If you lead a carbon or sustainability software firm, the plans you made in 2024 may no longer hold. Policy reversals since the EU Omnibus have slowed demand, and many executives are now deciding whether to sell or invest in a new direction. Investors face the same choice between exiting and doubling down.

The time to make these decisions on your own terms is running out. Deals are closing across the market, from GRC vendors handing their ESG reporting customers to specialists to midsize players buying smaller rivals. Each deal changes the competitive landscape, and firms that wait risk ending up with fewer options and less leverage.

Verdantix analysts have tracked this consolidation from the start and have spoken with many of the executives and investors behind these deals. This session combines that inside view with our independent vendor assessments and survey data on buyer priorities for 2027. You'll leave with practical guidance you can apply to your own business.