In a fast-evolving regulatory and business environment, ESG reporting has become a complex but essential function—one that increasingly requires specialized tools to do well. Gartner’s newly released Market Guide for ESG Reporting and Management Software (June 2025) examines the software landscape, showing how companies are turning to purpose-built platforms to streamline reporting, strengthen data governance, and manage ESG programs that are more auditable and ambitious than ever.
More broadly, the guide reinforces the growing relevance of ESG software, underscoring its role in helping companies navigate evolving standards, meet internal and external demands, and future-proof their sustainability reporting capabilities.
Novisto recognized for the third consecutive year
We’re proud that Novisto has once again been recognized in this year’s Market Guide, our third consecutive inclusion since 2023. We believe this continued recognition reflects the maturity of our platform and our sustained commitment to helping companies navigate the growing demands of ESG data management and disclosure. It also follows our recognition as a Leader in Verdantix’s Green Quadrant in addition to our recent Series C funding announcement—another milestone reinforcing confidence in our platform, long-term vision, and the state of the ESG reporting software market.
A pure-play platform built for all of E-S-G
While many vendors in Gartner’s market guide originated from EHS, GRC, or carbon accounting backgrounds, Novisto is different. We’re a pure-play ESG platform, built from the ground up by sustainability professionals for sustainability professionals and the teams they interact with.
That distinction matters. Our platform was purposefully designed to manage all three pillars of ESG, not just carbon emissions, or as an ‘add-on’ feature to financial reporting software. In addition to 14,000 data points across all ESG categories, we provide support for 25+ ESG taxonomies, allowing companies to ‘collect data once and report to many’.
Gartner also recognized Novisto’s robust CSRD capabilities, including integrated workflows for double materiality assessments and XBRL tagging—two critical components for companies preparing for Europe’s most demanding sustainability regulation. In addition, the report highlights our growing integration ecosystem, with built-in connectivity to carbon management software leaders like SINAI and Minimum.
“Novisto provides GenAI, AI and ML capabilities, including identifying outliers in data collection and automating the extraction of benchmarking data for comparison against peers.”
Gartner’s Market Guide for ESG Reporting and Management Software, June 2025
The market is evolving—and so are the needs
Gartner notes that the ESG reporting and management software market is being propelled by the increasing scale, complexity, and scrutiny of sustainability programs, including the rising demand for auditable, decision-useful disclosures that satisfy a broadening set of stakeholder expectations.
Overall, their findings affirm what we hear from customers every day: teams are ill-equipped to meet this growing complexity and end up spending too much time on manual tasks. As reporting requirements expand and data sources multiply, many teams find themselves stuck in reactive mode—wrangling spreadsheets, chasing down inputs, and struggling to produce reliable, audit-ready outputs. Gartner analysis confirms that the right ESG platform can transform this experience, enabling faster access to insights, reducing compliance risk, and setting the stage for long-term sustainability performance management.
But not all platforms are created equal, and the right capabilities aren’t always easy to evaluate. Strong data collection, governance, and integration are foundational, yet often overlooked during the buying process.
“ESG reporting solutions are needed to meet increasingly complex requirements, freeing up capacity of ESG teams to focus on strategic execution rather than lower-level data tasks.”
Gartner’s Market Guide for ESG Reporting and Management Software, June 2025
Looking for ESG reporting software?
With so many vendors to consider, choosing the right ESG software can feel overwhelming. That’s why we created a step-by-step buyer’s guide—to help you navigate the complexity, avoid common pitfalls, and select a solution that fits your strategy and reporting needs.
Download the ESG Software Buyer’s Guide and take the next step with confidence.
