkYOsCahsGVM2p6UV-XeCPE5M3lsv9RYaIZmE9P1HtbVECXpwQaAgeuEALw_wcB\">AI at Work 2024: C-suite perspectives on artificial intelligence.<\/a>\u201d<\/p><p>Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. (2025). \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/hai.stanford.edu\/assets\/files\/hai_ai_index_report_2025.pdf\">Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2025.<\/a>\u201d<\/p><p>United Nations Environment Programme. (November 2022). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/story\/how-artificial-intelligence-helping-tackle-environmental-challenges\">How artificial intelligence is helping tackle environmental challenges<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><p>Wenger, Sarah. (March 11, 2026). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/corpgov.law.harvard.edu\/2026\/03\/11\/us-ai-oversight-through-three-lenses-investor-expectations-the-sp-100-and-company-specific-analysis\/\">US AI Oversight Through Three Lenses: Investor Expectations, the S+P 100 and Company-Specific Analysis<\/a>.\u201d <em>Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. <\/em><\/p><p>Workday. (2025). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.workday.com\/en-us\/reports\/ai-agents-are-here-but-dont-call-them-boss\/form.html?locale=enus&amp;aud=wd&amp;stage=edu&amp;size=all&amp;pblr=wd&amp;pnpnt=efa&amp;camp=701VT00000UCjJZ&amp;assettype=rep&amp;productfocus=hcm&amp;utm_medium=pres&amp;utm_source=pres&amp;step=step1_default\">AI Agents Are Here\u2014But Don\u2019t Call Them Boss<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><p>World Economic Forum. (September 26, 2025). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2025\/09\/harnessing-ai-for-sustainability-reporting-path-forward\/\">How AI can transform sustainability reporting<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labrador hosted a panel of AI experts to share where AI can be useful to corporate sustainability professionals. 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