GLOSSARY
Materiality assessment
A materiality assessment identifies and prioritizes the ESG issues with a real impact on a company's financial performance or its stakeholders, narrowing a long list of possible topics down to the core themes actually worth reporting and managing. A 'double materiality' approach — weighing both financial impact and environmental/social impact together — is becoming more common.
Why it matters for Tier-2/3
When a customer asks for a sustainability report or an ESG self-assessment response, the concept of materiality is useful precisely because not every issue deserves equal weight. Tier-2/3 suppliers can use it to identify the core issues repeatedly asked about in their industry — emissions, workplace safety, supply-chain management — and prioritize accordingly.
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