ESG data for better business decisions.
OpenESGData helps smaller businesses access sustainability information. As an initiating partner, Zethic brings the engineering to organise that data and build useful tools around it.
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OpenESGData solutions what you can buy from us.
What we deliver on OpenESGData.
OpenESGData is a not-for-profit collaboration making environmental, social and governance information useful to smaller businesses. Zethic Technologies is one of its initiating partners, alongside Mission Guide, the School of Data Science and the Green Generation Foundation. Our contribution is the software and data work behind that goal: helping teams organise records, build collection and review tools, and connect agreed indicators to their business systems. Every engagement starts with the information already available and the decisions it needs to support.
The initiative is still in early development, with further automation depending on funding. For each project, we scope the work against the current process and available interfaces, and flag any roadmap dependencies before work begins.
- ESG data preparation Bring operational records, spreadsheets and supplier information into a consistent dataset. We map sources, standardise units and flag missing evidence so your team knows what it can use and what still needs checking. Data mapping Data quality Evidence
- Profile collection and review workflows Set up forms, review queues and approval steps for gathering business information. We build the software around the agreed assessment process, keeping the people responsible for reviewing the data involved at each stage. Collection Review Approvals
- ESG dashboards for business teams Turn an agreed set of indicators into dashboards your team can read and maintain. We connect the underlying records, document calculations and show changes over time alongside the assumptions behind each number. Dashboards Indicators Traceability
- Connections to existing business systems Connect the records you already keep in finance, operations and CRM tools to your ESG workflow. We scope imports and integrations against the interfaces available today, with validation and a clear path for handling errors. Integration Imports Validation
- Technology sustainability assessment Measure where your software and cloud estate use energy and money, then prioritise practical improvements. Our sustainability team documents the method and gives you a baseline you can revisit after the changes. Green IT Cloud efficiency Measurement
- A practical delivery plan Start with the decision you need to make, the data you have and the people who will use it. We scope a manageable first release, decide how to judge its usefulness, and plan further work around confirmed dependencies. Discovery Roadmap Delivery scope
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How we work on OpenESGData.
Choose the stage that matters.
Start with the records you already have
A useful dataset begins with clear definitions and a person responsible for each source. We make gaps and assumptions visible before they become dashboard numbers.
- Inventory of operational records and source systems
- Consistent units, dates and indicator definitions
- Missing evidence and estimates clearly identified
- A named owner and review step for each dataset
Make collecting and reviewing data repeatable
We build forms and workflows around the people doing the assessment, so updates follow an agreed process and reviewers can trace where a value came from.
- Forms shaped around the agreed information needs
- Validation before records enter the review queue
- Access controls for contributors and reviewers
- Change history and approval steps
Connect indicators to a business decision
The output should help a team decide what to do next. We build views around a specific question and keep the calculation and its limitations close to the result.
- Dashboards scoped to your team's decisions
- Trends based on comparable reporting periods
- Calculation methods and sources documented
- Exports for internal reviews and specialist advisers
Build the next step from what you learn
Once the first workflow is useful, we review what takes time, what fails and which additional connections would make the biggest difference.
- A first release with an agreed success measure
- Monitoring for failed imports and incomplete data
- Prioritised improvements based on actual use
- Dependencies checked against the current roadmap
Why us for OpenESGData.
What you get from working with us.
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An initiating partner
Zethic is part of the collaboration behind OpenESGData. We bring our software delivery experience to the shared goal of making sustainability information accessible.
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Engineering around your records
We start with the spreadsheets, applications and workflows your team already uses, then build the connections needed for a reliable dataset.
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Methods you can inspect
Sources, definitions, assumptions and review steps stay visible. Your team can understand how an indicator was produced and decide whether it supports the question at hand.
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Scope that fits a smaller team
A focused first release gives you something to use and evaluate. We agree the next investment from that evidence, with current capabilities and dependencies written down.
OpenESGData FAQs
It is a not-for-profit initiative helping SMEs access ESG data profiles and supporting knowledge, with an initial focus on Europe and Southeast Asia.
OpenESGData names Zethic Technologies as an initiating partner. Our role on a client engagement is scoped around the engineering needed: preparing data, building collection and review workflows, and connecting useful indicators to business systems.
The initiative describes itself as being in early development. Its published roadmap separates delivered manual processes from further automation that depends on funding. We confirm the available workflow and interfaces before proposing an integration, and flag anything on that roadmap a project would depend on.
Yes. We can begin by mapping the records you already maintain, checking their quality and agreeing the indicators you need. A controlled import and review process is often enough for the first release; additional integrations can follow when they are useful.
OpenESGData aims to make its data methods transparent. For the software we build, we document sources, transformations and calculations so your team can inspect them. Data access, sharing and any connection to the initiative are agreed as part of the project scope.
Tell us which business question you want the data to answer and where your current records live. We review the sources, agree a useful first output and scope the software work. Profile requests can also be made directly through the OpenESGData initiative.
Tell us what you are trying to build.
Whether the platform is already decided or still an open question, a senior engineer will reply within one working day. No SDR, no slideware.
Already on a platform
Inherited a setup, or hitting its limits? We start with an audit of what runs, what it costs, what is exposed and whether backups restore.
Still deciding
We take no licence margin, so the recommendation follows your constraints. The honest answer is often the platform you already pay for.
Want to partner with us
Referral, joint delivery, or a product company needing an implementation team. Say which and a senior person will pick it up.
Tell us what you are trying to build.
Whether the platform is already decided or still an open question, a senior engineer will reply within one working day. No SDR, no slideware.