Market Perception Trends: ESG And Sustainability Software Providers (2026)
19 Aug, 2026
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Executive Summary
This report is designed to help strategy executives, chief marketing officers and business development directors at ESG and sustainability software providers understand the relative strength of their brand preference and awareness from the perspective of 400 corporate customers across 15 industries and 36 countries. The brand assessment draws on data gathered for the Verdantix 2026 global corporate survey on sustainability budgets, priorities and tech preferences. In telephone interviews conducted in April and May 2026, Verdantix asked sustainability decision-makers their perception of the ESG and sustainability capabilities of 21 software providers.Corporate perception of ESG and sustainability software brands
Survey respondents reflect the views of decision-makers at large enterprises
Established platforms that combine scale, expertise and execution lead brand preference
Demonstrating the utility of specific capabilities is key to brand messaging
Figure 1. ESG and sustainability software providers: brand preference
Figure 2. ESG and sustainability software providers: brand awareness
AMCS, Assent, Avetta, Benchmark
Gensuite, CDP, Cority, Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI), IBM, IntegrityNext, Nasdaq, North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Novisto, o9
Solutions, OneStream, osapiens, Position
Green, Schneider
Electric, Sedex, Sphera, Sweep, Taskforce
on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), UL
Solutions, Watershed, Wolters
Kluwer, Workiva
About the Authors

Callum Millard
Analyst
Callum is an Analyst at Verdantix, helping firms navigate the evolving ESG, sustainability, product innovation and product stewardship landscapes, to drive value creation and ...
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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...
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