About Esri UK
Pioneering geospatial solutions for sustainable business transformation
Esri UK, a global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, is at the forefront of empowering organisations to address critical sustainability challenges while driving growth. As the creator of ArcGIS, the world's leading mapping and spatial analytics platform, Esri UK enables over 350,000 organisations globally to visualise, analyse, and act on geospatial data, revealing deeper insights that drive sustainable practices.
Esri UK's solutions support sustainability across three key dimensions:
1. Environmental sustainability
Esri UK's tools empower organisations to monitor environmental changes, inform restoration programs, and manage land sustainably. We support Biodiversity Net Gain requirements, carbon offsetting projects, and climate change impact modelling. For instance, NHS Fife uses our technology to understand and manage habitats across their estates more effectively.
2. Economic sustainability
In response to increasing regulatory pressures and consumer expectations, our technology is transforming sustainable economic growth approaches. From optimising renewable energy site selection to enhancing supply chain visibility, Esri's GIS solutions offer unprecedented insights for informed decision-making. CBRE's partnership with Altus Power exemplifies this, using our technology to identify optimal rooftop solar installation sites across their vast real estate portfolio.
3. Social sustainability
Our tools help organisations understand their societal impacts, promote equity, and support better living conditions. Applications range from improving food security to creating safer communities and modelling sea level rise for climate change mitigation. See how organisations are using our technology to tackle coastal erosion in Scotland, map flood risks in deprived areas, and prevent tidal flooding in London.
Transforming sustainability initiatives
Esri UK's innovative solutions are driving transformative change across various aspects of sustainability, addressing key challenges identified by industry leaders:
1. Supply chain transparency
Esri's technology is revolutionising supply chain management. Nespresso, for example, uses our solutions to map over 100,000 partner farms, providing unprecedented transparency and enabling targeted sustainability initiatives.
2. Climate resilience
Climate change is inherently spatial. Shifts in weather patterns are creating new business hazards around the globe. We help businesses see where risks are, analyse impacts, prioritize management strategies, and build resilience solutions that safeguard profitability and continuity of safe and efficient operations
3. Regulatory compliance
In response to regulations like the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Esri UK is a founding member of the Supply Chain Data Partnership (SCDP). Through the SCDP’s Supply chain Trusted Asset Identification Registry, we enable businesses to know the location of the assets they are using or procuring from. It is designed to independently verify asset location to inject trust into supply chains. Once the location has been verified, commodity owners and investors can perform their own due diligence on those assets to identify risk associated with deforestation and other risk factors.
Driving innovation in sustainability
Esri UK's approach goes beyond providing software; it's about enabling a geographic approach to sustainability. This perspective allows organisations to:
- Visualise complex global systems and interdependencies
- Simulate future scenarios to inform long-term strategy
- Engage stakeholders through compelling, data-driven narratives
- Monitor real-time impact of sustainability initiatives
- Unlock the full potential of big data for sustainability insights
As Jules Cullen, Head of Sustainability Solutions at Esri UK, notes, "Achieving a sustainable future requires that we take a geographic approach to understanding risk and opportunity on a local, regional and global scale. Understanding everything in the context of location, allows us to better understand where we need to intervene and what interventions can be made."
By leveraging Esri UK's GIS technology, organisations can transition to low-carbon energy, build trust in their supply chains, improve operational efficiency and monitor their impact on nature.
For organisations looking to transform their sustainability practices through the power of location intelligence, Esri UK offers unparalleled mapping and analytical capabilities. In addition, our global network of data and solution partners create Esri-based solutions that enhance the critical work that sustainability leaders need to do.
