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2025 Sustainability Software Radar for Swiss companies

The new report from Swisscom and Atlantic Ventures reveals market developments and trends in the field of sustainability and carbon management software solutions. It is intended to help ESG managers, CFOs and CIOs achieve their corporate sustainability goals with greater efficiency and transparency. In the face of ever more regulatory requirements, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the market is continuing to grow – but against a backdrop of consolidations. From a technological standpoint, the integration of AI into software solutions is noteworthy for the way it increases efficiency in achieving sustainability goals.

By Armin Schädeli
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Swiss companies have been obliged to prepare detailed reports about their climate-related risks and the financial implications of these risks since the start of 2024. The Climate and Innovation Act, which came into force at the beginning of 2025, requires companies for the first time to establish a reduction pathway for achieving net zero by 2050 in accordance with the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The Federal Council is also planning to expand the framework conditions to include smaller companies with more than 250 employees. With the increasing number of regulatory requirements, companies are expected to enhance their sustainability strategies and perform more extensive reporting. This includes the obligation to ensure their carbon footprint incorporates decarbonisation measures and can be audited. Data-driven sustainability and carbon management represents a challenge for many companies – so sustainability software can offer significant support in this area.

Market development: growth and consolidation

Following its first publication at the beginning of 2024, Swisscom is again providing an overview of current developments this year. The market for sustainability software continues to grow, albeit at a slower rate than in previous years. There is increasing consolidation through M&A activities, as cash-rich ESG and EHS providers purposefully snap up niche solutions in order to expand their product portfolios. More and more private equity firms are investing in software companies and driving market consolidation through strategic acquisitions.

Technological advances: AI-driven efficiency

The integration of artificial intelligence in sustainability software offers new ways of achieving sustainability goals with greater efficiency and transparency. One of the significant benefits of AI integration is process automation. AI can automate data capture and processing, risk and scenario analyses, and reporting. The use of large language models (LLMs) also makes it easier to process large data volumes and produce detailed information in order to meet regulatory requirements.

Gina Obrecht, Business Developer for Data-Driven Sustainability at Swisscom Business Customers, says: "A bespoke corporate software solution offers companies significant advantages when it comes to implementing a sustainability strategy. As a multi-award-winning company, recognised for our sustainability management, we also help our customers to evaluate suitable tools and integrate them into existing IT systems."

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