Kick-off: TIMETOACT launches implementation of Envizi ESG Suite

Compliance with ESG and sustainability standards is mandatory for companies in order to meet the requirements of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The delta pronatura group of companies therefore decided to commission TIMETOACT Software & Consulting GmbH and IBM Technology Expert Labs to implement the Envizi ESG Suite. IBM's SaaS solution enables ESG data to be consolidated for analysis and reporting. Find out more about the ongoing project in our diary.

The kick-off of the implementation project took place in mid-March. At an initial remote meeting, all of delta pronatura's stakeholders and partners, including the management sponsor, were brought together to introduce employees, the project method and the timeframe for the project. “We gave the kick-off participants demonstrations of the ESG suite and showed them where it starts and what it can help to change in terms of sustainability,” explains Marc Bastien.

In line with the “configure, don't implement” approach, all those involved in the project were then slowly introduced to the solution step by step by delta pronatura. “In the following two weeks, the team learned a lot about the IBM Envizi project method, the tasks of the various team members and sensible timing,” explains Marc Bastien.

“We are now starting to prepare for the important ‘Report Gathering Workshop (RGW)’, in which the customer can bring in their specific requirements with which Envizi will later be configured,” says Courtney Kennedy. Questions about data management, in particular who is responsible for data input and how this is structured, also need to be clarified, continues Kennedy.

In the next article in our ESG diary, you can read more about the templates and why a quick start is not always desirable. You will learn insider knowledge that sheds light on the importance of “data entry users” and the challenges of training and integrating these users.