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On 10 April 2025, we organised our " Impact & Insight " event at the Maison de la Recherche in Paris. More than 30 customers attended, with a common goal: to make sustainability reporting more effective, easier to manage and better integrated into the decision-making process.
Through feedback, experts' views and case studies, our event highlighted the major challenges of CSRD, the carbon trajectory and climate risk management. A particular focus was placed on the user experience of the technological solutions used by our customers, an essential lever commitment and operational efficiency.
Through feedback, experts' views and case studies, our event highlighted the major challenges of CSRD, the carbon trajectory and climate risk management. A particular focus was placed on the user experience of the technological solutions used by our customers, an essential lever commitment and operational efficiency.
Moving from CSRD compliance to operational management: feedback from OPmobility & Imerys
The start of the morning was devoted to a central question for companies: how can CSRD obligations be transformed into levers for operational transformation?
Two major industrial groups, OPmobility and Imerys, shared their experiences:
These demonstrated the positive impact of a collaborative, tool-based methodology tailored to the realities of the business.
Two major industrial groups, OPmobility and Imerys, shared their experiences:
- OPmobilitya French automotive supplier, has presented an ambitious digitisation project carried out in partnership with VPWhite, as part of the publication of its first CSRD sustainability report. The challenge was clear: to adapt the Enablon applications to the new CSRD requirements, while preserving the existing processes and habits of the contributors. The work was therefore mainly carried out in the back office, by adding calculated indicators, intelligent questionnaires and targeted automation. The result is a fluid, minimally intrusive management system deployed at 150 sites worldwide.
- Imerys, a specialist in minerals for industry, has presented a case study in the digitisation of the ESRS E2 (Pollution) using a structured methodology, as part of its CSRD compliance programme. This initiative was based the Enablon platform, which is used to organise the collection and structuring of data across industrial sites, in order to move from local and heterogeneous management to a centralised repository that can be audited and used at corporate level. To achieve this, the company has adopted an incremental approach, involving the analysis of environmental risks and the gradual consolidation of data, while reinforcing data quality and traceability This approach has enabled us to build a reliable and structured reference framework, aligned with the dual materiality analysis and the requirements of the CSRD.
These demonstrated the positive impact of a collaborative, tool-based methodology tailored to the realities of the business.
Carbon trajectory: modelling and steering the decarbonisation strategy
The second part of the event highlighted how we support our customers in modelling and managing their low-carbon trajectories using Enablon modules configured specifically by our developers and business experts.
To achieve this, we are deploying a progressive, digitised methodology to model decarbonisation scenarios:
To achieve this, we are deploying a progressive, digitised methodology to model decarbonisation scenarios:
- Establish a reliable baseline based on carbon footprints;
- Aligning business projections with emissions reduction targets;
- Identify the levers for decarbonisation (energy efficiency, purchasing, mobility, etc.);
- Modelling several scenarios to support strategic decision-making.
An example of a waterfall chart for carbon trajectory management
Management and monitoring of decarbonisation actions
The key benefits for an organisation: informed decision-making, greater transparency, collaboration between stakeholders. By linking carbon trajectory and strategic management, companies can move from annual carbon reporting to proactive management of their climate footprint.
Integrating climate risks into ESG strategy
One of France's leading banks shared how it integrates climate risks into its real estate and ESG strategy.
Faced with the requirements of the ECB (European Central Bank) and the EBA (European Banking Authority), our client has structured a gradual approach:
Faced with the requirements of the ECB (European Central Bank) and the EBA (European Banking Authority), our client has structured a gradual approach:
- Mapping climate hazards (floods, droughts, fires, rising temperatures, rising water levels, etc.);
- Cross-referencing with the company's critical assets (offices, data centres, key sites, etc.);
- Integration of impacts into Business Impact Analyses (BIA) and risk governance.
Redesigned Enablon interfaces for intuitive operation
VPWhite has carried out a fundamental overhaul of the user experience (UX) of Enablon's applications, with a strong ambition: to transform the platform into a genuine ESG cockpit serving contributors and decision-makers.
Example of a customised dashboard by theme
Notable advances include:
These developments will enable organisations to monitor their ESG commitments more effectively, with greater buy-in, clarity and autonomy. They reflect VPWhite's strong investment in business UX, to put users back at the heart of the sustainable transformation process.
- Customised dashboards by theme (carbon, waste, energy mix, water stress, social data, etc.) and/or by user type (site manager, ESG manager, etc.), co-designed with customers to suit their needs;
- Optimised ergonomics for everyday us;
- Better access to key indicators;
- Better traceability and greater reliability of data to facilitate auditor review;
- A move towards a modular, actionable ESG steering and decision-making tool.
These developments will enable organisations to monitor their ESG commitments more effectively, with greater buy-in, clarity and autonomy. They reflect VPWhite's strong investment in business UX, to put users back at the heart of the sustainable transformation process.
Automating the "last mile of reporting" with Workiva platform
The final segment of the morning was devoted to the Workiva partner solution, which complements data collection tools such as Enablon by covering the critical phase of publishing the sustainability report.
With Workiva, companies can :
- Automatically retrieve data from their various collection tools;
- Keep track of changes and successive versions of the report;
- Co-construct the narratives and chapters of the report;
- Restrict access to the sustainability report according to the stakeholders involved in drafting it;
- Automatically manage XBRL taggings;
- Produce a report ready for publication and audit in complete transparency.
A place for peers to exchange ideas and build collective intelligence
In addition to the content presented and the feedback shared, the Impact & Insight event was also designed as a genuine forum for meetings and interaction between ESG professionals. This format enabled our clients to initiate or strengthen links with their counterparts, to compare their respective approaches, and to envisage regular exchanges around common issues. Like a club of experts, this network dynamic encourages the emergence of synergies between peers, the dissemination of good practice and the sharing of practical lessons learned in the field.
Conclusion: accelerate a sustainable and intelligent transformation
The " Impact & Insight event highlighted a strong conviction: ESG digital transformation necessarily involves management models that combine business expertise, strategic vision and technological power.
In a context of intensifying regulation and rapidly changing stakeholder expectations, it is now essential to guide companies in structuring their ESG models, integrating the dimensions of compliance, innovation and performance.
Our mission is clear: to support our customers over the long term in their ESG digital transformation, by providing them with ever more practical, innovative and scalable solutions. By combining our sector-specific expertise, our knowledge of benchmark technologies and our proven methodologies, we enable our clients to turn ESG into a real driver of value creation.
In a context of intensifying regulation and rapidly changing stakeholder expectations, it is now essential to guide companies in structuring their ESG models, integrating the dimensions of compliance, innovation and performance.
Our mission is clear: to support our customers over the long term in their ESG digital transformation, by providing them with ever more practical, innovative and scalable solutions. By combining our sector-specific expertise, our knowledge of benchmark technologies and our proven methodologies, we enable our clients to turn ESG into a real driver of value creation.
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