ESG data and ratings platforms
RiskThinking.ai
Climate digital twin and physical risk simulation software for companies, real estate and infrastructure, with licensed hazard data.
ESG software and service providers in global companies
289 providers that cover global companies, compared by framework, category and verified reviews.
ESG reporting rules in global companies
Companies that operate in several regions usually use international frameworks as a base: the ISSB standards for investors, GRI for impacts, the GHG Protocol for emissions, and CDP and SBTi for disclosure and targets. Local rules then sit on top.
ISSB standards
The global baseline for sustainability disclosure, adopted by a growing number of countries.
Providers and guide: ISSB (IFRS S1/S2)GRI Standards
The most widely used standards for reporting impacts on people and the environment.
Providers and guide: GRIGHG Protocol
The method for measuring Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions that nearly every rule builds on.
Providers and guide: GHG ProtocolCDP
The disclosure system investors and customers use to compare companies.
Providers and guide: CDP
By category
- Carbon accounting and emissions management (101)
- ESG reporting and disclosure software (89)
- ESG and sustainability consulting (73)
- Supply chain ESG and due diligence (55)
- ESG data and ratings platforms (38)
- Assurance and audit (31)
- GHG inventory and verification (26)
- Training and capacity building (26)
- Sustainable finance and EU Taxonomy tools (21)
- Legal and regulatory advisory (20)
- CSRD/ESRS reporting software (19)
- Data collection and verification (19)
Carbon accounting and emissions management
North Star Carbon & Impact
Carbon and sustainability management software for measuring and reducing value-chain emissions.
ESG reporting and disclosure software
Measurabl
ESG data management software for commercial real estate.
Assurance and audit
Kiwa
Testing, inspection and certification group offering sustainability solutions, carbon footprint services and assurance of sustainability reporting.
ESG reporting and disclosure software
Zeroboard
Cloud software for collecting and reporting ESG data and greenhouse gas emissions, with supplier evaluation and consulting support.
Legal and regulatory advisory
DLA Piper
Global law firm advising on ESG reporting, due diligence and climate regulation.
Supply chain ESG and due diligence
TrusTrace
Product traceability and supply chain compliance platform for fashion and retail.
ESG reporting and disclosure software
NGX Global
Software and data services for measuring, verifying and reporting emissions, serving logistics, renewable energy and carbon market users.
ESG data and ratings platforms
MSCI ESG Research
ESG and climate ratings, data and indexes for investors.
Supply chain ESG and due diligence
EcoVadis
Business sustainability ratings and supplier assessment platform.
ESG reporting and disclosure software
SAP Sustainability
SAP’s sustainability products, including Sustainability Control Tower, connected to SAP finance and supply chain data.
ESG data and ratings platforms
Morningstar Sustainalytics
ESG risk ratings, research and data for investors and companies.
ESG reporting and disclosure software
Sphera
Software and data for ESG performance, environment, health and safety, and product lifecycle assessment.
Carbon accounting and emissions management
Carbon Analytics
Real-time carbon accounting and financial performance platform for industrial decarbonisation.
ESG reporting and disclosure software
CarbonCloud
Sustainability intelligence platform for the food industry, covering Scope 3 emissions, product carbon footprints and carbon labelling.
Carbon accounting and emissions management
Fairglow
Environmental impact software for beauty and pharmaceutical companies, focused on life cycle assessment and carbon accounting.
ESG and sustainability consulting
Ecoact
Climate and sustainability consultancy offering carbon accounting and net-zero strategy services.
Carbon accounting and emissions management
Iceberg Data Lab
Provider of environmental data and assessment tools for financial institutions, covering climate, biodiversity and deforestation.
Legal and regulatory advisory
Covington & Burling
International law firm advising on ESG disclosure and supply chain regulation.
Carbon accounting and emissions management
StepChange
Climate and ESG software platform covering Scope 1-3 and portfolio emissions, vendor ESG management and climate and nature risk.
Common questions
Which standards should a global company use?
Most start with the GHG Protocol for emissions and the ISSB standards or GRI for reporting, then add local rules such as the EU CSRD, Singapore’s ISSB-based rules or California SB 253 where they apply.