Singapore digital platform for environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) reporting Gprnt has launched what it claims is the world’s first nationwide digital utility to automate basic sustainability reporting for companies.

The platform, built under the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Global Finance and Technology Network ( GFTN ), is designed to simplify ESG compliance and unlock access to green finance, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises ( SMEs ).

The core platform is supported by Ant International, which brings its fintech expertise, and MUFG Bank, an advocate of sustainable finance across the region.

Using government-sourced data from agencies like PUB – Singapore’s National Water Agency – and its Energy Market Authority, and integrated with GovTech’s Myinfo Business service, the Gprnt platform enables companies to generate key emission metrics, including Scope 1 and 2 carbon data, within minutes and at no cost.

“Gprnt will empower businesses,” says Ravi Menon, GFTN’s chairman and Singapore’s ambassador for climate action, “to undertake sustainability reporting at lower cost and with less pain.”

As well, the platform, it notes, plans to roll out an artificial intelligence-powered sustainability assistant, launch a data-driven ESG marketplace and extend support to Scope 3 supply-chain reporting.

“We’re turning ESG reporting from a burden into a bridge,” states Lionel Wong, Gprnt’s executive director. “Our goal is to make sustainable practices the default, not the exception.”

To power this vision, Gprnt has secured US$4.62 million in seed funding from Ant International and MUFG Bank, marking a strong vote of confidence from two sustainability leaders.

“This is a first-of-its-kind solution,” adds Taichi Murakami, MUFG’s deputy head of global corporate and investment banking for Asia-Pacific. “It shows how digital innovation can bridge data gaps and unlock sustainable finance.”

In the months ahead, Gprnt aims, it points out, “to scale its services and partner network across Asia, empowering all stakeholders, from the smallest SMEs to the largest corporates, to take practical, data-driven climate action”.