What is sustainability performance management software, and how is it different from ESG reporting?

Sustainability performance management software goes beyond collecting and disclosing data to help organizations actively manage what that data means for the business. While reporting software tells you what you disclosed, Novisto Performance turns your ESG, carbon, and risk data into insights, benchmarks, and recommendations—so teams can act on performance, not just report it.

How does Novisto Performance connect ESG, carbon, and risk data instead of treating them as separate silos?

Novisto Performance runs on the same shared data model as the rest of the platform, pulling ESG, carbon, and risk data into one place. This means you can go deep into a single domain, like carbon emissions, and instantly see it in the context of your full sustainability program, rather than switching between disconnected tools.

Can Novisto Performance identify compliance gaps before an audit?

Yes. Novisto Performance maps your data against frameworks like CSRD, ISSB, TCFD, GRI, and SASB down to the data-point level, generating a gap and coverage score for each. This lets teams close gaps proactively, rather than discovering them when an auditor does.

Does Novisto Performance support benchmarking against peers and industry standards?

Absolutely. Novisto Performance includes out-of-the-box and on-demand peer and industry benchmarking, built on the same trusted data used across your ESG, carbon, and risk programs—so you always know where you stand relative to your peers, without hunting through disclosures by hand.

How does AI fit into Novisto Performance?

Novisto Performance is built AI-first, not AI-added. AI powers insights, benchmarking, scenario modeling, and executive summaries throughout the product, helping teams understand what changed, why it matters, and what to prioritize next.

Who uses Novisto Performance—is it just for sustainability teams?

No. Novisto Performance is built for the full decision chain, from sustainability analysts who track day-to-day metrics, to CFOs and executives who need board-ready views of sustainability's financial impact, all working from the same trusted data without needing to operate a separate tool.

The Novisto Platform

NOVISTO PERFORMANCE

Sustainability data, turned into your next decision

Novisto’s Performance management software turns trusted ESG, carbon, and risk data into insights, benchmarks, and executive-ready decisions.

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The Novisto performance difference

Built for sustainability decisions, not just dashboards

Built on the same shared data model as the core Novisto platform—ESG, Carbon, and Risk data already flowing in, with the ability to bring in data from your other systems and push insights back out.
Go deep in a single domain like carbon, then instantly see it in full business context alongside ESG and risk—not siloed point solutions.
Insights, benchmarking, scenario modeling, and executive summaries are built into the experience—AI is core to how Performance works, not a bolt-on chatbot.
From sustainability analysts to CFOs and the board, everyone gets the view they need—without operating a separate tool.

Novisto Performance

Turn sustainability data into board-ready decisions

Where you Stand

Persona-specific executive and practitioner dashboards across ESG, carbon, risk, and financial data
Framework mapping and gap/coverage scoring down to the data-point level (CSRD, ISSB, TCFD, GRI, SASB)
Benchmark against your own history and industry peers
One current view, replacing scattered spreadsheets and one-off reports

What's Coming

Forecast and scenario model—change one input and see the effect before you commit
Target setting and tracking against net-zero and other trajectories
Drivers, gaps, and trends behind every metric
Outlier and variance detection, so you see what's shifting before it becomes a problem

What to do

AI-powered recommendations and prioritized actions
Financial-impact insights that translate performance into terms leadership acts on
Program management—coordinate the projects tied to your goals and track progress toward the target
Executive narrative and report generation

From data to decisions

Reporting tells you what you disclosed. Novisto Performance tells you where you stand, what's coming, and what to do next—ingesting ESG, carbon, and risk data from across the platform and turning it into insights, benchmarks, and recommendations every team can act on.

1. PLAN

Define what matters

Identify the metrics, frameworks, and targets that matter most to your business—from board diversity to net-zero trajectories—so every team is tracking against the same priorities.

2. CAPTURE

Built on trusted data

Novisto Performance runs on the same trusted system of record as the rest of the platform—no separate data pull, no reconciliation, just one shared source of truth.

3. CALCULATE

Understand your position

Instantly see performance against targets, peers, and every framework you report to—down to the data-point level—so gaps surface before an auditor finds them.

4. REPORT

Executive-ready outputs

Generate board-ready narratives, executive summaries, and compliance-status views automatically—so reporting and decision-making draw from the same trusted data.

5. ANALYZE

Understand what's driving performance

See the trends, outliers, and root causes behind every metric—and where you stand against peers—so you know not just where a gap exists, but why, before deciding what to do about it.

6. ACT

From insight to action

Prioritize what to fix, model what happens if you act, and connect sustainability performance directly to business and financial impact—before it becomes a bigger problem.

7. ASSURE

Trust every number behind the decision

Every insight, benchmark, and recommendation traces back to the underlying data—so finance, risk, and the board can act on what Performance surfaces with full confidence, not just hope it holds up.

Customer Success Stories

See how Novisto clients are driving sustainability performance forward.

C.A.T. GroupPerformance

“Now that we have visibility on what everyone’s doing, we can replicate successful sustainability initiatives and make them standard. It’s driving internal benchmarking and leveling up performance across all our locations.”

Ziad KhourySustainability Lead

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SunLifeESG

"There are expectations from stakeholders that our system of internal controls is at the same level as our finance controls."

Ramsay AlwaniDirector of Sustainability Accounting

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CAEESG

"With Novisto we've seen a tremendous improvement in the data collection and approval process. It was simple and really helped us to bring all of our sites together."

Hélène V. GagnonChief People and Sustainability Officer