What Reporting 21 does

Reporting 21 is a Paris-based ESG reporting SaaS provider founded around 2014–2015, serving more than 200 corporate and investment-firm clients across Europe. Its platform enables organizations to collect, manage, and activate sustainability data for regulatory compliance (SFDR, CSRD), carbon accounting (Scope 1/2/3), stakeholder reporting, and portfolio-level ESG assessment. The product consists of a central real-time ESG Dashboard plus modular components — Custom KPI, Carbon Footprint Tracking, Impact Assessment, ESG Scoring Methodology, automated PAI Calculation, and Portfolio Carbon Emission Tracking — designed to accommodate complex multi-entity, multi-country deployments.

The company combines this technology stack with a team of 50+ sustainability experts to deliver an enterprise-focused, consultative sales motion. GTM is primarily direct enterprise sales supported by demo-request CTAs, case-study-driven content marketing, and breakfast-seminar thought leadership events. The business model is recurring SaaS subscription, with pricing not publicly disclosed and contracts scoped per engagement. Notable deployments include Europcar (15 countries, 5 brands, 700+ indicators), Eurazeo and Capagro (both clients since 2014), House of HR (SBTi-certified decarbonation), and large French corporates including L'Oréal, Casino, Fnac, MAIF, and Saur.

Name

Reporting 21

Legal name

Reporting 21

Website

https://reporting21.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Reporting 21 is a Paris-based SaaS platform founded around 2014 that helps European corporates and investment firms collect, manage, and report ESG data for SFDR/CSRD compliance, carbon accounting, and portfolio-level impact assessment. It serves 200+ enterprise clients with a modular ESG Dashboard and sustainability-expert-led implementation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability / ESG Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG/Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure Platforms (EUABAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Data Platforms, Controls & Audit Readiness (Data quality, internal controls) (EUAHAJAN), Sustainability & ESG Reporting (GRI/SASB/ISSB/CSRD) (EUAHAJAB), Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE), ESG Reporting, Disclosure & Regulatory Compliance (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD/ISSB) (FSAAALAK), Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ)

Keywords

• ESG reporting software
• Sustainability data platform
• Carbon footprint tracking
• SFDR compliance tools
• Impact measurement SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Cloud-based ESG data management platform delivered as a subscription service. References to 'notre solution SaaS' confirm the software-as-a-service delivery model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Reporting 21 sells a cloud-based SaaS platform that enables organizations and investment firms to collect, manage, and activate ESG and sustainability data. The platform combines a real-time ESG dashboard with capabilities for custom KPI creation, Scope 1/2/3 carbon footprint measurement and reduction tracking, automated PAI calculation for SFDR compliance, ESG scoring, and impact assessment with benchmarking and reporting.

Product overview

Reporting 21 offers a unified SaaS platform for ESG data and impact management, combining a real-time ESG Dashboard as the central interface with specialized modules including Custom KPI creation, Carbon Footprint Tracking (Scope 1, 2, 3), Impact Assessment, ESG Scoring Methodology, PAI Calculation for SFDR compliance, and Portfolio Carbon Emission Tracking. The platform serves organizations seeking to collect, manage, and activate sustainability data for regulatory compliance and impact measurement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reporting 21 SaaS Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Europcar: Deployment across 15 countries, 5 brands, 700+ indicators for comprehensive RSE strategy
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Workiva: Public ESG and integrated reporting platform serving enterprises and investment firms with sustainability, regulatory and audit workflows. Competes head-to-head with Reporting 21 in ESG disclosure and CSRD/SEC reporting.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and climate disclosure platform covering Scope 1/2/3 emissions, audit-ready reporting and CSRD/CDP support. Directly overlaps Reporting 21's Carbon Footprint and disclosure modules for large enterprises.
• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform for enterprises and financial institutions, providing carbon footprint measurement, reduction planning and disclosure-ready outputs. Comparable to Reporting 21's carbon and investor-facing modules.
• Sweep: France-based ESG and carbon management SaaS for mid-market and enterprise customers across Europe, covering Scope 1/2/3, CSRD/SFDR workflows and supplier engagement. Most direct European-headquartered peer to Reporting 21.
• Greenly: Paris-based carbon accounting platform focused on SMEs and mid-market companies with Scope 1/2/3 measurement and CSRD-ready reporting. Competes with Reporting 21's Carbon Footprint offering in the French/European market.
• Plan A: Berlin-based ESG and carbon management SaaS offering decarbonisation, CSRD reporting and supplier engagement modules for European enterprises. Direct competitor across the same European customer base as Reporting 21.
• Novisto: End-to-end ESG data management and reporting platform for enterprises and financial institutions, with audit-ready disclosures and portfolio analytics. Overlaps with Reporting 21's enterprise ESG dashboard and investor reporting stack.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce Net Zero Cloud: Carbon accounting and ESG reporting capability inside the Salesforce CRM and data cloud stack, sold to large enterprises as part of a broader customer engagement platform. Competes with Reporting 21 where customers already run Salesforce.
• Microsoft Sustainability Manager: Sustainability data, carbon accounting and ESG reporting offering within the Microsoft Cloud, integrating with ERP and Power Platform. Broad incumbent threatening standalone specialists like Reporting 21 in enterprise accounts.
• Diligent (formerly Galvanize/ACL): Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform with ESG and audit capabilities sold primarily to large corporates and boards. Overlaps with Reporting 21's ESG data management and assurance-adjacent use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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