ESG
ESG reporting that survives investor scrutiny.
Collect, manage, and report ESG data in a structured, auditable way — aligned to GRI, IFRS S1/S2, and CDP — so your sustainability disclosures are backed by evidence, not just intention.
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What is ESG?
ESG management software helps organisations collect, govern, evidence and report environmental, social and governance data through consistent workflows and auditable records.
Organisations typically adopt XGRC® ESG when investor questionnaires take weeks to complete, sustainability disclosures are built on unverifiable spreadsheet data, and IFRS S1/S2 requirements are expanding faster than manual data collection can keep up. The XGRC® ESG solution connects ESG data to environmental monitoring, risk, compliance and assurance activities within the wider XGRC® Software platform.
What breaks without ESG.
Disclosures built on unverifiable data
ESG reports assembled from manually collected spreadsheets. Investors and auditors increasingly ask for evidence. Evidence is not there.
Questionnaires that take weeks to complete
Investor ESG questionnaires arrive and the search begins. Data is scattered, definitions differ by site, nobody owns the numbers.
Targets without audit trails
Net-zero commitments and social targets made publicly. Progress tracked informally. Assurance providers have nothing to work with.
Regulatory disclosure obligations missed
IFRS S1 and S2 requirements are expanding. Organisations without structured ESG data collection cannot comply in time.
How ESG works.
XGRC® ESG provides a structured platform for collecting, managing, and reporting environmental, social, and governance data across the organisation — with multi-framework alignment, Scope 1/2/3 emissions tracking, and assurance-ready audit trails.
See it in action →ESG in practice.
Everything in ESG.
Core capabilities are configured to your requirements, with the flexibility to expand as your needs grow.
Context & Strategy
Environmental
Social & Governance
Reporting & Assurance
ESG is stronger on the platform.
Every XGRC® solution shares the same data foundation. When ESG is combined with other solutions, risk, compliance, assurance, and governance data flows without duplication.
What ESG is not.
ESG is not a report-writing tool bolted on at year-end. It is a continuous data-collection and governance system — with Scope 1/2/3 emissions tracking, materiality assessment and assurance-ready audit trails — built to withstand investor and auditor scrutiny, not just produce a document.
Common questions.
Which ESG frameworks does XGRC® ESG support?
XGRC® ESG aligns to GRI Standards, IFRS S1 & S2, CDP, IIRC 6 Capitals, the UN SDGs and JSE Sustainability requirements.
Can XGRC® ESG track Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions?
Yes. Emissions tracking across all three scopes is built into the platform, alongside energy, water and waste monitoring.
Is our ESG data audit-ready?
Yes. Every data point carries an audit trail and evidence repository, built for assurance providers and investor due diligence, not just internal reporting.
How does ESG connect to ENVIRX® and Integrated Assurance?
ESG shares the same data foundation as ENVIRX® (environmental monitoring) and Integrated Assurance (assurance-ready evidence), so disclosures are backed by governed data, not duplicated spreadsheets.
See ESG running in your environment.
Talk to an XGRC® specialist about how ESG fits your organisation's specific compliance and governance requirements.
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