# Automate ESG compliance routing and reporting with OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Airtable, Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack and one other. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-esg-compliance-routing-and-reporting-with-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Automate ESG compliance routing and reporting with OpenAI

Started by another system calling it, and works across Airtable, Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack and one other. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 30 steps, 1 branch: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomate-esg-compliance-routing-and-reporting-with-openai)

**30 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**5** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 7 Logic 7 Service 14

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **Periodic Sustainability Monitoring** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **External ESG Platform Events** Webhook *Starts it*
- 3 **Governance Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 4 **ESG Compliance Output Schema** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 5 **Oversight Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 6 **Sustainability Metrics Calculator** Tool Calculator *Model*
- 7 **ESG Scoring Engine** Tool Code *Model*
- 8 **Multi-Cloud Sustainability API** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 9 **ESG Reporting Sheets Tool** Google Sheets Tool *Service*
- 10 **Governance Alerts Tool** Slack Tool *Service*
- 11 **Compliance Documentation Tool** Airtable Tool *Service*
- 12 **Normalize Sustainability Input** Set *Logic*
- 13 **Green Governance Agent** Agent *Model*
- 14 **Sustainability Oversight Agent Tool** Agent Tool *Model*
- 15 **Route by Approval Status** Switch *Logic*
- 16 **Prepare Approved Record** Set *Logic*
- 17 **Send Review Request** Slack *Service*
- 18 **Prepare Rejected Record** Set *Logic*
- 19 **Store Approved Sustainability Records** Data Table *Service*
- 20 **Log Rejected Items** Data Table *Service*
- 21 **Update ESG Dashboard** Google Sheets *Service*
- 22 **Send Compliance Report** Gmail *Service*
- 23 **Sync to Enterprise ESG Platform** Http Request *Service*
- 24 **Prepare Lineage Record** Set *Logic*
- 25 **Prepare Error Record** Set *Logic*
- 26 **Track Environmental Impact Lineage** Data Table *Service*
- 27 **Log API Sync Errors** Data Table *Service*
- 28 **Alert on Sync Failure** Slack *Service*
- 29 **Prepare KPI Record** Set *Logic*
- 30 **Track Green KPI Performance** Data Table *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 30, with 1 branch
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Airtable, Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack, n8n data table
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable, Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 30 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 30 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomate-esg-compliance-routing-and-reporting-with-openai)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Airtable](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Airtable#library)[Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Gmail#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)[n8n data table](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=n8n+data+table#library)

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