Signal Over 1,400 corporates had net-zero targets by mid-2025, and 65% are forecast to use agentic ESG software by 2030

Summary

NTT DATA cites data from the Science Based Targets initiative on corporate climate commitments. By the middle of 2025, more than 1,400 companies had set net-zero targets. They represent 38 percent of all corporates holding such targets. The report also forecasts that by 2030 more than 65 percent of global enterprises will use ESG software driven by agentic AI to support sustainable sourcing. It points to regulatory drivers, including CSRD, ISSB and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, as accelerating verifiable ESG data flows and traceability. Manufacturing, finance, retail, healthcare, logistics and energy are named as the sectors leading adoption.