Sustrana

Sustrana is an online management platform that, according to the vendor, focuses on sustainability efforts to establish a more resilient company. The vendor asserts that it goes beyond data collection and compliance to execute a strategy, set objectives, and develop a plan for building a more sustainable and socially responsible organization. The product caters to sustainability professionals, environmental consultants, corporate social responsibility managers, supply chain managers, and energy managers across various industries.

Key Features

Comprehensive Solution: According to the vendor, Sustrana provides a comprehensive solution for companies to engage in sustainability by offering core tools that concentrate on daily activities to deliver financial value. The platform enables users to link projects to goals and measure them using key performance indicators (KPIs), empowering sustainability professionals to drive success that management values.

Planning, Collaboration, Tracking, and Reporting: Sustrana offers interactive online action plans that, according to the vendor, enhance visibility into all sustainability work, allowing companies to plan, collaborate, track, and report on projects. The platform provides a database of best practice project ideas and robust ESG category filters to save time and easily locate relevant projects.

Sustainability KPI Management: The vendor states that Sustrana assists companies in managing key performance indicators (KPIs) for sustainability, whether it is tracking progress towards goals, measuring project outcomes, or preparing for sustainability reporting. The platform features an innovative and comprehensive database of relevant KPIs, or users can create their own.

Issue Value Assessment: The vendor claims that the Issue Value Assessor tool engages key stakeholders in prioritizing ESG issues based on creating financial value for the organization. Users can assess issues using pertinent business criteria, including risk mitigation, efficiency and cost savings, innovation and revenue growth, and alignment with strategic goals.

Strategy Building: Sustrana's Strategy Builder tool guides users through a step-by-step process to develop their organization's sustainability strategy. Users can document the mission, rationale, and goals of their program in a logical framework, aligning with their unique business vision.

Benchmarking: Sustrana offers a standardized framework and guidance for benchmarking a company's sustainability profile against competitors, customers, or strategic partners, according to the vendor. Users can gain insights into risks and opportunities associated with their competitive landscape, positioning sustainability as a potential business differentiator.

Policy Development: The vendor states that the Policy Builder tool facilitates proper governance of the core elements of a sustainability strategy with tailored policies. Sustrana provides a range of editable, research-based templates with varying commitment levels and complexity.

Business Case Creation: According to the vendor, Sustrana provides a library of data, statistics, and visuals to help users articulate the value of sustainability and obtain buy-in from stakeholders. The Business Case Builder offers ready-to-use, expertly organized PowerPoint slides to craft compelling presentations for leadership or engage the workforce.

Topic & Skills Education: Sustrana offers, according to the vendor, unlimited access to curated, comprehensive sustainability education, providing users with a solid understanding of current sustainability topics and related issues. The education content is structured to suit individual needs and interests, with fundamental and in-depth levels available.