PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1721665
PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1721665
IDC's Worldwide Sustainability Software Taxonomy, 2025
This IDC study categorizes the market for sustainability software into different domains and offering categories based on vendor offerings and consumer needs. This document is an update to IDC's worldwide environmental, social, and governance management and reporting tools taxonomy published in 2023. As with all taxonomy documents, this taxonomy will be continually revised and edited to ensure its applicability to market offerings."This update to the inaugural environmental, social, and governance software solutions taxonomy published in 2023 provides an updated definition and segmentation in the developing sustainability software space," said Amy Cravens, research manager, Sustainability and ESG Software at IDC. "The document serves as a guideline for users to better understand IDC's Sustainability and ESG Software research and provides a standardized framework for defining the market."
IDC's Worldwide Sustainability Software Taxonomy
Sustainability Software Taxonomy Changes for 2025
Definitions
- Sustainability Data Management Definitions
- Automated Data Capture
- Data Warehouse
- Intelligent Data Management
- Sustainability Disclosure and Compliance Definitions
- Voluntary Reporting
- Mandatory Reporting
- Integrated Reporting
- ESG Compliance Management
- ESG Audit Management
- Sustainability Strategy Management
- Sustainability Strategy and Performance
- Goal Management and Forecasting
- Materiality/Double Materiality Assessment
- Stakeholder Optimization
- Economic Impact Assessment
- ESG Risk Management
- Ratings/Benchmark Data
- Sustainability Governance and Ethics Management
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Dashboards and Visualization Tools
- Carbon Management
- Corporate Carbon Footprint
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Emissions Database
- Value Chain Carbon Management
- Decarbonization Strategy Intelligence and Analytical Tools
- Carbon Marketplace
- Environmental Resource Management
- Energy Management
- Water Management
- Waste Management
- Biodiversity Impact Assessment and Management
- Infrastructure/GIS Data
- Climate Risk
- Sustainable Supply Chain
- Sustainable Procurement Decisioning Tools
- Supplier Sustainability Risk Management
- Sustainable Supply Chain Visibility
- Traceability Solutions
- Supplier Engagement
- Environment, Health, and Safety
- Environmental Management
- Health and Safety Management
- Product Stewardship
- Quality Management
- Sustainable Operations
- Sustainable Fleet Management
- Sustainable Building/Facility Management
- Sustainable Asset Management
- Sustainable IT Asset Management
- Sustainable Design/Circularity
- Sustainable Workforce Management
- Sustainability Community Platform/Training
- Sustainable Finance
- Financial ESG Regulatory Compliance and Reporting
- Sustainable Portfolio and Investment Management
- Sustainable Trading and Market Infrastructure
- Tangible Assets and Alternative Investments
- Impact Finance and Philanthropy Tools
- Investor Engagement
- Climate and Environmental Risk Tool
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