Value chain mapping
Gain insight into value chain mapping and ESG. Map impacts on the environment and people, financial risks and opportunities — and strengthen your business operations as a result.
Strengthen your business through value chain insights
When working with ESG, it is a good idea to conduct a value chain mapping. It provides you with a structured overview of your activities, resources, and stakeholders. In doing so, the mapping also highlights where your organisational structure may need strengthening.
Through mapping, you can identify risks and opportunities for sustainable improvements and make it easier for stakeholders to understand what you are doing — and how.
A value chain mapping is divided into 3 main areas:
- Upstream – Suppliers and raw materials
- Own operations – Your own processes and operations
- Downstream – Customers' use of your product/service and the end-of-life phase
The mapping covers your full sphere of influence and identifies both direct and indirect impacts on activities within the value chain. Value chain mapping is essential for determining which ESG topics should be reported. For companies covered by the CSRD, mapping remains a requirement.
Double materiality assessment
In addition, value chain mapping is a prerequisite for conducting a double materiality assessment, which is crucial for guiding ESG strategy and reporting. This overview enables you to identify both financial factors and impacts on people and the environment.
Learn more about how your company can conduct a double materiality assessment
How we help you through the process
Benefits of value chain mapping
- Identify your "unknowns" and business risks
- Gain clarity on your weaknesses and build a more resilient value chain
- Enable more precise ESG reporting
- Meet consumer and investor expectations for responsible value chains
- Ensure compliance with legal requirements (e.g., CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy)
