A global leader with ESG reporting obligations across 30+ geographies, each following different regulatory frameworks like CSRD (EU), SEC (US), and MCA BRSR (India).
Challenge
- Over 100 documents per location per year, all in varied formats (PDFs, invoices, spreadsheets, utility bills)
- High dependency on ESG consultants for manual data compilation
- Fragmented ownership of ESG metrics across departments
AI Agent Solution
We deployed an Autonomous ESG AI Agent that:
- Continuously monitors emails and folders for ESG-relevant documents
- Extracts data like energy usage, safety incidents, emission values, and gender diversity
- Flags potential non-compliance using built-in ESG rules
- Autonomously drafts ESG reports for different compliance formats
- Integrates with carbon accounting tools and internal BI dashboards
Results
- 70% reduction in ESG reporting cycle time
- 90% decrease in manual data entry
- 100% real-time compliance monitoring across 8 international standards
- Holistic view of ESG progress through AI-curated dashboards
- Saved $500K/year in external consultant fees
Agentic Flow
- Observe: Watches incoming reports, HR data, operations logs, and vendor submissions
- Decide: Maps documents to ESG indicators using NLP and layout recognition
- Act: Extracts, validates, stores, and triggers alerts or compliance workflows
- Learn: Improves extractions from new policy formats and updates internal ESG rule knowledge