Market Insight: 10 Innovative Vendors Advancing ESG And Sustainability Performance
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Executive Summary
Buyers of ESG and sustainability software – such as product lifecycle software, data collection and reporting solutions, and social impact platforms – should use this report to understand product developments. Software suppliers, as well as consultants, can leverage this report to identify partnership opportunities and acquisition targets, as well as to gain a better understanding of how their peers are driving innovation. New and existing vendors have entered the ESG and sustainability software market, bringing a fresh perspective to tackle corporates’ issues. They are offering solutions that incorporate promising technologies such as AI, blockchain and geospatial tools, or are establishing partnerships to develop new approaches to impact quantification. The 10 vendors covered in this report are Benevity, C3 AI, Circulor, KickImpact, Loopcycle, Makersite, NatureAlpha, Novata, Ulula and YuzeData.New technologies and data availability emerge as ESG and sustainability top innovation trends
Vendors from different backgrounds are helping firms enhance their ESG and sustainability performance
Figure 2. 10 innovations in the ESG and sustainability software market
Figure 3. 10 innovative vendors advancing ESG and sustainability performance
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Alessandra Leggieri
Senior Analyst
Alessandra is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in carbon management and software for product carbon footprints. Her research spans over 100 vendors in the carbon ma...
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Kim 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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