ERM, the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, has partnered with osapiens, the digital ESG platform provider, to help businesses effectively manage, report and ultimately act on insights from ESG data to operationalize sustainability across their organizations and value chains.

The partnership combines ERM’s advisory capabilities with osapiens’ AI-powered cloud platform to help companies undertake due diligence and comply with a growing number of ESG regulations including but not limited to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

osapiens provides software-as-a-service solutions that enable companies to implement ESG requirements quickly, automatically and securely. The platform enables quick and efficient data collection. ERM’s technical and regulatory experts review and validate the quality of data used and generated during the process and advise on the assessments that feed into clients’ ESG reporting. ERM also offers the strategic and technical capabilities required to help organizations harness the data gathered for sustainability decision-making and action. 

Working together, ERM and osapiens will support clients across a number of ESG data requirements. Examples range from providing rapid AI-enabled screening of multiple suppliers’ ESG risks in support of value chain due diligence, to conducting complex deforestation assessments using satellite and other data inputs to help companies comply with the EUDR.

Olaf Schatteman, Global Lead for Sustainable Product & Supply Chain Services at ERM said:

“As the sustainability reporting landscape continues to grow more complex, our clients are seeking solutions that will streamline their data collection to ensure regulatory compliance.

“At the same time, they recognize that the data collected can be analyzed to generate meaningful insights about their business. Drawing on osapiens’ advanced digital and ESG data capabilities, we look forward to helping more organization harness data for business decision-making and value creation.”

Kushal Mashru, Head of Strategic Partnerships at ERM, said: “The businesses we work with are continually seeking to enhance their ESG data capabilities, and osapiens is therefore a welcome addition to ERM’s ecosystem of partners.

“By combining our digital, data and sustainability expertise we will help more organizations to navigate the ESG reporting landscape, with the ultimate aim of translating the data collected into the action required to operationalize sustainability throughout their operations.”

Jaime Marijuán Castro, Head of Global Partnerships and Alliances at osapiens said: “Our partnership with ERM marks a significant step forward in helping organizations not only meet their ESG obligations but also use data to drive actionable insights and make an impact. Together, we’re enabling organizations to turn compliance into a catalyst for sustainable growth.”

About ERM

Sustainability is our business.

As the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, deploying a unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. This approach helps clients to accelerate the integration of sustainability at every level of their business.  

With more than 50 years of experience, ERM’s diverse team of 8000+ experts in 40 countries and territories helps clients create innovative solutions to their sustainability challenges, unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

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About osapiens

osapiens develops innovative software-as-a-service solutions that enable companies to implement ESG requirements in a fast, automated and secure way. At the core is the osapiens HUB, an AI-powered cloud platform that creates compliance and transparency across the entire value chain. 

With osapiens, companies master all ESG challenges: They identify risks, implement reporting obligations such as CSRD, EUDR and LkSG, and make their operations more sustainable.

osapiens was founded in Mannheim, Germany in 2018 and was awarded the German Founder Award in the "Rising Star" category in 2022. Today, osapiens is a leading provider of ESG software solutions and works with an international team of more than 300 employees for more than 1,300 customers worldwide.