30.5.2025
30.5.2025
Choosing the right sustainability software: a buyer's guide for medium and large business
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Making sense of sustainability software
The Economist Impact surveyed 150 CSO leaders in 2025 and found that nearly 90% expect investor scrutiny regarding sustainability performance to either remain the same or increase over the next year. The same amount of CSOs said that they expect the priority given to sustainability within their organisation to either increase or stay the same in the next five years. Clearly, sustainability is moving closer to the top of corporate agendas, both internally and externally, and will continue to do so over the coming years.
Sustainability software to keep your business ahead of the curve
Given sustainability software’s ability to help organisations build repeatable reporting processes, improve and centralise their sustainability data, and improve internal and external communication around sustainability, it’s unsurprising that the largest number of voters (41%) said that ESG data and reporting software was going to be their biggest expenditure in relation to sustainability projects.
Choosing the right sustainability software for your business
Sustainability software helps to simplify the process of collating data from across the business, turning complex ESG challenges into measurable, manageable, and strategic opportunities.In a rapidly evolving software market, it can be a challenge to select the right provider for your business. This whitepaper outlines the key aspects to consider during the procurement process. Please contact us or book a demo to find out more about how KEY ESG can support your business’ sustainability goals.
Contents
Our team of sustainability experts have identified 13 key areas to consider over the course of the buying process:
1. Provider’s track record & expertise
2. Software architecture & security
3. System setup & user access management
4. Compliance with CSRD & other global ESG frameworks
5. Data collection
6. Supply chain management
7. Carbon accounting strength
8. Analytics
9. Reporting
10. Targets & improvement tracking
11. Audits & transparency
12. Support & user-friendliness
13. Customisation & product development
A glossary of the major global sustainability frameworks is also provided.
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Making sense of sustainability software
The Economist Impact surveyed 150 CSO leaders in 2025 and found that nearly 90% expect investor scrutiny regarding sustainability performance to either remain the same or increase over the next year. The same amount of CSOs said that they expect the priority given to sustainability within their organisation to either increase or stay the same in the next five years. Clearly, sustainability is moving closer to the top of corporate agendas, both internally and externally, and will continue to do so over the coming years.
Sustainability software to keep your business ahead of the curve
Given sustainability software’s ability to help organisations build repeatable reporting processes, improve and centralise their sustainability data, and improve internal and external communication around sustainability, it’s unsurprising that the largest number of voters (41%) said that ESG data and reporting software was going to be their biggest expenditure in relation to sustainability projects.
Choosing the right sustainability software for your business
Sustainability software helps to simplify the process of collating data from across the business, turning complex ESG challenges into measurable, manageable, and strategic opportunities.In a rapidly evolving software market, it can be a challenge to select the right provider for your business. This whitepaper outlines the key aspects to consider during the procurement process. Please contact us or book a demo to find out more about how KEY ESG can support your business’ sustainability goals.
Contents
Our team of sustainability experts have identified 13 key areas to consider over the course of the buying process:
1. Provider’s track record & expertise
2. Software architecture & security
3. System setup & user access management
4. Compliance with CSRD & other global ESG frameworks
5. Data collection
6. Supply chain management
7. Carbon accounting strength
8. Analytics
9. Reporting
10. Targets & improvement tracking
11. Audits & transparency
12. Support & user-friendliness
13. Customisation & product development
A glossary of the major global sustainability frameworks is also provided.
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