Q Insights #028

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Welcome to this edition of Q Insights — our bi-weekly newsletter for sustainability and ESG professionals looking to make smarter solution decisions.

Each edition brings you concise, relevant updates on the tools, trends, and technologies driving the sustainable transition. We filter the noise, highlight what matters, and help you navigate the sustainability solution landscape with clarity and confidence.

In this edition, we’ll cover: 

• Q Intelligence: KanataQ’s AI Deployment in Sustainability Solutions report is out now!

• Q Signals:
 - La Caisse announced a new investment in Novisto 
 - Novata launched Risk Atlas, a platform for monitoring emerging risks across portfolios and supply chains
- SLR Consulting acquired Anchor Environmental Consultants
- ISS-Corporate launched a new ISSB IFRS program
- IFS launched IFS Zero, an agentic AI platform for managing and reporting Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

• KanataQ Corner: Newly Listed Providers on KanataQ ✅

• and other insights 💡

Q INTELLIGENCE

KanataQ’s latest report, AI Deployment in Sustainability Solutions 2026, is now live. 🤖

AI is showing up everywhere across sustainability software, data, advisory, and hybrid platforms. But what does adoption actually look like once you move past the marketing language?

To explore this, we surveyed 23 sustainability solution companies and combined the findings with market signals, external research, and a real-world case study with Earthchain.

The report looks at:
• How providers are using AI internally, in products, and with clients
• Where AI is moving from simple features into deeper workflows
• What constraints are shaping adoption, from governance to trust
• How Earthchain is using AI to support audit-ready carbon intelligence
• What may differentiate providers in the next phase of the market

For us, the real story is not that more tools now “use AI.” It is that AI is beginning to reshape the workflows behind sustainability work.

Read the full report here.

Q SIGNALS

Latest developments, insights, and trends

📊 New tools, features, acquisitions, and funding rounds from solution providers

La Caisse announced a new investment in Novisto (KanataQ listed) to support the company’s growth. Montreal-based Novisto provides ESG data management and reporting tools for large enterprises, helping companies manage sustainability data and comply with frameworks such as CSRD and California climate disclosure laws. The investment aligns with La Caisse’s broader climate strategy targeting $400 billion in climate action investments by 2030. (link)

Novata (KanataQ listed) launched Risk Atlas, a new AI-powered platform designed to help private market investors identify, prioritize, and monitor emerging risks across portfolios and supply chains. The tool tracks risks across areas including reputational, cyber, geopolitical, and climate exposure, using AI-driven data and analytics to support investment screening, portfolio monitoring, and risk management throughout the investment lifecycle. (link)

Sustainability consultancy SLR acquired South Africa-based marine and natural capital specialist Anchor Environmental Consultants, expanding its capabilities in marine and coastal development, biodiversity, natural capital, and environmental advisory services. Anchor’s team of 45 specialists supports governments, NGOs, financial institutions, and industries including energy, mining, fisheries, and ports. SLR said the acquisition strengthens its ability to help clients navigate complex marine and sustainability challenges, while building on previous collaborations in green hydrogen, offshore wind, gas, mining, and infrastructure projects across Southern Africa. (link)

ISS-Corporate launched a new ISSB IFRS program designed to help companies comply with the ISSB’s IFRS S1 and S2 sustainability disclosure standards. The solution combines consulting services, carbon accounting, climate risk assessment, and reporting software to support areas including Scope 1–3 emissions inventories, climate risk analysis, transition planning, and gap assessments, as global adoption of ISSB standards continues to expand. (link)

IFS launched IFS Zero, a new agentic AI-powered platform designed to help industrial companies measure, manage, and report Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. The solution uses AI agents to automate data collection, mapping, validation, anomaly detection, and audit-ready reporting, addressing challenges such as fragmented data and manual processes. (link)

KANATAQ CORNER

What’s new on KanataQ?

📈 KanataQ Growing Family

Providers that joined KanataQ since our last edition: FuturePlus (Reporting & Disclosure) and RAFA Impact Management Platform (Climate Action).

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