1. Goals Need Measurable Indicators

You can’t manage what you can’t measure. Input, output, and impact KPIs create the foundation for tracking progress and assessing effectiveness. 

2. Leadership Needs Clarity

Executives don’t need lengthy ESG reports. They need targeted, decision-ready insights. ESG performance management delivers exactly that. 

3. Stakeholders Expect Outcomes

Investors, customers, and regulators want to see results — not just intentions. Active performance management allows you to prove what your sustainability efforts actually achieve. 

4. Efficiency Demands Structure

A well-structured ESG data system uncovers risks, saves costs, and highlights untapped opportunities early — without last-minute scrambles. 

A performance-driven sustainability strategy starts with the right indicators. 

• Input KPIs track what you invest — budgets, training, initiatives. 

• Output KPIs show what’s achieved — emissions reduced, share of sustainable suppliers. 

• Impact KPIs reveal broader effects — CO2 saved per product, improved brand trust, long-term risk reduction. 

Each KPI must be aligned to business relevance. Not everything needs to be quantified, but every metric should guide a decision. 

• Materiality-Based Focus: Choose KPIs tied to what matters most for your industry and business model. 

• Goal Linkage: Every KPI should be tied to a defined target — and those targets should be ambitious, yet achievable. 

• Ongoing Monitoring: ESG isn’t static. Performance data must be collected, analyzed, and used regularly. 

• Financial Integration: Tie ESG KPIs to ROI, EBIT, or risk management metrics. This moves ESG into the realm of business performance. 

• Reporting as a By-Product: With a digital ESG performance system, reporting becomes a natural output of operations — not an annual burden. 

The EQS Sustainability Cockpit isn’t just another reporting tool. It’s the digital backbone for ESG performance management. It enables companies to: 

• Centralize ESG goals, KPIs, and actions 

• Track progress in real time across input, output, and impact 

• Automate ESG data collection and aggregation 

• Link ESG strategy to operational processes 

• Prepare seamlessly for CSRD and other frameworks 

• Deliver board-ready insights at the click of a button 

It helps transform ESG from a reporting obligation into a strategic capability — scalable, reliable, and built for impact. 

You can’t manage sustainability performance at scale with spreadsheets. The next step is inevitable: digitalizing your ESG management system. 

With the EQS Sustainability Cockpit, companies move: 

• From fragmented data to integrated insights 

• From reactive reporting to real-time steering 

• From ESG noise to focused, outcome-driven action 

You’ve already done the hard work of ESG reporting. Now it’s time to unlock the full value of that data. Turning sustainability into a measurable, actionable business function is not just a nice-to-have — it’s a strategic necessity. 

The EQS Sustainability Cockpit is the infrastructure for that next step. It empowers companies to manage what matters, drive results, and lead with impact.