Structured ESG data meets strategic advisory

Good ESG data does not make sustainability strategic. The organisations that get the most from their ESG efforts are those that combine reliable data infrastructure with the right expertise to interpret, act on, and communicate it. That is precisely what the partnership is built around.

ESG Connect combines strategic advisory, implementation expertise, training, and audit-readiness within a coordinated ecosystem of specialists, auditors, legal experts, and financial advisors. They aim to simplify ESG for companies and turn sustainability into a practical business asset.

Klappir provides the data foundation. The platform standardises how resource and sustainability data is defined, collected, and structured across an organisation, making it traceable and reportable under VSME and ESRS.

ESG Connect brings the strategic tier: roadmap development, regulatory guidance, assurance coordination, and ecosystem access to the advisors and financing partners that Swiss companies need.

“Swiss companies are increasingly asked to prove their ESG performance and not just report it. What our clients need is full traceability of every data point, from source to disclosure. With Klappir, the most critical ESG metrics are embedded directly in the platform, which means our clients are fully compliant from day one. That translates into something tangible: audit-proof ESG data, independently verifiable, that holds up in front of banks, investors, and supply chain partners. For us, that is the foundation for turning ESG from a reporting obligation into a genuine business asset and allows for informed, data-driven management decisions.” Remo Satta, Founder and Recognized ESG Auditor, ESG Connect.

For Swiss SMEs and mid-market businesses, the result is ESG that holds up. Data structured in Klappir serves as the basis for reporting and operational benefits, helping ESG Connect credibly position itself with banks, investors, supply chain partners, and independent auditors.

Klappir and ESG Connect announced partnership at Climate Week Zurich

ESG Connect introduced the partnership at Climate Week Zurich, part of a week-long programme running 4 to 9 May 2026 that brings together organisations across more than 250 events to advance the development and scaling of climate solutions. On Friday 8 May, ESG Connect hosted a free practical forum at Loft Five, Europaallee 15 in Zurich. Klappir featured in the programme with a dedicated session at 10:15, where Thomas Gassmann of Sereviso and Céline Spring of ESG Connect presented the platform as an audit-compliant solution for ESG and CO2 emissions reporting, including a live VSME demo.

“What Swiss companies need is not another framework to navigate, it is a data foundation they can trust and a network of experts who know what to do with it. ESG Connect brings that expertise and ecosystem. Together, we give DACH companies something concrete: ESG that is structured, credible, and built to create real business value.” Iris Karlsdóttir, Chief Business Development Officer, Klappir.

ESG Connect and Klappir form a complementary implementation partnership. Klappir provides an audit-ready ESG data foundation and technology platform, while ESG Connect provides strategic advisory, regulatory expertise, and assurance-readiness support.

Swiss SMEs, private equity firms, M&A advisors, fiduciaries, and financial institutions interested in how Klappir and ESG Connect can support their ESG journey are welcome to contact us.