ESG reporting has moved from voluntary to mandatory. CSRD covers 50,000+ EU companies. SEC climate disclosure rules affect US public companies. Organisations that built manual spreadsheet-based ESG processes are now facing regulatory deadlines with infrastructure that can't scale to the reporting depth required.
ESG data collection from operational systems, energy, water, waste, fleet, facilities
Carbon accounting covering Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions with audit-ready evidence
Framework-aligned reporting for GRI, SASB, TCFD, CSRD, and custom disclosure requirements
Supply chain sustainability data collection from tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers
What you can count on
Retention
3+ years
Average client relationship across active accounts
First milestone
Week 1
A straight read on what to keep and what to rebuild
Pricing
Fixed price
Scope and cost agreed before work starts
Team
No handoffs
The senior engineers who scope the build also ship it
The problem
ESG data scattered across spreadsheets, energy bills, HR systems, and supplier emails, with no single source of truth that survives a regulator's data quality challenge?
Sustainability team spending 80% of their time collecting data rather than acting on it because there's no automated data pipeline from the systems where emissions and resource use actually occur?
Short answer
RaftLabs builds custom carbon accounting software that measures Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions using GHG Protocol methods. We pull activity data from your operational systems, apply IPCC, EPA, and DEFRA emission factors, and produce audit-ready evidence mapped to CSRD, GRI, and TCFD. Most teams launch a validated v1 in about 12 to 16 weeks.
01 Diagnosis
Sustainability team spending 80% of each reporting cycle collecting data instead of acting on it
Carbon accounting depends on data that lives across energy management systems, facilities spreadsheets, fleet telematics, HR exports, and supplier emails. Collecting it becomes a manual project that starts months before each reporting deadline. According to Deloitte's 2024 Sustainability Action Report, 57% of executives cite data quality as their top ESG reporting challenge, and 88% rank it among their top three challenges. The cost is the sustainability work that doesn't happen: reduction programmes, supplier engagement, target-setting. The team has no capacity left after assembling the data. Automated pipelines from source systems into a single verified data store return that capacity to the team.
ESG disclosures that don't survive detailed audit scrutiny
External assurance providers and regulators don't accept ESG figures without a traceable methodology. They need to know which source system produced the data, which emission factor was applied, and when the calculation ran. Figures assembled manually from spreadsheets can't provide that trail. A system with calculation methodology documentation and data lineage from source to disclosed figure is what audit-ready ESG reporting requires.
CSRD deadline approaching with a data collection process that is entirely manual
CSRD under ESRS requires disclosure at a granularity that manual processes can't sustain. It demands specific data points across environment, social, and governance topics, with the evidence base auditors need. Organisations that built lightweight ESG processes for voluntary reporting are facing mandatory deadlines with infrastructure that was never designed for regulatory compliance. The gap between voluntary and mandatory reporting depth requires platform investment, not more spreadsheet columns.
Scope 3 emissions reported using spend-based estimates because no structured supplier data process exists
Spend-based Scope 3 estimates are acceptable as a starting point. Regulators and institutional investors are increasingly demanding primary supplier data for material Scope 3 categories. Without a structured supplier data collection portal and a systematic engagement process, Scope 3 accuracy can't improve year on year. Organisations with significant supply chain emissions face growing investor pressure on this point, and spend-based estimates won't hold up indefinitely.
02 What we ship
Automated data pipelines from the operational systems where ESG data originates: energy management platforms, building management systems, fleet telematics, HR systems, waste management portals, and utility providers. API integrations and scheduled data pulls replace manual spreadsheet exports. Data normalisation handles different units, reporting periods, and organisational boundaries. The result is a single verified ESG data store updated on a schedule your reporting cycle can rely on, not assembled from scratch each quarter by your sustainability team.
GHG Protocol-compliant carbon accounting covering Scope 1 direct emissions, Scope 2 purchased energy emissions using both location-based and market-based methods, and Scope 3 value chain emissions across all relevant categories. Emission factor databases from IPCC, EPA, DEFRA, and IEA are applied to activity data from your operations. Supplier emissions data collection and spend-based estimation cover Scope 3 categories where primary data is unavailable. Calculation methodology documentation and an audit trail back every emissions figure your reports disclose.
Reporting outputs mapped to the specific disclosure requirements of GRI Standards, SASB industry standards, TCFD recommendations, and CSRD European Sustainability Reporting Standards. A framework-agnostic data model maps collected ESG data to multiple frameworks simultaneously, so you're not running separate data collection processes for each standard you report to. Disclosure document generation includes data lineage: each disclosed figure traces back to the source data and calculation methodology. Reporting that satisfies your auditors rather than triggering data quality questions.
Supplier sustainability assessment portals collect environmental performance data, labour practices disclosures, certification evidence, and Scope 3 emissions data from tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers. Structured questionnaires align to your supply chain reporting obligations. Automated follow-up workflows handle incomplete submissions. Data quality validation flags implausible supplier responses before they enter your reported figures. Supplier performance scoring and monitoring over time means your supply chain sustainability position is tracked rather than assessed from scratch each year.
Investor-facing and public ESG disclosure portals present your sustainability data clearly, with the methodology transparency institutional investors and rating agencies require. ESG data export supports formats compatible with CDP, EcoVadis, and investor ESG questionnaires. Controlled access for external parties like investors, customers, and lenders lets them see specific ESG data without entering your full internal platform. Versioned disclosure records keep prior-year reports accessible and preserve the data behind them.
ESG performance dashboards track your sustainability metrics against set targets: carbon reduction targets, renewable energy percentage, supplier sustainability scores, and diversity metrics over time. Year-on-year trend analysis includes normalisation for business activity changes, using emissions intensity rather than absolute figures when revenue or production changes. Scenario modelling supports carbon reduction pathway planning. Early warning alerts fire when metrics trend away from targets with enough lead time to intervene before the reporting period closes.
03 How we work
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04 Why us
05 Questions
We build against GRI Standards, SASB industry-specific standards, TCFD recommendations, and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under CSRD. The data model we design is framework-agnostic: ESG data is collected and stored once, then mapped to the specific disclosure requirements of each framework you report to. This means adding a new framework doesn't require rebuilding your data collection process. We also build against custom internal reporting requirements for organisations that have proprietary ESG metrics beyond the standard framework disclosures.
Scope 3 emissions are the hardest to collect because the data originates outside your organisation. We use a tiered approach. Your most significant suppliers submit primary data through a structured portal. The long tail, where primary collection isn't practical, gets spend-based estimation using industry emission factors. Supplier assessments then capture what's needed to improve estimation accuracy over time. Data quality flags distinguish primary data from estimates in your reported figures, so your methodology stays transparent to auditors.
Those platforms are good products for organisations whose ESG reporting needs match the standard configuration they offer. Custom makes sense when your situation doesn't fit that standard. Common triggers: proprietary source systems the platforms don't integrate with, supply chain data requirements specific to your industry or customer obligations, ESG data that has to feed existing internal systems rather than sit in a standalone tool, or regulatory requirements more specific than the frameworks these platforms cover. We assess this honestly during discovery. If a commercial platform would serve you better, we'll say so.
A focused first version covering one framework, one primary data source, and a reporting output typically runs $30,000 to $60,000, launched in about 12 to 16 weeks. A fuller ESG platform covering multiple data integrations, Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon accounting, multi-framework reporting, and a supplier data portal runs $60,000 to $120,000. Scope drives the range. We fix the cost before development starts, after a scoping conversation that defines exactly what is included.
ESG reporting software
Custom platforms that collect sustainability data and produce audit-ready GRI, SASB, TCFD, and CSRD disclosures with full data lineage
ESG data management platform
Multi-source ESG data collection, validation, and centralisation with an audit trail external assurance providers accept
Supply chain sustainability software
Supplier data collection portals, ESG assessments, and Scope 3 supply chain emissions aggregation
Business Process Automation
Automate sustainability data collection, emissions calculation, supplier questionnaire processing, and disclosure report generation.
AI Document Intelligence
Extract structured ESG data from supplier reports, audit documents, utility invoices, and compliance submissions.
AI Agent Development
Autonomous agents for supply chain emissions monitoring, regulatory change tracking, and ESG disclosure drafting.
Custom Software Development
Custom ESG data platforms, carbon accounting tools, and sustainability reporting systems built for your frameworks and regulatory obligations.
Tell us your reporting frameworks, current data sources, and the regulatory deadlines you're working to. We'll design the system and give you a fixed cost.
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