Challenge
Sustainability reporting is often complex, time-consuming, and disconnected from real business workflows. Companies face difficulties in complying with evolving frameworks like BRSR, GRI, and CSRD due to fragmented data, manual effort, and overlapping requirements. The lack of integration between data sources, stakeholder inputs, and reporting standards leads to inefficiencies, errors, and delays. Without automation and clear structure, generating accurate and audit-ready reports becomes a significant burden for ESG teams.
Solution
This application will simplify sustainability reporting for companies by automating data collection, aligning with global frameworks like BRSR, GRI, and CSRD, and reducing manual effort. It will provide accurate, real-time information through system integrations, support informed decision-making with AI-powered insights, and ensure reliable, audit-ready reports. The platform will streamline the entire reporting process, helping teams across regions stay compliant, save time, and focus on achieving their sustainability goals.
Design process
We followed the Stanford Design Thinking approach: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test.
This helped us deeply understand user needs, quickly generate ideas, and improve designs based on feedback
Surveys and Insights
I conducted surveys and interviews to gain insight into the users' views and thoughts on sustainability reporting. Participants discussed the difficulties faced by organizations regarding data collection, compliance, and transparency. Many highlighted challenges such as managing data from multiple sources, keeping up with changing regulations. Some also mentioned concerns about the risk of inaccurate reporting and the need for more reliable, user-friendly tools to support their work.
User Quotes from Interviews
"We spend most of our time collecting data from different departments, it's frustrating and takes too long."
"Every year the reporting rules change, and we have to start all over again. It's hard to keep up."
"We worry about making mistakes in our reports. If something is wrong, it can damage our reputation."
"Having everything in one place would save us so much time and stress."
"We need clear dashboards so we can see our progress at a glance."
"Support for multiple reporting standards is a must. We can't use a different tool for each one."
Eco-Friendly Design System
Our platform uses Shadcn design system parts, which are simple, easy to use, and adaptable. These components match our sustainability goals perfectly. They use less code and fewer computer resources, which means less energy is used when building and using our platform.
Work in Progress
Sustena is continuously evolving to better serve your sustainability reporting needs. Our development team is actively implementing new features and refining existing functionality based on user feedback.
