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
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
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
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 […]