Corporate transparency is essential, but navigating fragmented data and labor-intensive reporting processes often leaves sustainability teams with little bandwidth for the strategic work that drives progress forward.

This week, Google released its AI Playbook for Sustainability Reporting, sharing lessons from two years of integrating AI into its own environmental reporting process.

The playbook documents how AI has been used to reduce friction across common reporting tasks, including data validation, narrative drafting, benchmarking, accessibility, and responding to stakeholder and investor requests. Rather than positioning AI as a substitute for human expertise, the guidance emphasizes governance, verification, and clear accountability for final disclosures.

It also introduces a structured approach for adoption, encouraging teams to first identify high-friction workflows, determine whether AI or simple automation is appropriate, and document solutions so they can be replicated at scale. Throughout, the emphasis remains on using AI to support judgment, not replace it—freeing teams from repetitive work while keeping decision-making firmly human-led.

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