The Climate Board

What The Climate Board does

The Climate Board Company, Inc is a Washington, DC-based private company that develops AI-enhanced data products for corporate climate teams, founded in 2020 and operating with 11-50 employees. Its two core products are Aqua Intelligence, a facility-level water risk monitoring platform that produces 0-5 composite risk scores continuously from 8 data sources including the WRI Aqueduct methodology and 6 live US government APIs (USGS, NOAA, EPA, State Water Boards, BOR, USDA), and BPS Comply, which automates building performance standards compliance across 50+ jurisdictions including NYC Local Law 97, DC BEPS, and Boston BERDO with gap analysis, prioritised action planning, and auto-generated audit reports. The platform architecture combines live public data ingestion with natural language Q&A reporting designed to remove dependence on internal IT or data teams.

The company operates a benchmark-partnership go-to-market: it co-develops AI data products with select industry leaders before deploying them across the wider supply chain. Two flagship benchmark partnerships are publicly cited: a Large Beverage Company monitoring 107 high-risk sites through Aqua Intelligence, and a Large Global Hospitality Company using BPS Comply across 400+ North American properties. Water science credibility is anchored by a partnership with Future H2O-B (John L. Sabo, Ph.D. of Tulane University's ByWater Institute), and the Aqua Intelligence methodology carries CDP and GRESB credibility by virtue of its WRI Aqueduct foundation.

TCB monetises through a membership model that bundles syndicated research, diagnostics, expert analyst support, webinars, and access to its AI data products, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Its stated target segments are Real Estate & REITs, Food & Beverage, Data Centre Operators, Logistics, and any enterprise with material BPS exposure. Distribution is enterprise sales-led via demo and contact CTAs, supported by an extensive content marketing programme (research publications, TCB Digest newsletter, webinars and roundtables) and an active LinkedIn presence.

Name

The Climate Board

Legal name

The Climate Board Company, Inc

Website

https://theclimateboard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Climate Board is a Washington, DC-based private company offering AI-enhanced water risk monitoring (Aqua Intelligence) and building performance standards compliance (BPS Comply) tools to enterprise customers in water-intensive sectors including real estate, food and beverage, hospitality, data centres, and logistics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Risk Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate & Emissions Data Management (Data Lake, Integration, APIs) (EUABAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Warning, Event Monitoring & Forecasting (Extreme Weather Alerts, Nowcasting) (EUABALAJ), Audit-Ready Controls, Assurance & Compliance Workflow Tools (CSRD/SEC/ISSB) (EUABAEAG)

Keywords

• Corporate sustainability tools
• Water risk monitoring
• Climate data platform
• Building performance compliance
• Environmental risk software

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Services: Membership provides access to syndicated research, best practices, case studies, cross-industry insights, surveys, bespoke deep dives, dedicated analyst support, diagnostic assessments, webinars, roundtables, and practical toolkits including sustainability maturity assessments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Climate Board provides AI-enhanced data products for corporate climate teams through two flagship offerings: Aqua Intelligence delivers live, facility-level water risk monitoring using 8 data sources (WRI Aqueduct plus 6 live government APIs) with a 0-5 composite risk score; BPS Comply delivers AI-enhanced multi-jurisdiction building performance standards compliance tracking across NYC Local Law 97, DC BEPS, Boston BERDO and 50+ jurisdictions. The company builds industry-specific AI data products via benchmark partnerships and deploys them across broader supply chains, complementing products with membership-based research, analyst support, and toolkits.

Product overview

The Climate Board offers two AI-enhanced data products for corporate climate teams: Aqua Intelligence (water risk monitoring platform) and BPS Comply (building performance standards compliance platform). Both products operate on a benchmark partnership model where AI data products are built with industry partners and deployed across supply chains. Aqua Intelligence delivers real-time facility-level water risk scores from live government APIs, while BPS Comply automates compliance tracking across multiple jurisdictions with AI-powered gap analysis and action planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aqua Intelligence: Water Risk Intelligence Platform providing live, facility-level water risk monitoring powered by 8 data sources including 6 live government APIs.
• BPS Comply

Products and services

• Aqua Intelligence AI-enhanced water risk intelligence platform providing live, facility-level water risk monitoring for corporate climate and risk teams at water-intensive enterprises. Delivers a continuously updated 0-5 composite risk score weighted to user priorities, portfolio risk mapping, and CDP/GRESB-ready reporting, addressing the gap between triennial water risk assessments and real-time drought, aquifer decline, and regulatory curtailment events.
• BPS Comply AI-enhanced compliance management platform that tracks and manages multi-jurisdiction building performance standards (BPS) across real estate and facility portfolios. Provides gap analysis, prioritized action planning with cost-effectiveness rankings, and auto-generated audit trail reports formatted per jurisdiction, targeting enterprises with facilities subject to BPS regulations and the associated $0.30 per sq ft per year penalty exposure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.3B people in water-stressed countries represent market opportunity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Future H2O-BcoreTechnology or IntegrationScience partner anchoring water science methodology. John L. Sabo, Ph.D., Founder & CEO of Future H2O-B and Executive Director of the ByWater Institute at Tulane University, provides watershed methodology and risk science underpinning every Aqua Intelligence score.
• WRI AqueductcoreTechnology or IntegrationAqua Intelligence is built on WRI Aqueduct — the same water risk assessment tool adopted by leading global corporations. Provides enterprise-grade methodology with high-risk threshold at 3.5, with CDP and GRESB credibility built in.
• Large Beverage Company (Benchmark Partner)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBenchmark partner for Aqua Intelligence water risk monitoring. Currently monitoring 107 high-risk sites using WRI Aqueduct foundation. Collaboration demonstrates industry-specific product development approach before broader deployment.
• Large Hospitality Company (Benchmark Partner)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBenchmark partner for BPS Comply platform. Multi-jurisdiction hotel portfolio across North America with 400+ properties mapped. AI-enhanced compliance tracking pioneered with this partner to map properties and track NYC Local Law 97, DC BEPS, Boston BERDO regulations.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform for enterprises, with measurement, disclosure and target-setting capabilities. Comparable to TCB as a SaaS platform targeting corporate climate teams.
• Sweep: Sustainability and climate data platform for mid-market and enterprise, integrating carbon, supplier engagement and reporting workflows. Similar buyer profile and SaaS delivery model to TCB.
• Watershed: Enterprise climate-data platform covering carbon accounting, water risk and sustainability disclosures. Closely comparable to TCB's Aqua Intelligence in serving large corporates with facility-level climate intelligence.
• Clarity AI: Sustainability analytics and reporting platform combining ESG data, ratings and regulatory reporting for enterprises and investors. Overlaps with TCB on disclosure-ready climate data delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce Net Zero Cloud: Sustainability module within Salesforce's CRM/ERP stack covering carbon accounting and ESG reporting. Bundled incumbent threat to standalone climate-data platforms like TCB.
• Workiva: Public-company ESG and sustainability reporting platform with broad audit, disclosure and SEC filing workflows. A larger incumbent competing for the same corporate sustainability reporting budget TCB targets.
• Microsoft Sustainability Manager: Microsoft's sustainability cloud offering integrated with Azure, ERP and ESG reporting. Competes with TCB as a broad, well-funded incumbent that enterprise buyers may prefer for procurement and integration reasons.
• Sphera: Enterprise EHS, ESG and operational risk software platform with modules for sustainability reporting, water and energy management. Comparable buyer (large industrial/real estate portfolios) and reporting workflow.
• S&P Global Sustainable1 (Trucost): S&P Global's sustainability data and analytics arm (incl. Trucost) supplying climate, water and ESG datasets to corporates and investors. Comparable to Aqua Intelligence's water-risk data backbone and disclosure-grade methodology.

Emerging players

• Sinai Technologies: Enterprise decarbonization platform for measuring, pricing and reducing emissions across operations. Comparable SaaS model and buyer profile, though more focused on carbon than water/BPS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/theclimateboard
• Xx.com/TheClimateBoard

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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