Onedigitale BV

Over the past year we've been speaking with sustainability professionals, finance teams, consultants, and compliance leaders across Europe to understand why CSRD reporting is still so difficult.

The same challenges keep coming up:

• Data is scattered across spreadsheets, emails and PDFs.
• Evidence collection takes weeks.
• Teams spend too much time chasing document owners.
• There isn't a clear audit trail.
• Writing ESRS disclosures is repetitive and time-consuming.
• Many solutions seem designed for very large enterprises with equally large budgets.

Those conversations inspired us to build Ecovanta, an AI-powered ESG reporting platform focused on making CSRD reporting simpler and more transparent.

Some of the capabilities we're working on include:

• AI-assisted ESRS report drafting
• Materiality assessment workflows
• ESG performance scoring
• Automated audit trails
• Evidence management
• AI Document Intelligence that extracts ESG evidence from uploaded policies, invoices, reports and certificates
• Secure cloud document storage
• Collaboration workflows for sustainability teams

We're not trying to replace sustainability experts—we're trying to eliminate repetitive administrative work so they can focus on analysis, strategy and improvement.

I'd genuinely like to hear from people who are already dealing with CSRD or preparing for it.

What part of ESG reporting consumes the most time in your organization?

• Data collection?
• Evidence gathering?
• Writing disclosures?
• Internal approvals?
• External assurance?
• Something else entirely?

We're actively building the platform, so honest feedback—even if it's critical—would be incredibly valuable.

If you're interested in seeing what we're building or becoming an early user, I'd be happy to share more details in the comments or via direct message.

For years, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) was treated by many boards as a high-stakes branding exercise—a collection of glossy reports and "green" promises. But the landscape has shifted. We have entered the era of ESG 2.0, where the focus has moved from performative metrics to operational resilience.

The "S" is No Longer Silent

While carbon footprints dominated the early 2020s, the "Social" pillar is now the primary driver of corporate reputation. In an era of radical transparency, stakeholders are looking deeper into:

•    Supply Chain Ethics: It’s no longer enough to know your Tier 1 suppliers. True ESG leadership requires forensic visibility into labor practices at every level.
    •    The Skills Gap as a Social Risk: Investing in workforce upskilling isn't just HR—it's a social responsibility that ensures long-term economic stability.

"The question for leadership is no longer 'What does ESG cost us?' but 'What does a lack of ESG integration cost our future?'"

• Stop Greenwashing, Start Transitioning: Authenticity beats perfection. Admit the challenges in your transition plan.
  Standardize Your Data: Treat your ESG metrics with the same rigor as your P&L statement.
  Focus on Materiality: Don’t try to save the world all at once. Focus on the ESG factors that most directly impact your specific industry.
• Are you ready? Check: https://ecovanta.ai/csrd-readiness-assessment
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