Hashstacs, formerly known as STACS, ESGpediaIt adopted the name of the company’s flagship Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) platform.
Headquartered in Singapore, ESGpedia provides data and technology solutions supporting sustainability efforts across the Asia Pacific region.
This platform is Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Project Greenprint ESG RegistryTrack sustainability data to address concerns about greenwashing.
Since its launch, ESGpedia has collected over 5 million sustainability data points, serving corporations, SMEs and financial institutions.
The company said the ESGpedia name reflects its commitment to be a one-stop platform for ESG data, helping businesses of all sizes overcome sustainability barriers and enhance ESG reporting, carbon accounting and greener supply chains across the Asia-Pacific region.
Over the past two and a half years, ESGpedia has expanded across multiple industries and 10 markets, including Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, helping companies manage ESG compliance amidst increasing regulations globally.
ESGpedia also promotes initiatives such as the UNESCAP Sustainable Business Network’s Asia-Pacific Green Deal Platform and the Asia-Pacific Single Access Point for ESG Data (SAFE) initiative.
Additionally, it has been integrated into the Singapore-Australia Go-Green co-innovation programme.
ESGpedia is ISO14064-1 certified and licensed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Benjamin Soh, founder and managing director of ESGpedia, said:
“With mandatory sustainability regulations on the rise and the ecosystem of sustainable companies expanding rapidly, the name change is timely and aligned with our business efforts and expansion in the Asia Pacific region.
Going forward, we will continue to focus on enhancing our digital platform and helping our clients address their evolving sustainability needs and advance their ESG reporting efforts, as we look to expand our client base in the coming year.”
