Top 12 Enterprise Sustainability Software startups

Sep 22, 2025 | By Marjana Bačić

These startups develop enterprise sustainability management platforms that combine corporate carbon accounting, decarbonisation, LCA and ESG reporting software
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Country: USA | Funding: $239M
Watershed serves as an enterprise climate platform utilized by companies to assess, report, and address their carbon emissions.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $187.2M
Persefoni AI is an IT company that provides a climate management and accounting platform for real-time management and disclosure.
3
Country: Canada | Funding: CA$160M
Intelex develops software solutions for environment, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) programs.
4
Country: Canada | Funding: $100M
The responsible business platform, built by EHS & sustainability experts, for enterprises that want to do better.
5
Country: Finland | Funding: €40M
One Click Lca is the building Life Cycle metrics software.
6
Country: USA | Funding: $27M
Sphera offers the sustainability and operational risk management software platform, comprehensive data sets, integrated supply chain network and industry-leading experts you need for sustainability.
7
Country: France | Funding: $15M
Enablon, a Wolters Kluwer business, is the number 1 provider of EHS, Risk, and Sustainability management software.
8
Country: USA | Funding: $680.6M
Workiva created Wdesk, a cloud-based AI-powered platform for data-driven finance, risk & sustainability.
9
Country: Canada | Funding: $780k
Arbor is a carbon accounting platform that helps companies calculate and reduce emissions to reach net zero.
10
Country: Switzerland
ecoinvent is the world's leading LCI database which delivers both in terms of transparency and consistency.
11
Country: Germany
The official page for openLCA, a full-fledged open source Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and sustainability modelling software. Created and developed by GreenDelta GmbH.
12
Country: Netherlands
SimaPro is the professional tool to collect, analyze and monitor the sustainability performance data of your company's products & services.
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Editor: Marjana Bačić
Marjana Bačić is a senior editor for RecyclingStartups. She has has more than 5 years experience covering the recycling industry. Marjana graduated from University of Belgrade, where she edited Recycling and Sustainable Development Journal. She has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability. She also participates in beach clean-up initiatives and advocates for sustainable practices in local businesses. In her free time, Marjana enjoys hiking in the scenic Montenegrin countryside, practicing yoga for mindfulness, and experimenting with plant-based recipes in her kitchen. You can contact Marjana at marjanabacic(at)recyclingstartups(dot)com