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UiPath Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

By Shelly Kramer - November 11, 2021
UiPath Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

The News: Last week, UiPath released its inaugural environmental, social and governance (ESG) report with baseline metrics related to the company’s sustainability efforts, commitment to communities, and corporate governance. Ready the full press release here.

UiPath Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

Analyst Take: UiPath, a leader in the automation software space and a newly public company, has never had to publicly release ESG metrics before, but the software automation giant is ready to be held accountable. With its newly released ESG Overview, UiPath defined the company’s four core pillars of alignment to its business strategy: Leveraging Automation for Good, Empowering People and Communities, Protecting Our Environment, and Fostering Good Governance.

The report provides baseline metrics and context around each of these pillars to measure success and identify areas of improvement. The organization is monitoring critical areas of performance including energy management, community involvement, and corporate governance. It also offers insight into diversity and inclusion initiatives like pay equity, employee recruitment, and talent retention.

Accountability Drives Action

In the last few years, we’ve seen an increase in ESG initiatives from organizations of all sizes. That said, there has been discrepancies in what information is reported to the public, as it’s not required by many countries and frameworks and standards vary. But in today’s world, regardless of the framework, accountability drives action. Future-focused companies understand the benefit of reporting ESG data and we are beginning to see a trend here: ESG initiatives are important, for a variety of reasons, and they are on the rise.

Socially responsible investing, like socially conscious shopping has exploded in popularity in recent years. According to a recent report, companies with strong ESG performance have high returns on investment and are more resilient in times of crisis. At the same time, the organizations that don’t disclose this information are demonstrating a lack of trust and transparency that might make some investors wary.

To anyone paying attention as our world changes, this should not be a surprise. Millennials and Gen Z have been pushing organizations in the B2C space to be more socially-conscious over the last decade. It was only a matter of time before B2B companies started to play along too.

UiPath is Ready for the Future

But we shouldn’t have expected anything less from UiPath. The company’s vision statement starts with, “We’re humble game-changers…” and in our work with the company over the last several years, we know that to be true. Moreover, as it relates to corporate ESG efforts, changing the game is clearly what UiPath is committed to trying to do here. This microscopic view of critical initiatives in one of the major players in the tech industry should serve as a source of inspiration to companies everywhere and something I hope we see more of in the future.
 


 
Good Equals Progress provides industry research and analysis on the topics of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). These columns are for educational purposes only and should not be considered in any way investment advice.

The original version of this article was first published on Futurum Research.

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About the Author

Shelly Kramer is a Co-Founder and Co-Publisher of Good Equals Progress, a Founding Partner and Lead Analyst of Futurum Research, and the President of Broadsuite Media Group. A brand strategist and DX expert, Shelly has decade of experience working with some of the world's largest brands to lead them into the digital space.

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