Our standards
Last reviewed: April 2026
OneStop ESG covers sustainability, climate, governance, and the companies and policies shaping them. This page explains how we do that work. It is written plainly on purpose, so readers, sources, and partners know exactly what to expect from us.
We help sustainability professionals, investors, students, and businesses make better decisions. That means reporting on real developments in the ESG industry with accuracy, useful context, and a clear point of view where one is warranted. We do not chase hype, and we do not dress up press releases as news.
Our editorial team decides what we cover and how we cover it. No advertiser, sponsor, client, or partner gets to approve, edit, or kill a story. Sponsored content, when we publish it, is labelled as such and produced separately from the newsroom. If a story involves a company that advertises with us or uses our marketplace, we still hold it to the same reporting standards as any other piece.
We prefer primary sources. That includes filings, regulatory disclosures, official policy documents, peer reviewed research, and on the record interviews with people who have direct knowledge. Where we rely on third party reporting, we link to the original work and credit the outlet.
Anonymous sourcing is used sparingly, only when the information is significant, when the source has a clear reason to ask for anonymity, and when we can corroborate what they tell us through other reporting. When we use an anonymous source, we explain to readers why.
We honour embargoes we have agreed to and ignore the ones we have not. We do not pay sources for information.
Every article goes through at least one editor before it is published. For data heavy pieces, numbers are checked back to their original source. For quotes, we confirm attribution and context with the speaker or their team where practical. When a company or person is the subject of criticism in our reporting, we make a good faith effort to reach them for comment before publication.
We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we fix it. Factual corrections are made at the top or bottom of the affected article, with a short note explaining what changed and when. For significant errors, we update the article headline or summary if the original framing was wrong.
If you spot an error in our reporting, email media@onestopesg.com with the article link and the specific issue. We take these seriously and respond.
Our writers disclose any material personal relationship, financial interest, or professional affiliation with the people or companies they cover. If a conflict is unavoidable, we either disclose it in the article or reassign the story. Staff do not hold individual stock positions in companies they cover on a beat, and our author pages list their current role and background.
Thought leadership and contributed pieces from outside experts are clearly labelled on the article page, and the contributor's affiliation is shown alongside the byline.
We use AI tools to help with research, to suggest headlines, to clean up transcripts, and to accelerate routine editing. We do not publish articles written entirely by AI under a human byline. Every published piece is reviewed, edited, and approved by a human editor who is accountable for its accuracy.
When AI is used in a meaningful way within a specific article, for example to analyse a large dataset, we say so in the article.
OneStop ESG is an independent ESG platform. Our revenue comes from paid memberships, the marketplace, advertising, sponsorship of specific pages and events, and paid placements that are clearly marked. We do not accept payment to publish or suppress editorial coverage. Our About us page lists the team behind the platform.
We treat the people in our stories with care. That includes minimising identifying details for sources at risk, handling private information responsibly, and giving subjects a chance to respond before publication where fairness requires it. For how we handle reader data, see our Privacy Policy.
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This policy is a living document. We review it at least once a year, and we update it sooner if our practices change.