The ESG and Accounting and Reporting Consulting company, Uniqus Consultech Inc. announced the acquisition of the global ESG business of Goodera.  

Through this acquisition, the company has further strengthened its ESG practice as it seeks to serve a $10 billion addressable ESG market, it added in the release. 

Goodera’s ESG tech platform is cloud-based software that helps corporations manage the performance of their sustainability programs. Using the platform, companies can automate the collection, maintenance, and approval of their ESG data; and ensure precise disclosures against global frameworks, standards, and rating requirements, including GRI, CSRD, SASB, ISSB, BRSR, DJSI, CDP to name a few. 

The statement added that as a part of the acquisition, it will acquire marquee global ESG clients using Goodera’s ESG platform and the teams serving these clients will also become a part of Uniqus.           

After the acquisition, the platform will be known as ESG UniVerse. The company added that it is investing a substantial amount of money to improve ESG UniVerse. Apart from augmenting its services with best-in-class data management, reporting, and AI-enabled smart search capabilities, it is also developing new features like GHG Inventorization (measuring greenhouse gases), Value Chain Assessment, Peer Benchmarking, and ESG Maturity Assessment. Some of these new features are almost ready to be used, the statement added. 

Jamil Khatri, co-founder and CEO of Uniqus, said, “One of the major challenges faced by companies in the area of ESG is the weakly integrated data that resides across different information systems.  By integrating Goodera’s tech stack with our consulting expertise, our overall ESG offering will bridge this gap through a single platform for businesses to measure, monitor, analyze, benchmark, and improve their ESG performance, and meet regulatory and rating norms productively and accurately.” 

The Company is co-founded by consulting veterans Jamil Khatri and Sandip Khetan and backed by marquee investors such as Nexus Venture Partners, Sorin Investments, and other angel investors. Anu Chaudhary, a global ESG specialist with over 20 years of experience, serves as the Global Head of ESG. 

With operations in the US, India, and the Middle East, the company is leveraging technology and an integrated global delivery model to provide best-in-class consulting services that drive measurable results and create long-term value for its clients.