As global society grapples with profound challenges ranging from economic inequality to climate change, stakeholders are demanding greater accountability from corporations regarding their social and environmental impacts. Communities are no longer satisfied with businesses prioritizing profits at the expense of people and planet. In response, a growing transparency movement is empowering citizens, workers, and consumers

Imagine if every company fully accounted for the environmental impacts occurring deep within their complex global supply chains. The scale of carbon emissions, water usage, waste generated, and other effects on natural resources would likely be eye-opening. Our linear take-make-waste global economy has long externalized such upstream and downstream costs to the environment. However, as