ESG Software Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis, By Component(Solutions, Services), By Vertical(BFSI, IT and ITeS, government and public sector, manufacturing), By Type(Climate change software, sustainability reporting software, ESG data management software, ESG risk management software), By Organization size(Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises), By Deployment(On-premises and Cloud), By Region - Industry Forecast 2024-2031

Drivers

• The main factor fueling market expansion is the rise in demand for ethical and sustainable investments. There is an increasing need for tools and solutions that can assist assess and analyze a company's ESG performance as more investors seek to engage in businesses that place a high priority on sustainable and responsible practices. Investors can evaluate a company's ESG policies and follow their development over time with the aid of ESG software. It offers a framework for assessing an organization's social responsibility, environmental impact, and corporate governance standards, enabling investors to spot possible risks and opportunities associated with ESG concerns. ESG software can also assist investors in matching their assets with their values and objectives. ESG software aids in the assessment of a company's long-term financial success and helps investors make more informed investment decisions by supplying transparency and accountability regarding a company's ESG policies. Hence, as investors look to assess and gauge the ESG performance of the companies they invest in, the demand for sustainable and responsible investment is driving the need for ESG software.

• Economic reductions, improved risk management, and company reputation management are a few additional drivers for the market. Customers are calling for more responsibility and transparency from businesses as they become more conscious of the effects that enterprises have on the environment and society. ESG software offers insights into a company's sustainability and social responsibility activities, which can assist businesses manage their reputation. Therefore, these are a few of the key elements fueling the market's growth.

Restraints

• To replace current infrastructure with EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) infrastructure, more money is needed. As a result, infrastructure investments in EHS solutions necessarily entail a sizable sum of money, which eventually restricts the expansion of the worldwide investor ESG software market. Another large and important market barrier is the difficulty of integrating ESG software with the ERP systems of businesses. Most of an enterprise's operational actions, regardless of industry or locale, incorporate ESG criteria. The benefits of EHS standards can be attained, though, by incorporating them with an ERP system. Having stated that, this integration is made all the more difficult by the possibility that a company's IT infrastructure (design and structure) may not accommodate investor ESG software.

• Governments and large corporations are increasingly setting net zero emissions targets for the year 2050. Nevertheless, these promises frequently included a setback in the form of interim targets for reducing emissions or measures to stop or reduce indirect emissions that occur in the supply chain. It is anticipated that, pressure from shareholders and other stakeholders will increase on these entities and organizations to create realistic, short-term strategies and start taking action to reduce emissions along the whole value chain. Investors will probably want more than just making long-term climate pledges because the stakes are so high. Governments and businesses are expected to have to offer verifiable, realistic near-term milestones on their route to decarbonization. Beyond the already-established focus on emission reductions, attention will also be paid to how these organizations manage their exposure to physical climate hazards, including the presence and appropriate design, implementation, and resiliency planning of adaption measures.