Esentri AG and osapiens: Partnership around ESG guidelines
The implementation of ESG guidelines poses major challenges for many medium-sized companies. The Mannheim-based software company osapiens and the Ettlingen-based consulting firm esentri AG have agreed to cooperate in order to provide comprehensive support to SMEs in the seamless implementation and automation of compliance with international and national ESG regulations such as EUDR, CSRD and LkSG.
From 2024, large listed companies will be obliged to provide sustainability reporting (ESG reporting). The underlying EU directives are, in particular, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the Supply Chain Act (LkSG). From 2025, the criteria will be extended to other companies. According to EU estimates, the number of European companies subject to reporting requirements will increase from 11,600 to 49,000 companies in Germany. The ESG regulations have not yet been fully adopted and are currently undergoing further development. Many SMEs are therefore unsure how they can implement the regulations in a resource-efficient and legally compliant manner while at the same time automatically covering future requirements and developments.
With this cooperation, osapiens and esentri are pooling their expertise to support medium-sized companies in the DACH region both in technical terms and in supporting the upstream and downstream transformation process with regard to ESG reporting.
Legal certainty and transparency thanks to AI-supported technology platform
Osapiens has been using an AI-based software platform - the osapiens HUB - since 2018 to collect and process the large volumes of data required for regulatory compliance and to summarize them for the reporting required by law. Osapiens relies on innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence to help companies seamlessly implement and automate international and national ESG laws and regulations, including CSRD, EUDR and CSDDD, and ensure responsible sustainability reporting.
"We offer the leading ESG technology platform on the market, but many of our clients also need strategic and operational support in implementing ESG regulations. With esentri, we now have a partner on board who has an excellent network in the SME sector, can solve all issues relating to digital and sustainable transformation both strategically and operationally and has already helped many companies to position themselves in a sustainable and responsible manner," says Jaime Marijuán Castro, Head of Global Partnerships & Alliances at osapiens.
Twin Transformation combines digitalization and sustainability
Esentri advises companies on twin transformation, a holistic change process that combines digital and sustainable transformation. The consulting firm has set itself the goal of enabling its clients to develop future-proof, efficient and sustainable business models and thus secure their competitiveness. "We are delighted to have gained a new and strong partner for Twin Transformation in osapiens. The osapiens HUB technical platform enables customers to receive comprehensive support for the current challenges of sustainable transformation. With our many years of expertise, we are making a contribution to a better future together with osapiens," says Robert Szilinski, CEO and co-founder of esentri.
In addition to the implementation and automation of due diligence obligations with regard to the EU Regulation on the Prevention of Deforestation (EUDR) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the services offered by the two cooperation partners also include reporting obligations relating to the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG). The aim of the cooperation is not only to provide SMEs in the DACH region with comprehensive support in fulfilling their reporting obligations in a resource-efficient manner, but also to assist them in driving forward the digital and sustainable transformation of SMEs.
Source: www.esentri.com / www.osapiens.com
