Empowering Europe with reliable and accessible sustainability data.

The EU leads the global sustainability agenda, with groundbreaking regulations like CSRD and the EU Taxonomy poised to transform ESG reporting, which has long been plagued by ambiguity, PR spin, and greenwashing. The European Commission’s new accounting standards address all ESG aspects of businesses, providing clear definitions and requiring audits.

However, a key issue remains: the regulations do not specify how this information should be distributed. Companies release disclosures in varying formats, and no central source exists for easy access. While discussions on digital reporting formats continue, it is unlikely that such a requirement will ever apply to tens of thousands of non-public companies. Since the first regulatory sustainability disclosures in 2021, access to this critical data has remained a significant challenge.

Financial institutions across Europe are required by law to collect this data on their customers, and they face significant costs in the process of collecting and aggregating it. This process remains largely manual, resulting in high expenses and poor data quality. As the scope of the regulations expands significantly in 2025-2027, the financial burden on banks and insurance companies will skyrocket.

More importantly, the complexity of data collection makes this crucial information inaccessible to society at large, including researchers, policymakers, private investors, NGOs, and citizens. This remains true despite the fact that these regulations were originally designed with one goal in mind: to meet public demand for greater transparency and comparability of businesses from a sustainability perspective.

In the meantime, simple pieces of information—like the share of environmentally sustainable revenue and expenses (as defined by the EU Taxonomy)—are critical for anyone assessing or dealing with a company. This is a straightforward number, typically expressed as a percentage. Yet, the public domain remains overwhelmed with vague corporate ESG PR rather than reliable regulatory data, which no one actively promotes. The goal of these regulations was to clear up that fog and provide clear, reliable data.

We have found a way to solve this problem both cost-effectively and efficiently. At the core of it are automation tools honed over years of data collection and analysis. And with the rise of AI, we’ve turbocharged these tools, boosting speed and slashing costs by over 90%. However, to be clear, AI alone—such as ChatGPT-style wrappers—simply cannot meet the demands of this task. The complexity of the data and the need for accuracy require more than basic automation or GenAI models in their current form. Our edge lies in proprietary tools for data preparation, cleaning, and quality control. At the heart of this solution is a team of highly skilled ESG and financial analysts, who possess a deep understanding of both the data and how it should be presented. Consequently, what we do is far more efficient, accurate, and cost-effective than the "copy-paste" methods still widely used in the industry, which rely on rote data entry and low-cost labour.

As a result, we are now proud to offer the most comprehensive and detailed database of EU Taxonomy disclosures, covering all EU member states and voluntary reports from non-EU countries. This includes exceptional data integrity, allowing users to access both the original "as reported" data (down to the finest breakdowns) and calculated or normalised figures, which is crucial as many reporting companies do not strictly adhere to the same standards. Furthermore, all data points are traceable to their exact source in the original company reports with just a single click, elevating audit and assurance to a new level.

Most importantly, thanks to the efficiency we've achieved, we can offer this data in a freemium format, empowering society at large to engage in sustainable development. This is a significant breakthrough, as the corporate data market has long been hindered by high costs (primarily due to reliance on manual labour) and exclusivity. By leveraging the latest technology and our expertise, we aim to break down barriers for underserved groups, fostering transparency and accountability within the EU economy.

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With dedication and expertise,
SustainabilityDisclosures Team