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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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