Pigment

Core Features

Pigment approaches ESG as part of enterprise performance management, bringing sustainability, finance, HR, sales, and operational data together in a single planning platform. Its principal features include:

• Carbon Accounting Across Scope 1–3 – Calculates greenhouse gas emissions using both activity-based (physical) and spend-based (monetary) approaches, supporting Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 accounting while helping organisations identify emissions hotspots and evaluate reduction opportunities.

• CSRD & ESRS Reporting – Includes the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) disclosure requirements, EFRAG guidance, double materiality assessments, gap analyses, and EU Taxonomy KPI reporting to streamline CSRD compliance.

• Cross-Functional ESG Performance Management – Consolidates ESG, financial, operational, HR, and sales data within a single environment, enabling organisations to monitor ESG performance alongside business performance rather than in isolated reporting systems.

• Scenario Planning & Forecasting – Models the impact of operational and strategic decisions on greenhouse gas emissions and broader ESG performance, allowing organisations to compare scenarios before implementing sustainability initiatives.

• Workflow & Collaboration – Supports collaborative data collection, approvals, progress monitoring, audit trails, and stakeholder engagement, helping teams coordinate ESG reporting activities across departments.

• Enterprise Data Integration – Connects data from enterprise applications through APIs, native connectors, and manual imports, creating a single source of truth for ESG reporting and planning.

Closing Insights

Pigment was founded in 2019 by Éléonore Crespo and Romain Niccoli as an enterprise planning platform, later expanding into sustainability as customers sought to integrate ESG considerations with financial and operational planning. Rather than developing a standalone ESG application, Pigment extended its existing planning capabilities so sustainability data could be analysed alongside budgets, workforce plans, supply chains, and operational performance. This enables organisations to treat ESG as an ongoing management process rather than an annual reporting exercise.

The platform is used by organisations including Unilever, Merck, and DeepL, reflecting Pigment's broader enterprise customer base. In recent years, Pigment has introduced dedicated ESG, carbon accounting, and CSRD reporting use cases while continuing to enhance the underlying platform with AI-assisted planning, additional enterprise integrations—including SAP S/4HANA connectors—and workflow automation. Deloitte has also developed a CSRD accelerator on Pigment, illustrating its growing role in sustainability reporting projects.