IDC - Resource Center - Sustainability

Beyond ESG Reporting
Sustainable strategies and technologies play an increasing role in business operations, helping organizations achieve greater efficiency and resiliency, while also boosting competitive differentiation and value creation. Let us help you increase your operational and financial performance through technology-enabled sustainable transformation.
IDC’s sustainability research helps organizations understand the competitive environment for sustainable and sustainability-enabling IT products and services, understand IT buyer demand and vendor perception, and demonstrate the sustainability- and ESG-related business and economic impact of their solutions.
IDC’s Sustainability Framework
The Framework for our approach encompasses the upstream sustainability impact of IT and operations (e.g., impact assessments, vendor indices), downstream aspects tied to sustainable products and services (e.g., end-user surveys, IDC MarketScapes), and strategic approaches toward selling and buying sustainable and sustainability-enabling technology.
IDC Sustainability Readiness Framework and Maturity Index
See where your organization stands today. According to IDC’s Maturity Index, more than three-quarters of organizations sit in the middle stages, Opportunistic through Managed, with only 12.8% fully optimized. The Framework pinpoints where your customers fall on this curve, by maturity segment, so you can help move them toward the next stage.
IDC can help you turn that positioning into action: sizing the market for sustainable IT products and services, understanding buyer demand through global surveys, and building the business value evidence your sales and marketing teams need.
Visit our Resource Center for more examples of actionable sustainability insight.
Learn more about sustainability from our experts.
IDC’s sustainability research offers thought leadership and advice on key challenges organizations face when building sustainability strategies and implementing sustainability technologies.
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Sustainable Cloud Datacenter 2025 Vendor Assessment
IT Buyer Guide 2025: Sustainability/ESG Software — Overview of the Solutions Landscape
The Sustainability Regulations Landscape 2025
IT Buyer Demand for AI-Enabled Sustainability Solutions: Identifying the Top Use Cases for AI-Enabled IT and Services Offerings
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting and Compliance Management Applications 2025 Vendor Assessment
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Sustainability Management Platforms 2025 Vendor Assessment
Worldwide Purpose-Built Sustainability Services Forecast, 2025–2029
Focus on how your solutions aid clients’ ESG goals and transform operations. IDC Custom Solutions analyzes market opportunities, measures impact & showcases value to customers.
Visit our Resource Center for more examples of actionable sustainability insight.
Learn more about sustainability from our experts.
IDC’s sustainability research offers thought leadership and advice on key challenges organizations face when building sustainability strategies and implementing sustainability technologies.
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Sustainable Cloud Datacenter 2025 Vendor Assessment
IT Buyer Guide 2025: Sustainability/ESG Software — Overview of the Solutions Landscape
The Sustainability Regulations Landscape 2025
IT Buyer Demand for AI-Enabled Sustainability Solutions: Identifying the Top Use Cases for AI-Enabled IT and Services Offerings
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting and Compliance Management Applications 2025 Vendor Assessment
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Sustainability Management Platforms 2025 Vendor Assessment
Worldwide Purpose-Built Sustainability Services Forecast, 2025–2029
Focus on how your solutions aid clients’ ESG goals and transform operations. IDC Custom Solutions analyzes market opportunities, measures impact & showcases value to customers.
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