Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Adoption Among the Global Top 100
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Adoption Among the Global Top 100

This report delves into the adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) by the Global Top 100 companies, both privately-held and publicly-traded, as ranked by size, including employee count and revenue metrics, such as those found in the Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 listings. We explore how these leading enterprises are leveraging Environmental, Social, and Governance to pursue strategic goals and drive lasting benefits across various business functions.

The adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance within these top companies reveals significant investments in EPM technology, highlighting a broad and diverse approach. These organizations frequently partner with multiple vendors, integrating complementary EPM solutions to achieve their business objectives. This multi-vendor approach allows them to tailor EPM deployments that drive competitive advantages, operational efficiencies, and overall sustainability.

Our latest findings detail the software purchases related to Environmental, Social, and Governance among these top 100 enterprises, their technology investments span a range of EPM tools and solutions, underscoring the complexity of EPM adoption at this level.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Vendors Among the Global Top 100

Cority Software currently holds a 14% market share in the Environmental, Social, and Governance space, making it the leading provider among the Global Top 100, followed by Workiva, FigBytes, Measurabl, and IBM.

VendorsEnvironmental, Social, and Governance AppsMarket Share
Cority SoftwareCority Reporting 21 ESG, Cority WeSustain, Cority Environmental Cloud, Cority Greenstone InvestorPortal, Cority Greenstone Environment, Cority Greenstone Enterprise14%
WorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting12%
FigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform9%
MeasurablMeasurabl ESG9%
IBMIBM Envizi7%
Benchmark Digital PartnersBenchmark ESG Reporting7%
NovistoNovisto ESG6%
SalesforceSalesforce Net Zero Cloud6%
Diligent CorporationDilligent ESG (ex Accuvio)4%
NAVEX GlobalNAVEX ESG (ex CSRWare)4%
MESAMESA Impact4%
SAPSAP Sustainability Control Tower, SAP Sustainability Footprint Management3%
FactSetFactset ESG (ex Truevalue Labs)2%
MicrosoftMicrosoft Cloud for Sustainability2%
ESG Data ServicesESG Analytics2%
SAMETRICASAMETRICA ESG2%
OracleOracle Sustainability Reporting Starter Kit1%
OneTrustOneTrust ESG and Sustainability Cloud (ex Planetly)1%
Onspring TechnologiesOnspring ESG1%
ESGeniusESGenius1%
SustainaBaseSustainaBase1%
akaryonakaryon ESG Cockpit1%
AssentAssent ESG1%
Wolters KluwerCCH Tagetik ESG & Sustainability Performance Management1%
MetrioMetrio ESG Reporting1%
QuenticQuentic ESG1%
Grand Total100%

The insights derived from our research will empower marketers, product managers, and IT professionals to better understand the adoption trends shaping the future of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). These trends can potentially lead to significant shifts within the competitive landscape, impacting strategies and market positioning for years to come.

By monitoring these top enterprises and their technology choices, we equip our clients with the knowledge needed to anticipate changes and stay ahead in the rapidly transforming world of enterprise software and EPM innovation.

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Global Top 100 adopting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

The influence of these top 100 organizations on the broader EPM market is profound, despite their representation of only a small segment of the digital transformations we track annually. These companies often serve as early adopters and trendsetters, shaping the future of EPM and driving innovations that impact the industry at large.

Our Buyer Insight Technographics Database provides a closer look at these major organizations, capturing the size and intricacy of their IT stacks, along with the frequency of their technology investments. This unique database reveals patterns in EPM adoption and highlights emerging trends, which are crucial for understanding the evolving landscape of Environmental, Social, and Governance.

Our research team continuously tracks the adoption of various Environmental, Social, and Governance, drawing on both publicly available information, such as press releases and case studies, and proprietary data sources. Each quarter, we update our records to reflect new EPM implementations, providing clients with current and relevant insights into market shifts.

Here are the Global Top 100 companies and their adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

CustomerIndustryEmployeesRevenueCountryVendorEnvironmental, Social, and Governance AppsWhen
WalmartRetail2100000$648.1BUnited StatesSustainaBaseSustainaBase2018
G4S plcProfessional Services490000$8.5BUnited KingdomCority SoftwareCority Greenstone InvestorPortal2010
UHGHealthcare440000$324.1BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2022
CognizantProfessional Services347700$19.4BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2021
JP Morgan ChaseBanking and Financial Services313206$155.0BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2021
IBMProfessional Services282200$61.9BUnited StatesIBMIBM Envizi2019
MicrosoftProfessional Services228000$245.1BUnited StatesIBMIBM Envizi2019
CVS HealthHealthcare219000$357.8BUnited StatesSalesforceSalesforce Net Zero Cloud2022
CVS HealthHealthcare219000$357.8BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2022
Brookfield CorporationBanking and Financial Services202500$92.8BCanadaMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2018
Groupe CasinoRetail188811$37.3BFranceCority SoftwareCority Reporting 21 ESG2019
Ford Motor CompanyAutomotive177000$176.2BUnited StatesFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2017
Royal Mail UKTransportation164313$15.8BUnited KingdomCority SoftwareCority Greenstone Environment2017
Grupo BimboConsumer Packaged Goods146910$23.9BMexicoMicrosoftMicrosoft Cloud for Sustainability2022
Charoen Pokphand FoodsConsumer Packaged Goods135446$16.6BThailandSAPSAP Sustainability Footprint Management2024
SubscribeConstruction and Real Estate130000$31.9BUnited StatesMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2019
SubscribeProfessional Services124055$24.5BJapanCority SoftwareCority Greenstone Enterprise2017
SubscribeManufacturing122000$69.6BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2022
SubscribeCommunications108500$20.1BCanadaSalesforceSalesforce Net Zero Cloud2021
SubscribeProfessional Services105315$34.0BGermanySAPSAP Sustainability Control Tower2021
SubscribeOil, Gas and Chemicals103000$316.6BUnited KingdomCority SoftwareCority Environmental Cloud2020
SubscribeMedia101642$16.0BFranceCority SoftwareCority Reporting 21 ESG2020
SubscribeManufacturing100202$41.3BGermanyCority SoftwareCority WeSustain2020
SubscribeBanking and Financial Services92410$9.1BFranceCority SoftwareCority Reporting 21 ESG2019
SubscribeBanking and Financial Services91398$56.3BCanadaSAMETRICASAMETRICA ESG2018
SubscribeProfessional Services68200$3.3BGermanyQuenticQuentic ESG2021
SubscribeGovernment66800$10.0BUnited StatesNAVEX GlobalNAVEX ESG (ex CSRWare)2019
SubscribeInsurance60000$47.8BSwitzerlandMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2020
SubscribeProfessional Services56606$34.9BUnited StatesMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2018
SubscribeDistribution51000$30.9BUnited StatesCority SoftwareCority WeSustain2019
SubscribeConstruction and Real Estate51000$14.4BUnited StatesFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2016
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods50500$21.3BUnited StatesBenchmark Digital PartnersBenchmark ESG Reporting2021
SubscribeGovernment50000$33.0BUnited StatesFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2016
SubscribeHealthcare45000$15.0BUnited StatesOnspring TechnologiesOnspring ESG2021
SubscribeBanking and Financial Services44705$10.5BAustriaakaryonakaryon ESG Cockpit2020
SubscribeRetail44300$3.3BItalyMESAMESA Impact2021
SubscribeManufacturing41000$20.4BUnited StatesESG Data ServicesESG Analytics2021
SubscribeProfessional Services38300$14.1BUnited StatesMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2018
SubscribeProfessional Services33400$25.1BUnited StatesSalesforceSalesforce Net Zero Cloud2021
SubscribeOil, Gas and Chemicals32041$7.3BItalyMESAMESA Impact2021
SubscribeInsurance31000$33.5BCanadaNovistoNovisto ESG2019
SubscribeTransportation30400$37.3BUnited StatesIBMIBM Envizi2019
SubscribeTransportation30000$7.8BHong KongFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2021
SubscribeInsurance28500$15.7BCanadaNovistoNovisto ESG2019
SubscribeManufacturing28343$5.7BUnited KingdomDiligent CorporationDilligent ESG (ex Accuvio)2016
SubscribeInsurance28000$53.4BCanadaNovistoNovisto ESG2019
SubscribeManufacturing27639$12.4BUnited StatesFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2017
SubscribeMedia26745$14.0BUnited StatesBenchmark Digital PartnersBenchmark ESG Reporting2021
SubscribeOil, Gas and Chemicals25183$11.1BGermanySAPSAP Sustainability Control Tower2022
SubscribeRetail25000$9.2BFranceCority SoftwareCority Reporting 21 ESG2021
SubscribeDistribution24700$4.8BUnited StatesBenchmark Digital PartnersBenchmark ESG Reporting2018
SubscribeRetail24190$3.2BCanadaNovistoNovisto ESG2020
SubscribeInsurance24059$47.4BGermanyWolters KluwerCCH Tagetik ESG & Sustainability Performance Management2022
SubscribeManufacturing23500$9.4BUnited StatesMetrioMetrio ESG Reporting2020
SubscribeTransportation23500$6.0BUnited StatesNovistoNovisto ESG2021
SubscribeTransportation23500$6.0BUnited StatesSalesforceSalesforce Net Zero Cloud2021
SubscribeDistribution23201$7.3BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2021
SubscribeHealthcare22500$3.0BAustraliaIBMIBM Envizi2018
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods22000$4.5BUnited StatesFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2020
SubscribeManufacturing21890$8.0BCanadaIBMIBM Envizi2020
SubscribeProfessional Services21000$12.5BUnited StatesNAVEX GlobalNAVEX ESG (ex CSRWare)2019
SubscribeAerospace and Defense20774$7.2BItalyMESAMESA Impact2021
SubscribeRetail20000$6.2BGermanyOneTrustOneTrust ESG and Sustainability Cloud (ex Planetly)2020
SubscribeProfessional Services20000$3.3BUnited StatesBenchmark Digital PartnersBenchmark ESG Reporting2021
SubscribeTransportation20000$12.8BAustraliaIBMIBM Envizi2019
SubscribeProfessional Services19800$17.9BUnited StatesMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2019
SubscribeBanking and Financial Services19254$6.1BFranceCority SoftwareCority Reporting 21 ESG2015
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods18650$11.2BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2022
SubscribeBanking and Financial Services17679$3.8BUnited StatesFactSetFactset ESG (ex Truevalue Labs)2015
SubscribeUtilities17250$19.0BUnited StatesCority SoftwareCority Environmental Cloud2020
SubscribeLife Sciences16000$4.6BIrelandWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2017
SubscribeCommunications16000$10.5BNorwayOracleOracle Sustainability Reporting Starter Kit2011
SubscribeOil, Gas and Chemicals15400$21.7BIrelandDiligent CorporationDilligent ESG (ex Accuvio)2019
SubscribeOil, Gas and Chemicals15000$5.0BNigeriaBenchmark Digital PartnersBenchmark ESG Reporting2022
SubscribeOil, Gas and Chemicals14691$1.9BSouth AfricaWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2022
SubscribeTransportation14248$37.6BGermanyCority SoftwareCority WeSustain2020
SubscribeTransportation14000$3.3BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2022
SubscribeTransportation14000$3.3BUnited StatesSalesforceSalesforce Net Zero Cloud2022
SubscribeGovernment13196$3.8BUnited StatesFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2016
SubscribeProfessional Services13000$7.5BUnited StatesESG Data ServicesESG Analytics2022
SubscribeAerospace and Defense13000$4.2BCanadaNovistoNovisto ESG2020
SubscribeRetail13000$3.7BUnited StatesMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2019
SubscribeAutomotive12656$3.4BItalyMESAMESA Impact2021
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods12000$8.2BUnited StatesMicrosoftMicrosoft Cloud for Sustainability2022
SubscribeManufacturing12000$5.5BUnited StatesAssentAssent ESG2017
SubscribeGovernment11598$3.5BUnited StatesMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2019
SubscribeProfessional Services11574$3.0BUnited KingdomDiligent CorporationDilligent ESG (ex Accuvio)2018
SubscribeManufacturing11350$3.7BUnited StatesNAVEX GlobalNAVEX ESG (ex CSRWare)2020
SubscribeRetail11000$5.5BCanadaSAMETRICASAMETRICA ESG2020
SubscribeUtilities11000$19.2BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2020
SubscribeProfessional Services10901$5.3BUnited StatesNAVEX GlobalNAVEX ESG (ex CSRWare)2019
SubscribeManufacturing10900$4.1BUnited StatesSalesforceSalesforce Net Zero Cloud2021
SubscribeProfessional Services10900$3.8BUnited StatesFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2021
SubscribeAerospace and Defense10000$2.7BUnited KingdomDiligent CorporationDilligent ESG (ex Accuvio)2018
SubscribeUtilities10000$12.3BUnited StatesCority SoftwareCority Environmental Cloud2021
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods10000$1.0BSouth AfricaFigBytesFigBytes ESG Insight Platform2018
SubscribeProfessional Services9900$3.4BUnited StatesWorkivaWorkiva ESG Reporting2021
SubscribeUtilities8827$8.7BUnited StatesMeasurablMeasurabl ESG2020
SubscribeManufacturing8700$2.0BUnited StatesBenchmark Digital PartnersBenchmark ESG Reporting2021
SubscribeTransportation8602$1.4BBrazilESGeniusESGenius2022
SubscribeBanking and Financial Services8536$5.7BUnited StatesFactSetFactset ESG (ex Truevalue Labs)2019
SubscribeTransportation8112$5.5BUnited Arab EmiratesBenchmark Digital PartnersBenchmark ESG Reporting2021
SubscribeDistribution8000$10.2BAustraliaIBMIBM Envizi2017

Source: APPS RUN THE WORLD, October 2024

Research Methodology

Each year our global team of researchers conduct an annual survey of thousands of enterprise software vendors by contacting them directly on their latest quarterly and annual revenues by country, functional area, and vertical market. We supplement their written responses with our own primary research to determine quarterly and yearly growth rates, In addition to customer wins to ascertain whether these are net new purchases or expansions of existing implementations.

Another dimension of our proactive research process is through continuous improvement of our customer database, which stores more than ten million software purchases and records on the enterprise software landscape of over 2 million organizations around the world.

The database provides customer insight and contextual information on what types of enterprise software systems and other relevant technologies are they running and their propensity to invest further with their current or new suppliers as part of their overall IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.

The result is a combination of supply-side data and demand-generation customer insight that allows our clients to better position themselves in anticipation of the next wave that will reshape the enterprise software marketplace for years to come.