Businesses in the United States are continuing to ramp up their adoption of digital sustainability solutions to improve efficiency, manage risk and strengthen resilience, a new report by Information Services Group (ISG) has found.
The 2025 ISG Provider Lens US and Global Digital Sustainability report found that firms are continuing to invest in sustainability, despite shifts in federal policies and disclosure requirements.
‘A source of business value’
“US enterprises are clearly moving from sustainability as a reporting exercise to sustainability as a source of business value,” commented Kathy Rudy, partner, ISG Data, Analytics and Technology Office. “They understand the ongoing need to embrace evolving business models and energy transformation.”
Among the areas to see the most investment are digital solutions that deliver measurable financial and operational outcomes, particularly in energy-intensive and asset-heavy industries. Rather than focusing on broad compliance programmes, enterprises in these sectors are adopting initiatives that lower operating costs, improve data quality and provide sustainability assurance.
Financial integration
A notable development is the emergence of enterprise-wide ESG data systems that align sustainability information with financial records, with large firms consolidating fragmented data sources into single systems of record to reduce reporting costs and improve audit readiness, according to ISG.
Other priorities include supply chain and product-level transparency, along with investment in energy and grid management technologies, given the increased demand for electricity as AI workloads increase.
“Digital sustainability investments in the US are being justified through hard metrics such as energy savings, reporting speed and risk reduction,” said Matt Warburton, principal consultant at ISG and lead author of the report. “Enterprises expect solutions that connect sustainability outcomes directly to financial and operational performance.”
The 2025 ISG Provider Lens US and Global Digital Sustainability report evaluated the capabilities of 68 providers across three sectors of the US business landscape, including Strategy and Enablement Services, OT and Industry-Specific Solutions and Services and IT Solutions and Services. Firms including Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant, HCLTech, IBM, Infosys, TCS and Wipro were identified as leaders in all three sectors. Read more here.
