ESGscan #DataDrivenESG

What ESGscan #DataDrivenESG does

ESGscan is a Brazilian ESG risk intelligence company founded in June 2021 and headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The company operates a proprietary AI-powered platform that automatically integrates and correlates data from hundreds of Brazilian public sources — including IBAMA, Receita Federal, MPT, CNJ courts, environmental cadasters (CAR, SICAR, ANM), FUNAI, INCRA, and restrictive lists — to produce socioenvironmental and climate risk assessments for any given CNPJ.

The platform's core technology consists of the Score ESG Dinâmico algorithm (which classifies risks by ESG pillar, assigns dynamic severity weights, and correlates findings with international frameworks including GRI, ODS/SDGs, IRMA, SASB, and IFRS S1/S2) and the ESGscan RSAC module (a specialized engine that maps CNPJ inputs against the 10 official BNDES thematic blocks, returning traceable socioenvironmental opinions). Continuous monitoring and economic group mapping up to the 5th degree support ongoing portfolio surveillance. The product targets 95% AI-vs-analyst concordance with human assessors as a validation benchmark.

ESGscan monetizes through subscription-based B2B enterprise sales, using a direct field-sales motion to sell to banks, insurance companies, industrial firms, and broader commercial clients. Its flagship engagement is a 12-month contract with BNDES (won 1st place among 30 proposals in a competitive tender) to automate socioenvironmental and climate risk analysis for credit operations. The company also targets international expansion for European clients requiring Brazilian supply chain risk evaluation under EUDR and CSDDD frameworks, supported by alignment with multiple Brazilian regulatory regimes (BACEN Res. 4557, SUSEP Circ. 666, CMN 4.945/2021). Headcount stands at 6 employees.

Name

ESGscan #DataDrivenESG

Legal name

ESGscan

Website

https://esgscan.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG Risk Intelligence Software

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Finance & ESG Ratings/Benchmarking Support (EUAHAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Data, Ratings & Climate Benchmarks (FSAFAIAI), ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (IT GRC) Platforms (HDAEALAK)

Keywords

• ESG risk intelligence
• Socioenvironmental risk monitoring
• Supply chain compliance
• Regulatory risk analytics
• Public data correlation

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ESG Risk Monitoring and Reporting Platform: Subscription-based access to the ESGscan platform providing CNPJ analysis, dynamic ESG scoring, risk monitoring, and audit-ready reports. Clients include banks, insurers, and industrial companies. Revenue is generated through recurring platform access fees, likely with volume/corporate tier pricing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ESGscan operates a proprietary AI-powered ESG risk intelligence platform that automatically crosses dozens of Brazilian public government databases (IBAMA, Receita Federal, MPT, courts, CAR, restrictive lists) to deliver dynamic ESG scoring, socioenvironmental and climate risk analysis, economic group mapping up to the 5th degree, and continuous monitoring with audit-ready reports aligned to frameworks such as GRI, ODS, IRMA, SASB, and IFRS S1/S2.

Product overview

ESGscan is a #DataDrivenESG pioneer in Brazil offering a unified platform that transforms public data into actionable socio-environmental risk intelligence. The core offering consists of the ESGscan RSAC (a socio-environmental and climate risk analysis engine for auditable opinions) and the Score ESG Dinâmico (proprietary ESG scoring algorithm). These are supported by continuous monitoring services that alert teams to new risks, and deliverable ESG risk analysis reports with consolidated scores, economic group mapping, and regulatory references. The platform serves banks, insurers, industry, and communities by providing real-time visibility into environmental, social, and governance risks across entire value chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ESGscan RSAC: Socioenvironmental and climate audit engine that receives a CNPJ and returns structured responses to BNDES evaluation questionnaires (QSAC and QASP), organized in 10 official BNDES thematic blocks with traceable references.

Products and services

• ESGscan RSAC Socioenvironmental and climate risk analysis engine that receives a CNPJ and returns structured, auditable opinions organized across 10 BNDES thematic blocks with traceable references for each answer. Designed for development banks and large financial institutions requiring RSAC (Risco Socioambiental e Climático) compliance.
• Score ESG Dinâmico Proprietary dynamic ESG scoring algorithm that classifies risks by ESG pillar, assigns severity-weighted scores, and correlates findings with international ESG frameworks. Maps related entities up to the 5th degree of correlation for enterprise ESG risk assessment.
• Continuous Monitoring Service Continuous surveillance service that monitors supply chains and portfolios, alerting client teams whenever new socioenvironmental risks (such as embargoes, slave labor convictions, environmental violations) emerge. Provides ongoing visibility across entire value chains.
• ESG Risk Analysis Report Complete ESG risk analysis report containing consolidated ESG score, detailed risks by pillar, economic group mapping, and regulatory references traceable to source. Delivered as predictive intelligence to support credit, procurement, and underwriting decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• ESGscan won 1st place among 30 proposals in the BNDES public tender for RSAC automation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SEBRAEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SEBRAE for the development of internal risk identification products, expanding ESGscan's solution portfolio for smaller businesses and contributing to the company's product roadmap.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EcoVadis: Global provider of business sustainability ratings, with deep focus on supply-chain ESG assessments. EcoVadis is a direct competitor in the supply-chain socioenvironmental risk monitoring use case that ESGscan targets for industrial and financial clients in Brazil.
• Sustainalytics: Provider of ESG ratings and research used by financial institutions for portfolio and counterparty risk. Sustainalytics is a direct peer in the ESG risk intelligence and ratings category that ESGscan serves to banks and insurers.
• Maplecroft: Specialist in political, social, and environmental risk data for multinational corporations and financial institutions. Maplecroft competes with ESGscan in country- and counterparty-level socioenvironmental risk analytics for enterprise buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg ESG Data: ESG data offering embedded within the Bloomberg Terminal, providing ESG scores, climate, and regulatory data to financial institutions. A broad incumbent whose distribution scale and bundling make it the default vendor for many of the same banks and insurers ESGscan targets.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with a significant ESG assurance and supply-chain audit practice. Overlaps with ESGscan where enterprises and financial institutions need verified socioenvironmental opinions, though Bureau Veritas leans on human-led audits rather than automated public-data crossing.
• MSCI ESG Research: Major global provider of ESG ratings, climate metrics, and sustainability data to asset managers and banks. A broad incumbent that ESGscan competes against for ESG risk data spend, particularly where multinational clients want global coverage plus country-level depth.
• Moody's ESG Solutions: Incumbent provider of ESG scores, climate data, and sustainability analytics within Moody's broader financial-information portfolio. Overlaps with ESGscan in supplying ESG and climate risk data to regulated financial institutions, but at a global scale with bundled offerings.
• LSEG (Refinitiv) ESG: Refinitiv's ESG scores and data, now part of LSEG, serve banks, insurers, and corporates globally. A broad incumbent competing for the same compliance and risk-budget dollars, particularly in cross-border supply-chain and regulatory use cases that touch Brazilian counterparties.

Others

• Diligent (Galvanize): Provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software used by boards and regulated enterprises. An adjacent ecosystem player whose GRC workflows may eventually integrate or compete with ESGscan's IT-grade compliance and audit-ready reporting layer.

Emerging players

• WayCarbon: Brazilian climate and sustainability solutions provider with capabilities in carbon management, climate risk, and ESG analytics. An emerging regional peer that addresses overlapping buyer needs in Brazil's regulated financial and industrial sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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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