Market Insight: 10 Innovative Vendors Advancing ESG And Sustainability Performance In 2025
10 Nov, 2025
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Executive Summary
Buyers of ESG and sustainability software – ranging from AI-driven ESG risk analytics and sustainability data extraction platforms, to supplier relationship management systems and materiality analysis solutions – should use this report to evaluate major product developments and market directions. The vendors covered in the report – Auquan, Briink, Credibl, Factlines, GIST Impact, Risilience, Socialsuite, Sopact, Sunhat and Sweep – illustrate how emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning and automation are transforming longstanding challenges in sustainability data management, regulatory compliance and ESG risk assessments. Software providers and consultants can leverage this report to identify partnership opportunities, as well as to gain a better understanding of how their peers are driving innovation. The selected vendors exemplify new strategies for integrating sustainability into business decision-making and operational workflows across a wide array of global industries.10 innovative vendors advancing ESG and sustainability performance
AI is fuelling a new era of sustainability strategy and execution
Vendors from a broad landscape are driving progress in corporate ESG and sustainability performance
Auquan, Briink, Cambridge
Centre for Risk Studies (Cambridge Judge Business School), CDP, Credibl, Factlines, GIST
Impact, GRI, International
Organization for Standardization (ISO), International
Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Microsoft, Risilience, Socialsuite, SoPact, Sunhat, Sustainability
Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Sweep, Task
Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), UN
About the Authors

Luke Gowland
Senior Analyst
Luke is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in ESG and sustainability reporting software and financial ESG. He advises both technology buyers and software vendor and s...
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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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