ESG Playbook

Core Features

• ESG Strategy & Programme Structuring: ESG Playbook helps organizations design and structure ESG programmes by guiding on ESG priorities and themes, governance models and accountability, and alignment between strategy, actions and disclosures. The platform is designed to translate high-level ESG expectations into practical internal structures and plans.

• ESG Governance & Policy Guidance: The platform supports the development and documentation of ESG-related policies, governance frameworks, and roles and responsibilities. This is particularly relevant for organisations formalising ESG oversight and board-level accountability.

• ESG Reporting Guidance & Alignment: ESG Playbook provides structured guidance aligned with widely used ESG frameworks, helping organizations understand what to disclose, how disclosures link to internal actions, and gaps between current practices and reporting expectations

• Dashboards & Progress Tracking (High-Level): The platform provides high-level visibility into ESG initiatives and progress, focused on programme status rather than quantitative performance metrics.

• Knowledge Base & Best Practice Content: A key component of ESG Playbook is its curated ESG knowledge base, supporting education and awareness, consistency of ESG approaches, and internal alignment across teams

Plans & Pricing

ESG Playbook is offered under a subscription-based SaaS model.

Pricing is not publicly disclosed and typically depends on:

• organisation size

• number of users

• scope of ESG guidance modules

• level of advisory or onboarding support

Integrations

Based on publicly available information, ESG Playbook operates primarily as a standalone guidance platform.

• Limited emphasis on deep system integrations

• Outputs typically used alongside ESG data, reporting or GRC tools

Certifications & Assurance

ESG Playbook does not present itself as a certified reporting or assurance platform.

The platform focuses on:

• alignment

• clarity

• consistency of ESG approaches

rather than verification or compliance certification.

Customers & Use Cases

ESG Playbook is primarily used by:

• mid-sized companies starting ESG programmes

• sustainability and ESG managers

• strategy and governance teams

• organizations preparing for more formal ESG reporting

Common use cases include ESG programme design, governance setup, internal alignment and preparation for future disclosure requirements.

Closing Insights

From a Net Zero Compare perspective, the ESG Playbook should be positioned as an ESG strategy and governance enablement platform, particularly valuable for organizations that are early in their ESG journey or seeking to professionalize ESG structures before investing in complex data and reporting systems. Its value lies in guidance, structure and clarity, not in measuring sustainability performance or meeting regulatory filing requirements directly.

Resources

• https://www.esgplaybook.com/