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The false trade-off between competitiveness and sustainability

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

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 […]

The power of AI for ESG consulting: How to scale advisory work without adding headcount

The power of AI for ESG consulting: How to scale advisory work without adding headcount

ESG consulting is getting harder ESG advisory work now sits much closer to core business decisions than it did even a few years ago. Sustainability insights increasingly inform capital allocation, risk management decisions, and long-term business strategy. Clients are demanding far more from their ESG consultants (often on a smaller budget than before). At the […]

AI for sustainability: How asset managers analyze sustainability reports at scale

AI for sustainability: How asset managers analyze sustainability reports at scale

Leading asset managers are adopting AI to analyze sustainability disclosures at scale. For several years now, asset managers have been looking for workarounds that deal with a hard truth: ESG data is essential for investment decisions and stewardship, but sustainability reporting is inconsistent, fragmented, and time-consuming to analyze manually. If assessing via a custom framework, […]

12 Best AI tools for ESG consultants

12 Best AI tools for ESG consultants

Sustainability consulting is a rapidly evolving discipline. Client needs are becoming more complex and disclosure expectations keep expanding. At the same time, given current economic and political headwinds, many sustainability budgets have shrunk, meaning external consultants are often expected to do more with less. As AI becomes more sophisticated, many consultants are facing mandates from […]

How Manifest Climate Can Help You Develop a Credible Climate Strategy

How Manifest Climate Can Help You Develop a Credible Climate Strategy Highway runs through green hills

Every company with a climate target needs a proper strategy for getting these. That’s easier said than done; for example, while more than 3,000 organizations have set science-based targets, our data suggests that only half of these companies publish climate transition plans — and just a fraction of these plans have tangible effects on resource […]