Take a data-driven approach to decarbonisation

In brief

• Capturing and analysing ESG performance data is key to unlocking sustainability and economic benefits across complex property and asset portfolios.
• IBM Envizi simplifies the capture, management, analysis and reporting of ESG information in a trusted software-as-a-service platform.
• Connecting Envizi with asset and facilities management brings ESG evidence into the projects, work and investment decisions that improve operational performance.
• Trixi maps sustainability technology to each client's operating model and builds the internal capability needed to manage it over the long term.

Why a data-driven approach matters

Organisations are under growing pressure to demonstrate meaningful sustainability progress. Many have committed to Net Zero targets while responding to changing market expectations, reporting obligations and the need to control energy and operating costs.

Those that understand their ESG performance can identify inefficiencies across their facilities portfolio, assess where investment will have the greatest effect and show whether initiatives deliver the intended result. Sustainable improvement starts with the ability to measure reliable data, derive useful insight and turn that insight into governed operational action.

A trusted ESG data foundation

IBM Envizi consolidates environmental, social and governance information into a single auditable source for analysis, disclosure and planning. Facilities and sustainability teams can benchmark performance against baselines and targets, track emissions-reduction initiatives and compare forecast savings and costs with actual outcomes.

The platform can operate independently or connect with enterprise asset and facilities management. That connection adds the operational context required to move beyond reporting performance and manage the assets, work, projects and suppliers that influence it.

• Build a data foundation by automating the collection and consolidation of more than 500 ESG data types into auditable, financial-grade information.
• Streamline disclosures with flexible reporting tools that support internal governance and external requirements.
• Accelerate decarbonisation by finding energy and emissions-saving opportunities and tracking progress throughout delivery.

Connect reporting with operational delivery

Integrating ESG information with asset and facilities management creates a continuous connection between reported performance and the operational activity that changes it.

• Create a portfolio baseline using consistent property, facility and asset information, then compare buildings and identify opportunities to reduce environmental impact.
• Turn environmental initiatives into governed capital projects with accountable tasks, schedules, design changes and delivery controls.
• Include environmental performance in supplier selection and procurement decisions, supporting action on Scope 3 supply-chain emissions.
• Manage workflows that improve the energy, water and waste performance of assets and facilities, then use ESG reporting to measure the result.
• Improve room and facility utilisation by aligning reservations, occupancy and the operation of lighting, workplace technology and other building assets.

Implementation shaped around the organisation

Trixi maps sustainability platforms to each client's operating structure while building the internal capability needed to administer the solution. The focus is not simply collecting more data, but creating a repeatable link between evidence, investment decisions and operational delivery.

The original program described here used a proven implementation method and was typically delivered over four to six months, depending on organisational size, complexity, external providers and the condition of source data. Scope and timing for any current implementation should be confirmed during discovery.

At the time of the original program, Trixi was an IBM Certified Gold Envizi implementation partner and the first Australian partner to provide an IBM-badged Envizi solution. That experience complements Trixi's broader expertise in enterprise asset, facilities and sustainability platforms.