What ESGai does

ESGai (operates as ESG.ai) is a Canadian-European ESG analytics platform founded in 2020 and headquartered in Vancouver, with a European headquarters in Paris (hosted at Crédit Agricole's Le Village Innovation Accelerator) and a UK office in London. The company builds AI-driven software that helps corporate issuers identify hidden ESG reporting gaps, predict ESG rating outcomes, and optimize their submissions to rating agencies. Its core product, the ESG Score Navigator, applies a proprietary mapping algorithm to reconcile fragmented ESG data against recognized standards, run pre-submission simulations, and model the impact of future ESG initiatives. Adjacent products include the AI Impact Calculator (launched February 2026 to measure AI's environmental footprint), Optimizer Enterprise (real-time ESG score estimation and modelling), and dashboards/scorecards for benchmarking against peers. A joint venture with QED Consulting will produce the Digital Global Ethics & Integrity Benchmarks (D-GEIB) platform, and partnerships with LSEG and Rho Impact provide data and climate analytics integrations supporting EU regulatory frameworks (SFDR 2.0, CSRD, VSME, CBAM).

ESGai operates a hybrid product-led and enterprise field sales model. The self-serve SaaS Score Navigator is sold in three tiers — Basic at $500/month, Pro at $1,000/month (with a 5% score increase performance guarantee), and Pro Plus at $2,000/month (with white-glove support) — alongside custom multi-year agreements for channel partners such as IR agencies, consultancies, rating agencies, and exchanges. Target customers are corporate issuers seeking ESG rating improvements, channel partners reselling ESG services, and European financial institutions requiring auditable climate data for regulatory compliance. The company is privately held with 11-50 employees, led by CEO Nicholas Miller, and publicly claims named customer and partner logos including LSEG, MUFG, MBH Bank, Team Internet Group, SNC-Lavalin, Trican, and the University of Waterloo, though no revenue or funding figures are disclosed in the available data.

Name

ESGai

Legal name

ESG.ai

Website

https://esg.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ESGai is a Canadian-European AI-driven ESG analytics platform that helps corporate issuers, channel partners, and European financial institutions identify ESG reporting gaps, predict rating outcomes, and optimize ESG scores through its Score Navigator SaaS suite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG Analytics Software

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG Data, Ratings & Research (Providers, Methodologies, Analytics) (FSAAALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Integration (Mainstream ESG-Tilted Strategies) (FSAAALAA), Values-Based/ESG & Impact-Focused RIAs (FSAAACAK), ESG/Sustainable Investment Advisory (FSAEAAAJ), ESG Data, Ratings & Climate Benchmarks (FSAFAIAI)

Keywords

• ESG analytics software
• AI ESG scoring
• ESG rating optimization
• Sustainability reporting tools
• ESG data intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ESG Score Navigator SaaS Subscriptions: Monthly and annual subscription plans for access to the ESG Score Navigator platform with three tiers: Basic ($500/month), Pro ($1,000/month), and Pro Plus ($2,000/month). Performance guarantee included with Pro tier (5% score increase or money back).
2. Channel Partner Licensing: Revenue from IR agencies, consultancies, rating agencies, and exchanges that partner with ESG.ai for white-label or referral arrangements. Custom pricing offered for channel partners.
3. Professional Services & Advisory: On-demand advisory support, hands-on simulation support, and same-day priority services included in Pro Plus tier. Free consultation offered for lead generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ESG.ai operates an AI-driven ESG analytics SaaS platform, with the ESG Score Navigator as its flagship offering. The platform identifies hidden ESG reporting gaps that rating agencies penalize, predicts ESG scores and ratings, runs pre-submission simulations, and maps company data to ESG standards. It serves corporate issuers, financial institutions, and channel partners such as IR agencies, consultancies, rating agencies, and exchanges, with subscription tiers (Basic, Pro, Pro Plus) and a 5% score-increase performance guarantee.

Product overview

ESG.ai is an AI-driven ESG ratings optimization platform that offers a unified product portfolio centered on the ESG Score Navigator. The platform combines proprietary mapping algorithms, real-time ESG data analysis, and predictive analytics to help organizations visualize, optimize, and model their ESG scores. Core products include the ESG Score Navigator (available in Basic, Pro, and Pro Plus tiers), the AI Impact Calculator for measuring AI environmental footprint, and the Optimizer Enterprise tool for enterprise ESG modelling. The Score Nav Optimizer, Dashboard, and Scorecard provide visualization and scenario modelling capabilities. A joint venture with QED Consulting produces the Digital GEIB platform for ethical benchmarking. The company leverages LSEG data partnerships and Rho Impact climate data to deliver auditable ESG analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ESG Score Navigator: The company's primary ESG Rating productivity application designed to identify and facilitate rating agency submission to increase issuer ESG Rating scores.
• Optimizer Enterprise

Products and services

• ESG Score Navigator ESG.ai's proprietary ESG rating productivity application that identifies hidden ESG reporting gaps that rating agencies penalize and shows companies exactly how to fix them. Enables real-time ESG score estimation, score modeling, and pre-submission simulations. Available in Basic, Pro, and Pro Plus tiers. Targets corporate issuers and channel partners seeking to improve ESG ratings.
• AI Impact Calculator Tool that measures AI's environmental footprint by estimating energy use, water consumption, carbon emissions, and cost for AI systems across organizations. Designed for corporations, sustainability teams, and AI operators seeking to quantify and report the environmental impact of their AI deployments.
• Optimizer Enterprise Easy-to-use tool for real-time ESG score estimation, ESG score management, and ESG modelling for organisations. Provides a new level of modelling, planning, and impact analysis. Targeted at enterprise customers that need to model and manage ESG score outcomes.
• Digital Global Ethics & Integrity Benchmarks (D-GEIB) Platform Joint venture with QED Consulting to modernize the GEIB methodology into a dynamic, real-time tool for assessing global governance and ethical excellence across 15 ethical categories. Trusted by thousands of organizations including the UN. Targets organizations seeking ethics and integrity benchmarking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increase ESG Rating Score by 5% or more
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• QED ConsultingflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Joint Venture partnership to launch the Digital Global Ethics & Integrity Benchmarks (GEIB) Platform. The partnership combines QED Consulting's decades of deep domain expertise in ethical benchmarking with ESG.ai's cutting-edge analytical technology. The JV aims to modernize the GEIB methodology trusted by thousands of organizations including the UN.
• Rho ImpactcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 March 2026Strategic partnership to advance climate investment analytics across European financial markets. The partnership integrates Koi's asset-level climate impact data directly into ESG.ai's analytics platform, giving European companies, banks, and asset managers access to auditable, investment-grade data on decarbonization potential.
• London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2023ESG.AI partnered with LSEG to combine LSEG's expansive data set with ESG.AI's innovative platform to provide and drive more comprehensive and verifiable ESG data on the market. ESG.AI is an LSEG data partner. The partnership was announced November 21, 2023.
• SNC-LavalinminorOthersEngineering and construction company shown as customer/partner in product page logos section.
• MUFGminorOthersJapanese multinational bank shown as customer/partner in product page logos section.
• Pericles GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis-based consulting firm with 500+ institutional clients worldwide. Managing Director Bruno Baillavoine serves in dual role as ESG.ai UK Managing Director and Pericles Group UK subsidiary head.
• Team Internet Group plcminorOthersLondon Stock Exchange-listed technology company shown as trusted customer in homepage logos.
• ScaleAIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian AI supercluster organization shown in product page logos.
• Université de Montréal / WaterloominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institutions shown in product page logos section.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sustainalytics: Sustainalytics (a Morningstar company) is one of the largest dedicated ESG ratings and research providers, offering ESG Risk Ratings to institutional investors and corporates. It is a direct competitor to ESG.AI's ESG scoring and gap analysis offering.
• MSCI ESG Research: MSCI ESG Ratings is one of the most widely used ESG ratings datasets among institutional asset managers and corporates. It competes directly with ESG.AI's predictive scoring and rating outcome optimization capabilities.
• ISS ESG: ISS ESG provides ESG ratings, climate solutions, and stewardship research to asset owners and corporates, with a strong European institutional footprint. It is a direct peer in ESG ratings and corporate sustainability analytics.
• EcoVadis: EcoVadis provides business sustainability ratings focused on supply chains, used by enterprises to rate counterparties. It overlaps with ESG.AI's corporate ESG rating optimization use case, particularly for issuer-side score improvement.
• Moody's (Vigeo Eiris): Moody's ESG Solutions (formerly Vigeo Eiris) offers ESG scores, climate data, and sustainable finance analytics. It is a direct competitor in the European institutional ESG ratings market where ESG.AI also focuses.
• Workiva: Workiva is a SaaS platform for ESG, sustainability, and regulatory reporting used by enterprises to manage disclosure workflows. It overlaps with ESG.AI's mapping-to-standards, report gap identification, and pre-submission simulation capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg ESG Data Services: Bloomberg provides ESG data, scores, and analytics as part of its broader terminal and enterprise data platform. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping ESG ratings and analytics capabilities, sold to large institutional clients.
• S&P Global ESG Scores: S&P Global offers ESG Scores (formerly SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment) and Trucost climate data as part of its wider market intelligence platform. It is a broad incumbent competing across ratings, climate, and corporate sustainability analytics.
• Refinitiv (LSEG): Refinitiv (now part of LSEG) is both ESG.AI's strategic data partner and a major ESG data incumbent. Its carbon and ESG data offerings directly compete with ESG.AI in serving institutional investors and corporate issuers.

Emerging players

• Persefoni: Persefoni is a climate management and carbon accounting SaaS platform used by enterprises for emissions disclosure. It is an emerging player in the broader ESG/Sustainable Finance tooling space adjacent to ESG.AI's reporting and compliance focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 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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