Table of Contents
- 1. Navigation
- 2. Dashboard Overview
- 3. KPI Cards
- 4. Hotspots
- 5. Initiatives
- 6. Applying Filters
- 7. Putting it all together
The Insights Hub is the dashboard for monitoring key metrics, identifying risks, and driving measurable progress across your supply chain. Built specifically for the consumer goods industry, it transforms sustainability data into powerful and actionable insights that moves the needle from compliance to strategic advantage.
Whether you're a brand, retailer, manufacturer, vendor, or facility, the Insights Hub provides visibility and transparency that makes your sustainability data more actionable, comparative, and accessible. Easily track initiatives like coal phase-out or water reduction, compare performance to peers, and access embedded educational resources to guide action with this dashboard.
The Insights Hub helps you:
- Simplify complex sustainability data by translating high-level industry metrics into business-relevant insights, which strengthens cross-organizational collaboration.
- Track progress with industry-aligned metrics and peer benchmarking to demonstrate improvements, identify areas that require attention, and make data-driven decisions.
- Prioritize actions with pinpoint accuracy by transforming facility data into compelling data visualizations that highlight hotspots.
- Build a more resilient, future-proof supply chain by tracking facility initiatives, monitoring implementation progress, and leveraging built-in educational resources.
All Insights Hub data is fully filterable. Data visualizations are organized into Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), hotspots, and initiative tracking, which enables companies to quickly and easily report on progress and identify where to take action next.
By highlighting exactly where to act and how, the Insights Hub empowers you to engage teams across your organization and take meaningful, measurable steps toward sustainability goals.
1. Navigation
- Access Insights hub under Insights in the navigation bar.
- This takes you to the main dashboard view.
2. Dashboard Overview
The Insights Hub Dashboard has several new data visualizations to support your sustainability journey.
Using Facility Environmental Module (FEM) data, these data visualizations are organized around specific impact areas such as decarbonization, water use reduction, chemicals & wastewater management, and social & labor risk. Decarbonization is the first impact area available now, with more impact areas available in the future.
The dashboard is structured with decision-making in mind and focuses on actionability. KPI cards are located at the top of the page, hotspot charts are below, and actionable initiatives are on the right-hand column.
These visualizations highlight current data alongside the contextual information needed for decision-making.
These visualizations use data from 2023 and 2024. While historical data from 2017-2022 will be available in the year-over-year charts, the dashboard will not show KPIs for those years since the dashboard centers around actionability with current data. Dashboards that focus on insights from 2022 and earlier may be included in future updates.
The dashboard and filters will look similar for both Brand and Facility users, however, Facility users will only be able to see data for their facility. In addition, Facility users will only see 0% or 100% in the initiatives section since they can only see their own data. Some hotspot charts may also be less relevant if you’re a Facility user.
The data used in these visualizations are refreshed every hour. For example, if you add tags or add assessments to cadences, you may need to wait up to an hour in order to see those changes reflected in the dashboard. This also applies to newly posted assessments.
3. KPI Cards
At the top of the dashboard, there are three KPI cards that each highlight a different critical metric for tracking progress. Click View All to reveal all KPI Cards.
There are currently 12 different KPI cards, selected based on which ones were the most actionable. These include:
- Carbon Intensity: Carbon content of all energy sources (kgCO2e/MJ)
- Thermal Carbon Intensity: Carbon content of thermal energy sources (kgCO2e/MJ)
- Electricity Carbon Intensity: Carbon content of electricity sources (kgCO2e/MJ)
- % Thermal Energy: The percentage of energy use coming from thermal sources.
- % Electricity is Onsite Renewable: The percentage of electricity that is onsite renewable
- % Electricity is Purchased Renewable: The percentage of electricity that is purchased renewable
- Pc-Pair Production Carbon Intensity: The emissions from a facility normalized by production volume in pieces/pairs.
- Kg Production Carbon Intensity: The emissions from facilities normalized by production volume in kg.
- Pc-Pair Production Energy Intensity: The emissions from a Tier 1 facility normalized by production volume in pieces/pairs.
- Kg Production Energy Intensity: The emissions from facilities normalized by production volume in kg.
- Average FEM Energy Score: The average FEM energy score, which can be used to capture improvements in an organization’s performance with the FEM assessment.
- Total Emissions: Sum of all emissions (kgCO2e)
TIP: We recommend looking at intensity metrics such as “carbon intensity” or “thermal carbon intensity” in order to compare facilities of different sizes or production volumes.
If there is a KPI you wish to see in your dashboard, please reach out to support.worldly.io to submit a request. For a full list of KPI definitions and examples, click here.
Each KPI card’s color-coding helps to quickly identify areas of concern versus those performing well. In addition to the KPI value (ex: 686.225 M), each card also includes:
- Year-over-year changes symbolized by the calendar icon
- Peer comparison that benchmarks against similar companies in your industry, symbolized by the three vertical bars
- Download button to access PNG images to easily distribute insights to your team
Let’s take a deeper look at Overall Emissions. Clicking on the KPI card reveals more detailed graphs on year-over-year changes and peer comparisons.
Year-over-year changes
The red line above shows the progress of total emissions in terms of kgCO2e from 2019 to 2023. The dotted line shows the average benchmark within the same time frame.
Peer Comparisons
The red box in the box plot diagram shows how your total kgCO2e compares to industry peers as symbolized by the grey box. Match the numbers in the screenshot to the numbered bullet points below to learn how to read a box plot diagram:
- The top horizontal line shows the maximum, or greatest value, excluding outliers.
- In this example, the maximum value lies at 225 M.
- The top of the light red box shows the upper quartile. 25% of the data is above this value, and 75% of the data falls below.
- In this example, the upper quartile lies at 150 M.
- The line between the light red box and the dark red box is the median. This marks the mid-point of the data and divides the box into two parts. 50% of the data is greater than or equal to this value, and the other 50% is less than this value.
- In this example, the median lies just below 100 M.
- The bottom of the dark red box is the lower quartile. 25% of the data is below, and 75% of the data is above this value.
- In this example, the lower quartile lies at 75 M.
- The bottom horizontal line shows the minimum, or the lowest value, excluding outliers.
- In this example, the minimum value lies at 25 M.
Additionally, both graphs are downloadable by clicking on the icon in the upper right-hand corner.
4. Hotspots
The hotspot charts help you pinpoint the impact of your emissions. Depending on what matters most to your business, browse through the charts to get overall summaries by regions, facilities, and emissions source distribution.
The Carbon Intensity by Country and Carbon Intensity by Facility Type charts are more useful for analyzing multiple FEM modules, while the Emission Mix chart is more relevant for facilities looking at a single FEM module.
Again, each hotspot chart is downloadable by selecting the icon in the upper right corner.
Most Impactful Regions
The bar and line graph identifies regional hotspots for emissions and suggests potential areas to target for emissions reduction.
- The primary x-axis (left) represents the total emissions in kgCO2e.
- The x-axis lists each region you have facilities operating in.
- The secondary y-axis (right) represents how many facilities are contributing emissions in each region.
- The blue bars represent how much total kgCO2e is produced in each region
- The purple dots show the number of facilities per region.
In this example, China and Bangladesh are the most impactful regions in terms of total kgCO2e, with China in a significant lead.
Most Impactful Facilities
The table ranks the top 5 most impactful facilities in terms of kgCO2e and emphasizes which facilities should be targeted for decarbonization.
- Rank - Rank of the facility
- Facility - Facility name
- Total Emissions kgCO2e - The total greenhouse gas emissions in terms of kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.
- Coal % of Total - The percentage of total emissions that comes from coal.
- View more - Use the left and right arrows to continue viewing the facility list
In this example, Yaroad Custom Clothing is the facility with the highest emissions at 5.232 million kgCO2e and 45% of emissions coming from coal, with Zhongshan Arlisman following closely at 4.312 million kgCO2e and 42% of emissions coming from coal.
Emission Source Distribution
The horizontal bar chart visualizes which emission sources contribute to overall greenhouse gas emissions.
Emission Sources:
- Electricity
- LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas
- Biomass - General
- Diesel
- Natural Gas
- Fuel oil - Blended Average
- Petrol
- Propane
- Steam (purchased)
- Chilled water
- Coal
- Biodiesel
- Refrigerants
- Biomass - Wood
In this example, the largest contributors are Electricity, LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas, Biomass - General, and Diesel. The larger the block is, the more that emission source contributes to total emissions in terms of kgCO2e.
5. Initiatives
The right-hand column features a list of initiatives that facilities can take action on. Each initiative is related to the impact area selected in the drop-down menu in the upper left corner. The data used in each initiative comes directly from specific questions in any section of the FEM.
Please note that only Engagement or Impact subscriptions can access this feature.
Top initiatives are based on what users most frequently ask about or indicate they want to track. These often represent the most critical actions that facilities can take to improve their sustainability performance or critical foundational work.
For example, you can see at a glance what percentage of your facilities have coal phaseout plans. In this screenshot 15% of facilities have a coal phaseout plan.
When you click on an initiative card, a drawer will appear where you can:
- View a table that breaks down the initiative into further detail
- Download a file for additional columns and follow-up question data
- Access more resources such as case studies and links for capacity building
Clicking on the coal phaseout initiative opens a drawer that shows a table ranking facilities by their total emissions. The right-most column shows whether the facility has a phaseout plan based on the red x or green checkmark.
Below the table you can also download a file with detailed sub-question analysis or access educational resources and case studies about facility coal phaseout plans.
6. Applying Filters
The left-hand filter column automatically updates all metrics throughout the dashboard to reflect the filtered data set. The dashboard filters enable users to organize and slice the data to quickly determine which facilities are best suited for intervention.
Some of the most common filters used include country, facility type, tier type, or tags. You can also apply flexible filtering, which means simultaneously applying multiple filters such as country, facility type, and other parameters.
- Impact Areas Dropdown - Select which impact area the dashboard should focus on. Decarbonization is currently the only impact area available.
- Assessment Year Dropdown - Select the applicable year the dashboard should use.
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Outliers Excluded - Select the “i” icon next to Outliers excluded to download the Outliers CSV. This report shows how many assessment outliers were detected and excluded from the dashboard data based on the selected year of the dashboard. The number of outliers does not change when you select additional filters.
- In the screenshot above there are four outliers excluded which means there are four excluded assessments.
- Data Sources - Select the “i” icon next to Data Sources to view which data sources are included.
- Data Ownership - Toggle between "My Modules" and "Modules Shared with Me"
- Verification Check Boxes - Toggle between assessment data that is verified or not.
- Country - Select the applicable regions.
- Industry Sector - Select the applicable industry sectors.
- Facility Type - Select the applicable facility types.
- Tag - Select the applicable tags.
- Cadence - Select the applicable cadences.
- Accounts - Select the applicable accounts.
- Number of Employees - Select the number of employees.
7. Putting it all together
Next, we’ll walk through an example that illustrates the Insights Hub in action.
Let’s say a company wants to understand how to focus their sustainability resources more effectively by comparing emissions between facilities in China and Bangladesh.
By selecting China and Bangladesh under the Country filter, as well as Final Product Assembly and Packaging Production under the Facility Type filter, the entire dashboard refreshes and provides valuable business insights from the selected year’s assessment.
KPI Cards
For example, the company can see how final product assembly and packaging production facilities in China and Bangladesh have increased overall emissions, carbon intensity, and thermal carbon intensity based on the year-over-year increase in the KPI Cards.
Hotspots
The hotspots chart compares the country’s total kgCO2e to the total number of facilities. The bar and line chart illustrates how China has more facilities than Bangladesh, which appears to be proportional to the total carbon emissions in kgCO2e. This visualization provides evidence for the company to proceed with targeted decarbonization efforts in China.
Initiatives
Armed with information from the previous visualizations, the company can click on any of the initiatives on the right-hand column to understand what to do next.
Clicking on the Coal Phaseout initiative reveals a table ranking facilities based on their normalized emissions, with a separate column indicating whether the facility has a phase out plan.
The company can also access a downloadable table containing additional columns and follow-up questions beyond the displayed table, as well as case studies and capacity building links at the bottom.