Data Sources
See where Tracenable’s waste data comes from. Learn which corporate disclosures, registries, and web sources we capture, and how every metric is fully traceable back to its origin.
Introduction
The reliability of waste data starts with the quality of its sources. At Tracenable, we collect information from a broad range of corporate and official channels, ensuring that every data point is traceable back to its origin. Our goal is simple: provide users with complete, transparent, and verifiable evidence of how companies disclose their waste performance.
Where We Collect Data
We capture waste disclosures wherever companies report them, across all common formats:
Corporate reports – Sustainability reports, annual reports, integrated reports, proxy statements.
Regulatory filings – Documents filed under mandatory disclosure regimes (e.g., CSRD, SEC, or national registries).
Web disclosures – Corporate webpages, environmental policy pages, or dedicated sustainability microsites.
Data annexes and spreadsheets – Often attached to sustainability reports or published as standalone datasets.
Press releases and news articles – Only when originating directly from the company.
Government registries – Authoritative third-party repositories of company-submitted waste data.
No matter the format (PDF, HTML, Excel, or XML/XBRL) we normalize disclosures into a structured, machine-readable format without losing traceability to the original file.
End-to-End Traceability
Every data point in the Waste dataset includes a direct link to its original source, allowing users to audit disclosures in context. Links open the exact report, page, or section cited. Metadata such as publication date and reporting period are also captured to preserve the full reporting trail.
This approach ensures transparency: users can always see what a company reported, when, and where.
Coverage Strategy
Our coverage is global and demand-driven. We monitor thousands of companies across sectors and geographies, prioritizing based on client requests. If your use case requires extended coverage, we can adapt our sourcing to include additional companies, jurisdictions, or disclosure types.
This flexibility ensures that Tracenable’s Waste dataset reflects not only today’s mandatory reporting landscape, but also the evolving needs of users.