Market Insight: Five Strategies For Sustainability Reporting Vendors
Kim Knickle
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Executive Summary
The bar for sustainability reporting software is shifting. Regulatory expansion, rising assurance expectations and deeper involvement from finance teams are redefining software requirements for sustainability leaders. Vendors that fail to adapt their product roadmaps, go-to-market strategies and commercial models will struggle to compete as expectations rise, differentiation erodes and buying cycles grow more complex. This report analyses shifting buyer priorities and sets out five strategic actions sustainability reporting software providers must take to stay relevant and win in an increasingly demanding market.
Figure 1. Firms' priorities are evolving when it comes to selecting sustainability reporting software
Figure 2. Five strategies for sustainability reporting vendors
Figure 3. Examples of acquisitions that have expanded vendors’ offerings
About the Authors
Jessica Pransky
Senior Manager
Jessica is a Senior Manager at Verdantix, specializing in providing insights to sustainability leaders and analysing ESG and sustainability reporting software. She advises tec...
View ProfileKim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...
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