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UL Solutions: Using Sustainability Data for Business Value

Sustainabilitymag · · 541 words · By Chloe Williment
ESG Data Management Corporate Sustainability Business Resilience
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The article discusses how organizations are integrating sustainability data into their business strategies to improve operational resilience and long-term value. It highlights the role of digital platforms, specifically mentioning UL Solutions' software, in consolidating ESG data to mitigate supply chain risks.

Propaganda risk 20%
Claims checked 10
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center83%
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What happened

UL Solutions: Using Sustainability Data for Business Value Organisations are facing tighter budgets, supply chain disruptions and increasing stakeholder expectations.

Why it matters

However, high-quality sustainability data can help leaders make better operational and investment decisions.

Common ground

Companies are continuing to embed environmental metrics into business planning to improve resilience, allocate resources more effectively and identify risk earlier.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

The article discusses how organizations are integrating sustainability data into their business strategies to improve operational resilience and long-term value. It highlights the role of digital platforms, specifically mentioning UL Solutions' software, in consolidating ESG data to mitigate supply chain risks.

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Propaganda Score
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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Glittering Generalities 80% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “74% of business leaders identify resilience as a key driver of future growth”
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The claim is explicitly stated in one web search result from UL Solutions ('74% of business leaders identify resilience as a key driver of future growth'), but no other independent source corroborates this specific statistic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Psychological resilience, or mental resilience, is the ability to cope mentally and emotionally with a crisis, or to return to pre-crisis status quickly. Resilience is generally understood either as a…
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Claim 2: “UL Solutions' Advancing Sustainability Strategies by Overcoming Operational and Economic Challenges workshop in London”
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A web search result for 'Sustainability Reporting Europe 2027' mentions an invite-only lunch workshop titled 'Advancing sustainability strategies by overcoming operational and economic challenges'. However, the evidence does not explicitly link this specific workshop to UL Solutions in a way that confirms they conducted it in London, though UL Solutions is mentioned in other contexts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DQS Group, legally operating through DQS Holding GmbH, is a globally accredited certification and assessment organization headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As an independent third party, DQ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greenwashing (a compound word modeled on "whitewashing"), also called green sheen, is a form of advertising or marketing spin that deceptively uses green PR and green marketing to persuade the public …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masood ul-Mulk TI (Urdu: مسود الملک) is a Pakistani expert on humanitarian aid and a development practitioner. He is the CEO of SRSP the largest NGO working to alleviate poverty in North-West Pakistan…
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Claim 3: “UL Solutions report on a 2024 Maersk survey that found that more than 76% of European businesses experienced supply chain disruption that delayed operations during the previous year”
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The evidence confirms Maersk's business activities and the existence of the year 2024, but does not contain the specific survey result stating that 76% of European businesses experienced supply chain disruptions.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st c…
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web search NEUTRAL — More 2020 Trump voters (89%) than 2020 Biden voters (85%) also voted in 2024. 15% of those who voted for Biden in 2020 did not vote in the 2024 election. 78% of White voters supported Trump in 2024, a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over 80 countries held national elections in 2024, and all developed democracies ' ruling parties lost vote share. [1] The year saw the continuation of major wars, including the Russian invasion of Uk…
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Claim 4: “Platforms such as UL Solutions' ULTRUS UL 360 ESG and Sustainability Data Management software”
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Evidence confirms UL Solutions provides sustainability and safety services, but there is no mention of a specific software platform named 'ULTRUS UL 360 ESG and Sustainability Data Management'.
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web search NEUTRAL — UL Solutions has evolved from its roots in electrical and fire safety to address broader safety issues, such as hazardous substances, water quality, food safety, performance testing, safety and compli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UL_(safety_organization)
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web search NEUTRAL — UL Solutions is a global independent safety science company with more than a century of expertise innovating safety solutions.
https://www.ul.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — UL’s recognized regulatory expertise provides critical credibility to authorities and the marketplace. Bring your products to market more efficiently and clearly differentiate them on crowded shelves …
https://www.ul.com/services/certification
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Claim 5: “according to EcoVadis, 83% of companies now evaluate sustainability investments using the same financial discipline applied to other strategic initiatives”
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Claim 6: “58% reported costs that exceeded expectations”
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No evidence was provided that mentions the specific statistic of 58% of businesses reporting costs exceeding expectations in a Maersk survey.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maersk's business activities include port operation, supply chain management, warehousing and air freight. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with subsidiaries and offices across 130 countri…
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web search NEUTRAL — The report also notes that intra-European trade has tripled since 2010, reaching approx. €3 trillion in 2024. Maersk experts emphasize that near-sourcing is not easy or immediate. Businesses face shor…
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web search NEUTRAL — This clearly doesn’t hold true for the logistics service provider industry. Something that is also highlighted by how long-term container contracts now represent 65% of Maersk’s ocean business, pushed…
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Claim 7: “some organisations achieving cost savings of up to 20% through improvements in energy, waste and supply chain efficiency”
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Claim 8: “more than 80% say they can now measure the return on investment of sustainability initiatives”
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While evidence discusses the importance of measuring ROI for sustainability, no source confirms the specific figure that 'more than 80%' of companies can now do so. One source actually notes that 41% of executives find their measurement underperforming or uncertain.
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Claim 9: “Melissa Goncalves Ferreira, Global Head of Sustainability at Experian”
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Multiple independent sources (Sustainability Magazine and a Sustainability Expo speaker list) explicitly identify Melissa Goncalves Ferreira as the Global Head of Sustainability at Experian.
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Claim 10: “Research published in 2025 found that 88% of companies view sustainability as a potential driver of long-term value”
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