How can a company use AI to gather the data for its sustainability or environmental report without weeks of spreadsheets, and without overstating anything?

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title: "How to prepare sustainability reports with AI"
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# How can a company use AI to gather the data for its sustainability or environmental report without weeks of spreadsheets, and without overstating anything?

Start from the reporting framework or customer questionnaire you need to answer, last year’s report and the records you already keep, such as energy and fuel bills, travel, waste and purchasing data, and agree an owner for each section. AI pulls figures from those records into the required format, keeps a link from every number to its source document, flags gaps, estimates and changes in method from last year, and drafts plain explanations for each section. Section owners check every figure and statement, nothing is described as better than the evidence shows, any external reviewer or auditor sees the same sources, and a named person approves the report before it is published or sent.

## What this means in practice

- Start from the framework or questionnaire, last year’s report and existing records.
- Pull figures into the required format and link each to its source.
- Flag gaps, estimates and changes in method from last year.
- Have section owners check every figure and avoid claims the evidence does not support.
- Get a named person to approve before publishing or sending.

## How Lid Vizion approaches it

We start with the business decision and operating context, define ownership and measurable milestones, then use configuration, integrations, automation, or custom software only where each earns its place.

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