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ESG scoring: how to build a defensible methodology (and apply it at scale)
Every serious sustainability decision eventually becomes a scoring problem. Whether you are comparing portfolio companies, screening a target, or assessing members of a coalition, at some point the judgment has to compress into something comparable: a score. And that is where the trouble starts, because the third-party scores most teams inherit disagree with each other, […]
AI ESG due diligence: how investment teams screen deals without slowing them down
ESG due diligence has a timing problem. Deal windows are measured in weeks, but a proper review of a target’s sustainability disclosures (reports, policies, ratings, controversies, regulatory exposure) takes an analyst days of reading, and that is for one target with clean documentation. So teams compromise: they sample the documents, lean on a questionnaire, or […]
AI for nonprofits: how mission-driven teams scale sustainability assessment
Nonprofits have adopted AI faster than almost anyone expected: a Virtuous survey of 346 nonprofit organizations found that 92% now use AI in some capacity. The same survey found that only 7% report major improvements in their ability to achieve their mission. That gap says something important: most nonprofits are using AI to speed up […]
AI for asset managers: how investment teams turn ESG disclosure into decisions
Asset managers are drowning in sustainability data and starved of the time it takes to make sense of it. A single portfolio company can publish a 200-page sustainability report, a TCFD-aligned climate disclosure, a CDP response, and a stack of regulatory filings — and that is just one name among the hundreds a typical portfolio […]
The false trade-off between competitiveness and sustainability
Framing the Omnibus I package as driving ‘competitiveness’ misses a key point about competitive advantage in the 21st century. By Laura Zizzo This article was originally published in ESG Today. Last month, the EU officially passed the Omnibus I simplification package, significantly scaling back its proposed climate disclosure regulations. This is a big deal: more […]
How teams get value from Manifest Climate in the first 30 days
Introduction: Solving business problems When teams come to Manifest Climate, they’re looking to automate how they assess entities at scale, without the time investment that manual analysis requires, or the inconsistency that generic AI tools can bring. Manifest Climate is an AI-powered assessment engine designed to turn unstructured information (like sustainability reports, regulatory findings, supplier […]
AI playbook for portfolio monitoring & stewardship
Learn how to move from manual review to scalable, decision-ready sustainability intelligence. Download the AI playbook now Work at portfolio scale — without losing rigor. Sustainable investment and stewardship teams are under pressure. You’re expected to monitor hundreds of companies, assess disclosure quality, identify emerging risks, and prioritize engagement — all with limited time and […]
How ESG professionals should be using AI
In 2026, most knowledge workers are using AI in some capacity, but sustainability professionals were among some of the earliest adopters. With the sheer quantity of ESG data and the speed at which trends, expectations, and regulations change, it’s clear that trying to keep on top of everything manually simply won’t work. But the way […]
How is Manifest Climate different from ChatGPT?
We’re often asked what makes Manifest Climate better than other AI tools on the market, like ChatGPT, Claude, or Microsoft Copilot. Here’s our explanation. Firstly, what is Manifest Climate? Manifest Climate is an AI-based sustainability intelligence platform that helps financial institutions and consultants conduct rigorous ESG analyses at scale. Manifest Climate is an AI tool […]
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