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Just before or during the summer holidays, we were pleased to resume our interview series on PLM and Sustainability, where the PLM Green Global Alliance interviews PLM-related software vendors and service organizations, discussing their sustainability missions and offerings.
Following recent discussions in the PLM ecosystem, including PSC Transition Technologies (EcoPLM), CIMPA PLM services (LCA), and the Design for Sustainability working group (with multiple vendors & service partners), we now have the opportunity to catch up with Sustaira after almost three years.
In 2022, Sustaira was a startup company focused on building and providing data-driven, efficient support for sustainability reporting and analysis based on the Mendix platform, while engaging with their first potential customers. What has happened in those three years?
SUSTAIRA
Sustaira provides a sustainability management software platform that helps organizations track, manage, and report their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance through customizable applications and dashboards.
We spoke again with Vincent de la Mar, founder and CEO of Sustaira, and it was pretty clear from our conversation that they have evolved and grown in their business and value proposition for businesses. As you will discover by listening to the interview, they are not, per se, in the PLM domain.
Enjoy the 35-minute interview below.
Slides shown during the interview, combined with additional company information, can be found HERE.
What we have learned
- Sustaira is a modular, AI-driven sustainability platform. It offers approximately 150 “sustainability accelerators,” which are either complete Software as a Service (SaaS) products (such as carbon accounting, goal/KPI tracking, and disclosures) or adaptable SaaS products that allow for complete configuration of data models, logic, and user interfaces.
- Their strategy is based on three pillars:
- providing an end-to-end sustainability platform (Ports of Jersey),
- filling gaps in an enterprise architecture and business needs (Science-Based Target Initiatives)
- Co-creating new applications with partners (BCAF with Siemens Financial Services)
- The company has a pragmatic view on AI and thanks to its scalable, data-driven Mendix platform, it can bring integrated value compared to niche applications that might become obsolete due to changing regulations and practices (e.g., dedicated CSRD apps)
- The Sustainability Global Alliance, in partnership with Capgemini, is a strategic alliance that benefits both parties, with a focus on AI & Sustainability.
- The strong partnership with Siemens Digital Solutions.
- Their monthly Sustainability and ESG Insights newsletter, also published in our PGGA group, already has 55.000 subscribers.
Want to learn more?
The following links provide more information related to Sustaira:
- About Sustaira:
- Sustaira’s sustainability marketplace
- Siemens and Sustaira partnership
- Capgemini and Sustaira partnership
- Customer Case Stories
- The Sustainability Insights LinkedIn Newsletter
- Navigating CSRD
- Content Hub (requires registration)
Conclusion
It was great to observe how Sustaira has grown over the past three years, establishing a broad portfolio of sustainability-related solutions for various types of businesses. Their relationship with Siemens Digital Solutions enables them to bring value and add capabilities to the Siemens portfolio, as their platform can be applied to any company that needs a complementary data-driven service related to sustainability insights and reporting.
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The summer holidays are over, and with the PLM Global Green Alliance, we are glad to continue with our series: PLM and Sustainability, where we interview PLM-related software vendors, talking about their sustainability mission and offering.
We talked with SAP, Autodesk, and Dassault Systèmes. This week we spoke with Sustaira, and soon we will talk with Aras. Sustaira, an independent Siemens partner, is the provider of a sustainability platform based on Mendix.
SUSTAIRA
The interview with Vincent de la Mar, founder and CEO of Sustaira, was quite different from the previous interviews. In the earlier interviews, we talked with people driving sustainability in their company and software portfolio. Now with Sustaira, we were talking with a relatively new company with a single focus on sustainability.
Sustaira provides an open platform targeting purely sustainability by offering relevant apps and infrastructure based on Mendix.
Listen to the interview and discover the differences and the potential for you.
Slides shown during the interview and additional company information: Sustaira Overview 2022.
What we have learned
Using the proven technology of the Mendix platform allows you to build a data-driven platform focused on sustainability for your company.
As I wrote in my post: PLM and Sustainability, there is the need to be data-driven and connected with federated data sources for accurate data.
This is a technology challenge. Sustaira, as a young company, has taken up this challenge and provides various apps related to sustainability topics on its platform. Still, they remain adaptable to your organization.
Secondly, I like the concept that although Mendix is part of the Siemens portfolio, you do not need to have Siemens PLM installed. The openness of the Sustaira platform allows you to implement it in your organization independent of your PLM infrastructure.
The final observation – the rule of people, process, and technology – is still valid. To implement Sustaira in an efficient and valuable manner, you need to be clear in your objectives and sustainability targets within the organization. And these targets should be more detailed than the corporate statement in the annual report.
Want to Learn more
To learn more about Sustaira and the wide variety of offerings, you can explore any of these helpful links:
- First, here is a short video introducing Sustaira
- With this link, anyone can sign up for the free version of the Sustaira platform and begin exploring today!
- Lastly, for additional information, demos, downloadable content, and more, head over to the Sustiara Content Hub.
Conclusion
It was interesting to learn about Sustaira and how they started with a proven technology platform (Mendix) to build their sustainability platform. Being sustainable involves using trusted data and calculations to understand the environmental impact at every lifecycle stage.
Again we can state that the technology is there. Now it is up to companies to act and connect the relevant data sources to underpin and improve their sustainability efforts.
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