Powering sustainability with AWS and Couchbase

Sustainability teams within organizations face significant challenges managing data scattered across multiple silos, both internally and throughout their supply chains. The data exists in multiple formats, from structured enterprise resource planning system data to unstructured sources like PDFs, spreadsheets, and emails, making manual aggregation and cleaning extremely time consuming and resource intensive.

Additionally, organizations must comply with numerous sustainability frameworks, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which constantly evolve and often have client-specific requirements. This complexity creates a significant burden on sustainability teams, preventing them from focusing on creating meaningful, sustainable impact.

Footprint worked alongside Couchbase and AWS to develop the Footprint Intelligence Platform, a comprehensive solution that makes it possible for organizations to create their own proprietary data repositories. The solution uses Amazon Bedrock, which provides the easiest way to build and scale generative AI applications. The Footprint Intelligence Platform facilitates secure hosting in any region or instance the client chooses, helping to make complete data control and security possible for customers.

Footprint’s solution features an intuitive interface that simplifies data gathering and reporting processes. It includes AI agents that assist with gathering information to complete sustainability questionnaires by generating reporting text blocks and matching data to specific categories required for framework compliance—significantly streamlining a reporting process that can involve thousands of data points.

Footprint’s implementation of the Footprint Intelligence Platform has transformed how its customers approach sustainability management and reporting. The solution has reduced the time that companies spend on sustainability reporting by 70 percent, helping teams to shift their focus from data gathering to meeting their sustainability goals.

While many organizations initially implement Footprint’s solution to meet regulatory requirements, they often discover significant additional benefits. “Once our customers start looking at their data, they realize that there’s tremendous potential to improve and create further business advantages,” says Daniel Scholz, managing director at Footprint. “They can optimize their logistics and save money, optimize their energy resource usage, or reduce waste—helping the environment while saving costs and positioning themselves more sustainably.” By creating this innovative solution, Footprint is positioned to expand across more regions and industries, advancing its vision of embedding sustainability in everyday decision-making processes for organizations worldwide.