Identify sustainability requirements

Trigger: A regulatory update, stakeholder request, or strategic initiative initiates the need to define environmental, social, and governance obligations.

1. Monitor regulatory and stakeholder environments for emerging ESG standards.
2. Assess organizational operations against potential sustainability regulations.
3. Determine specific ESG protocols and compliance mandates to adopt.
4. Document the identified sustainability requirements.
5. Communicate finalized standards to relevant business units.

Outcome: A formalized set of sustainability standards and compliance protocols is documented and distributed to internal operational teams.