Selecting the right ESG reporting platform for CSRD compliance

A leading energy infrastructure company partnered with NTT DATA to identify the most suitable ESG reporting tool aligned with CSRD requirements. 
Hands gently cup dark soil around a small green seedling, with other hands and young plants softly blurred in the background.
Vendors analyzed
41
Evaluation model
150+ scoring drivers
Shortlist
Final tool selection supported
Futuristic city at sunset with elevated highways, traffic light trails, pedestrians on a glass skybridge, and glowing digital data overlays on buildings and roads.
Structured tech scouting for strategic ESG decisions 
The organization needed independent support to navigate a fragmented ESG software market and select the best-fit solution.
Objectives
Assess market-leading tools. Define functional and technical requirements. Support evidence-based selection.
Opportunity
Increasing sustainability regulations like CSRD highlight the need for a dedicated, scalable reporting platform that ensures successful management and reporting of complex ESG data. 
Driving Complex Global Transformations

Proven delivery overcoming complex multi-country business challenges

Key Challenges
White wind turbines tower against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds, with one large turbine in the foreground and others receding behind it
Rapidly evolving ESG regulatory landscape
Woman standing by a whiteboard, smiling as she uses a tablet and stylus in a bright office.
Multiple vendors with diverse capabilities
Two professionals in a bright modern office review a large curved display of blue and orange supply chain analytics, maps, flow lines, and charts; one holds a tablet.
Need for quantitative and qualitative comparison
Solution
check icon

Applied a structured tech scouting methodology 

check icon

Defined scoring criteria and demo evaluation framework 

check icon

Delivered quantitative assessments and shortlist 

Impact
Informed and compliant ESG technology choice

Provided market transparency and benchmarking. 

Reduced selection risk.  

Drag