Overview
KanataQ is an online marketplace and intelligence platform focused on sustainability and ESG solutions. It enables organisations to identify, compare, and assess software tools and service providers operating across environmental, social, and governance themes. The platform aggregates structured information to support more informed decision-making. Finance professionals may find it relevant for ESG integration, due diligence, and supplier assessment.
Organisation behind the tool
The tool is developed and maintained by KanataQ Ltd, a UK-registered company. KanataQ operates as an independent platform and collaborates with selected partners across the sustainability and ESG ecosystem, including advisory and professional networks, to enrich solution listings and contextual information.
What the tool does
KanataQ functions as a searchable directory and intelligence platform for sustainability and ESG solutions. Key features include:
- Curated listings of ESG-related software tools, data platforms, and advisory services
- Categorisation by sustainability themes, use cases, and organisational needs
- Provider profiles outlining scope, functionality, and target use cases
- Trust or credibility indicators designed to support initial screening
- Market-level insights on trends within the sustainability solutions landscape
- Educational resources and guidance to support solution selection
- The platform focuses on discovery and comparison rather than direct data modelling or analytics.
Target audience
The primary audience includes corporate sustainability teams, procurement functions, and decision-makers seeking ESG solutions. Secondary audiences include finance professionals, consultants, ESG analysts, and service providers aiming to understand the sustainability solutions market.
Relevance to finance professionals
KanataQ can support finance-related activities in the following ways:
- Risk assessment – identification of tools addressing climate, environmental, or social risks relevant to financial exposure
- ESG analysis – discovery of data providers and software that support ESG reporting, disclosures, and performance tracking
- Market and service landscape insight – visibility into the range and maturity of ESG solution providers across themes
- Investment and due diligence context – initial screening of vendors or technologies used by portfolio companies or investees
- Strategy support – benchmarking sustainability capabilities when assessing corporate preparedness for regulatory and market expectations
