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Ownership is a recurring theme in her thinking. If organisations agree that new risks and opportunities – from climate to human rights to AI ethics – are important, she argues, they must bring responsibility for them in‐house.“ You have to own these issues internally and make them part of your day‐to‐day business processes,” she says.
Navigating a volatile ESG and regulatory landscape The political climate of the mid‐2020s has reshaped how companies engage with sustainability. In the US, ESG has become a flashpoint in culture wars, while in Europe regulations such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive( CSRD) have triggered intense debate. Marjella describes 2025 as“ foggy”, with companies uncertain how far or how fast to move. She saw a divide between those pressing pause and those continuing their sustainability work albeit in a quieter, less public way for many.
“ We saw companies that stopped, but also those that continued in quiet because they know it makes business sense,” she notes. This context has driven Datamaran to become more flexible in its own product offering. The company has structured its solutions into four products that map to different levels of maturity and ambition.
Datamaran’ s flagship governance product sits at the top – Datamaran Suite. It integrates AI-powered regulatory intelligence, peer benchmarking, materiality and executive insights to support comprehensive always-on ESG oversight. According to Marjella, this tier will continue to attract organisations that see sustainability as core to long‐term value creation, not just compliance.“ We’ ll see leaders that still want to lead and invest in governance because of real business reasons,” she suggests.
Datamaran Core provides companies with a streamlined foundation. It helps them quickly identify, prioritise, manage, and monitor the ESG issues, risks, and opportunities most relevant for their business on an ongoing basis. Although double materiality has become politically sensitive, she expects it to return in a more pragmatic, automated and cost‐effective form.“ We expect a return to materiality, but not at last year’ s crazy price points with huge consulting projects,” she says.
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Marjella Lecourt-Alma, CEO and Co-Founder, Datamaran sustainabilitymag. com
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