Analyst Report Cites ESS’ Strengths as a Leading GHG Management Software Provider

November 20th, 2008

We’ve just learned about a recent analyst report that spotlights ESS as a leader among providers of GHG data collection and reporting software. It was published by The 451 Group, which watches market activity from its offices in the U.S. and U.K. The report entitled, “ESS, Oracle’s Carbon Management Partner, Seeks To Move Beyond Its Healthy Niche,” was written by analyst Lynley Oram.

The 451Group’s report is one of the more extensive analyst evaluations of ESS. While the report is only available to subscribers, it has lots of information that is worth sharing, including comments like:

• “ESS appears to be thriving…”
• “Because this is still an early-stage market, it is difficult to assess where this puts ESS in terms of market share, but the company is clearly established as a leading supplier in this growing sector.”
• “To date, ESS has sold …to specialist environmental health and safety managers in companies with a strong interest in environmental management, such as manufacturers. Many are interested in the entire, integrated suite.”
• “ESS is selling its Carbon Management Solution as a standalone software product, or as part of its environmental management suite, a 23-module product spanning most key aspects of sustainability management.”
• “The company is making good use of partnerships. It has signed a partnership deal with Oracle… to provide the carbon management capabilities that Oracle does not as yet have. ESS has similar initiatives with SAP, Microsoft and IBM.”

Why is this important? Our leadership team has positioned the company to meet the growing demands of businesses that are besieged by local, national and international mandates for sustainability reporting, including GHG/carbon management, health & safety management, crisis management, environmental compliance and corporate responsibility reporting.

Our approach has enabled companies to conduct all of their compliance activities on a single software platform, which can reduce operational costs and risks. Our efforts, in large measure, have been well received in the marketplace. It’s good to see that industry observers like The 451 Group, Gartner and AMR Research, recognize our efforts, too.

Tags: 451 group carbon management environmental management ess ghg reporting software oracle

Entry Filed under: Sustainability, EHS Industry, ESS, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), GHG Regulations