There are a lot of reasons to start collecting sustainability data, but creating insight in sustainability-related risks and opportunities might be the most valuable of all. Insights like energy savings or waste reduction opportunities are to be expected in almost every company. They’re unlocked more easily once the ESG data is collected, with ‘low hanging fruit’ cost savings becoming clear as companies get detailed insights in their energy expenses per location.
Our partner Goodberries shared the example of manufacturing companies, which often gain a lot of improvement opportunities from better ESG insights. Knowing how a product is made or created and what its impacts are, allows companies to improve processes and reduce vulnerabilities. This can result in unique selling points to customers.
Packaging is a good example: knowing the content and recyclability of your packaging can directly impact the amount of packaging tax your company has to pay. These insights help companies to easily switch to another type of packaging with better recyclability, lowering these costs. The outcome: environmentally improved packaging that also delivers significant cost savings for the company. One such switch results in significant cost savings with large volumes of packaging.
Companies typically don’t know what they don’t know; they aren’t aware of such quick wins they can achieve. Collecting their ESG data brings you these insights and wins on both financial and environmental terms.
Goodberries is a consultancy firm specializing in sustainability implementations within financials and corporate clients. They guide clients through their sustainability journey, from setting up the strategy to implementation and reporting, delivering sustainable impact as their service.Salacia’s data-driven platform complements Goodberries’ advisory work, offering robust, structured CO₂ calculations and data collection, management, and analysis. Insights from our platform show opportunities that lead to real improvements.
Our collaboration began during the pilot phase of Salacia’s partner model, where Goodberries helped shape features of our platform through close feedback. Over time, Salacia’s evolving functionalities, particularly in areas like emission factor matching and certification-ready output, has become an important tool in Goodberries’ toolbox.
“Salacia is a pragmatic solution that helps us create a clear overview of complex matters. It’s logically structured and connects easily to other platforms.”
– Ivo Hanssen, Sustainability consultant at Goodberries.
