Vendor profile · in its own words
IBM Envizi: energy and ESG data at enterprise scale
IBM Envizi is IBM’s sustainability data product: emissions calculations, ESG reporting and, unusually for the field, a deep set of energy tools — utility bills, interval meters and building benchmarks.
This profile uses only IBM’s own pages, read on 1 October 2026, and one fact from Verdantix’s own release, and reads the energy side against ESOS and SECR, the two UK regimes built on energy data.
There is no rating here; the calculator and checklists below turn IBM’s claims into things to see.
What it says it is
IBM Envizi, as IBM describes it
IBM presents Envizi as a “compliance ready solution for ESG data”, combining analytics, reporting and planning.
Its product page groups the modules into emissions management and ESG reporting, but the detail shows how much of it is energy: bills, meter data, building performance and targets for consumption as well as emissions.
It describes an organisational model of regions, sites, assets, product lines and joint ventures that rolls up metrics, costs and emissions.
It also says every change is logged with a full audit trail, supporting internal controls and third-party assurance.
Verdantix’s own press release names IBM among the eight Leaders of its 2026 Green Quadrant for enterprise carbon management software, from 21 vendors evaluated; that evaluation is global and scores no UK regime.
| IBM’s module group | What its product page lists |
|---|---|
| Emissions management | Scope 1 and 2 accounting on an engine “built on the GHG Protocol”; AI-assisted Scope 3; an Emissions API; calculations in Excel; Scope 3 financed emissions; supply-chain intelligence for categories 1 and 2 |
| ESG reporting | Reporting to multiple frameworks; surveys and assessments; planning analytics; programme tracking |
| Energy and buildings | Utility bill analytics; interval meter analytics; building ratings and benchmarks; consumption, energy and emissions targets |
| Data features | Automated capture from ERP, IoT, metering, utilities and supplier portals; tagging; an organisational hierarchy; data health checks and audit trails |
Enterprise energy reporting, and ESOS
The energy data ESOS runs on — and the 95% test
ESOS is the UK regime most directly built on the kind of data Envizi says it consolidates.
An undertaking qualifies for Phase 4 if, on 31 December 2026, it employs at least 250 people, or has turnover above £44 million and a balance sheet above £38 million, and the whole UK group qualifies with it, under the Environment Agency’s scheme.
The participant measures total energy consumption over a reference period, and may identify areas of significant energy consumption that together cover at least 95% of it under regulation 25 of the ESOS Regulations.
Those areas are audited, a lead assessor reviews the work, and the notification goes in through MESOS by 5 December 2027, as the Phase 4 guidance sets out.
ESOS was not named on the IBM pages read for this profile, so the questions are concrete: can the platform report total energy in kWh by site and purpose for the reference period, and show the 95% coverage?
The calculator beside this works the 95% test on your own figures; the audit itself is explained on ESOS energy audits, and the scheme as a whole in the ESOS Phase 4 overview.
The 95% floor · reg 25(2)
Total 0 kWh · covered 0% · left as de minimis 0%
Enter figures to test coverage.
SI 2014/1643 regs 21(3), 25(1)–(2), 30(3A); Environment Agency Phase 4 guidance §§5, 8.3.
Use one 12-month reference period for every row.
Nothing entered leaves the page.
SECR
Energy first, then the directors’ report
SECR also starts from energy, but it ends in the directors’ report rather than in an audit.
A quoted company reports under Part 7 of Schedule 7: its global emissions from fuel and from purchased electricity, heat, steam and cooling, its energy use, and the UK share of both.
A large unquoted company reports under Part 7A: UK energy use in kWh and the emissions from gas, purchased electricity and transport fuel.
Both add at least one intensity ratio, the methodology, a description of the principal energy-efficiency measures and last year’s figures.
The government’s SECR guidance expects the UK conversion factors for the activity year; IBM’s page describes calculation engines but not a UK factor set, so ask which applies.
A company subject to SECR, and possibly to ESOS, should see a UK statutory output produced from its own data before relying on any platform for it; the lines in full are on SECR requirements.
UK SRS and assurance
Group-level climate disclosure — and who checks it
UK SRS S1 and S2 were published by the Department for Business and Trade on 25 February 2026 for voluntary use.
Under the FCA’s PS26/19, listed companies in UKLR 6, 14, 15, 16 and 22 report against them on a comply-or-explain basis for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, with first reports in 2028.
The final rules changed the CP26/5 proposal of mandatory S2; the consultation closed on 20 March 2026.
IBM’s organisational model matters here, because UK SRS S2 asks for Scope 1 and 2 split between the consolidated accounting group and other investees, on the same reporting entity as the financial statements.
No UK law requires sustainability assurance; a listed company that obtains it names the provider, the disclosures assured and the standards used, and the FRC issued ISSA (UK) 5000 on 12 November 2025 for voluntary use.
The standards are set out on UK SRS S1 and S2, and assurance on sustainability assurance.
Scope 3 and financed emissions
Supplier data, and the portfolio
IBM lists supply-chain intelligence aimed at Scope 3 categories 1 and 2 — purchased goods and services, and capital goods — under the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard.
It describes capturing high-volume, supplier-level transaction data and normalising it inside the Envizi model.
It separately lists Scope 3 financed emissions, Category 15, for investment portfolios.
Its emissions engine is described as built on the GHG Protocol, which binds the reporting company rather than the software, so the test is the method and factor behind each line.
How the fifteen categories are treated under UK SRS is on UK SRS Scope 3 reporting.
Your regimes
IBM’s claims, against your own list
Step 1 · which regimes apply to you?
Step 2 · 15 outputs to see on a demo · 0 confirmed
What IBM Envizi ESG Suite says on its own site
- SECR (quoted): no claim found on the pages we read
- ESOS: no claim found on the pages we read
Vendor pages read 30 September–1 October 2026.
A missing claim is a question to ask, not evidence of a missing feature.
Outputs are the duties in the cited provisions; the demo tests are our reading of them.
Nothing you tick is stored or sent.
Pricing
A published model, no published figure
IBM’s pricing page says Envizi is priced on the volume of data managed, measured in “Accounts” — units that track activity data, supplier data and KPIs.
A pricing calculator places a buyer in one of three bundles: Essentials, up to 1,000 Accounts; Standard, 1,001 to 5,000; and Premium, 5,001 to 15,000 and more.
Modules such as ESG reporting and Scope 1, 2 and 3 calculations are then added, and IBM says exact requirements are scoped during the sales process.
No figure is published, and this site does not estimate one, so the entry reads Enterprise level · TBD.
Because the price follows Accounts, the number of meters, sites and suppliers you bring is the input to ask about first.
Demo questions
Six questions to put to IBM
Each question tests one of IBM’s claims against the UK provision it touches, with a pass test.
The first two are the ESOS questions an energy-heavy platform should answer easily.
Every vendor’s claims are compared on carbon reporting software.
Demo questions · tick the ones you need
The pass tests are our reading of the cited provisions.
Nothing you tick is stored or sent.
Frequently asked
IBM Envizi, answered from its own pages
Is IBM Envizi enterprise energy reporting software?
IBM describes Envizi as ESG data management with energy at its core: utility bill analytics, interval meter analytics, building ratings and benchmarks, and consumption, energy and emissions targets, alongside Scope 1, 2 and 3 calculations.
For a UK group the energy data is what ESOS and SECR both start from, so ask to see it in kWh by site and purpose.
What software supports SECR data reporting?
Many platforms hold the data; the duty is the directors’ report section under Schedule 7 to SI 2008/410.
SECR was not named on the IBM pages read for this profile.
Ask any vendor to produce the kWh total, the emissions lines, an intensity ratio, the methodology and comparatives from your own data.
Can IBM Envizi help with ESOS?
ESOS was not named on the IBM pages read, but the scheme runs on the kind of energy data Envizi says it consolidates.
ESOS Phase 4 needs total energy consumption, areas of significant energy consumption covering at least 95% of it, energy audits, a lead assessor’s review and a notification to the Environment Agency by 5 December 2027.
What ERP systems does IBM Envizi connect to?
IBM says Envizi pulls structured and unstructured data from ERP systems, IoT and metering platforms, utility providers, spreadsheets and supplier portals.
Its product page does not list particular ERP products, so ask for the connector list and a reference running your ERP release.
Is IBM Envizi a Verdantix Leader?
Yes.
Verdantix’s own press release for its 2026 Green Quadrant for enterprise carbon management software names IBM among eight Leaders from 21 vendors evaluated.
The evaluation is global and does not score UK regimes.
Does IBM Envizi calculate financed emissions?
IBM lists a “Scope 3 Financed Emissions” capability to capture, calculate and report emissions from an investment portfolio.
Ask which method and edition it follows; most institutions use PCAF.
Is IBM Envizi suitable for UK SRS S2?
UK SRS was not named on the IBM pages read.
Listed companies in UKLR 6, 14, 15, 16 and 22 report against UK SRS on a comply-or-explain basis for periods from 1 January 2027 under FCA PS26/19; ask to see S2 output with location-based Scope 2 and the split between the consolidated group and other investees.
How much does IBM Envizi cost?
IBM prices Envizi on data volume, measured in “Accounts”, in three bundles — Essentials up to 1,000, Standard 1,001 to 5,000, Premium 5,001 to 15,000 and more — with modules added on top.
It publishes no figure on the pages read (1 October 2026), so this site records it as Enterprise level · TBD.
Sources
Primary sources
IBM’s pages are cited only for what IBM says about itself; Verdantix is cited for its own report.
Every regulatory statement traces to the instrument’s owner.
- IBMIBM Envizi (product page)
Emissions management, ESG reporting, utility and meter analytics, data ingestion. Vendor’s own material.
- IBMIBM Envizi ESG Suite pricing
Priced on data volume; Essentials, Standard and Premium Account bundles; no figure. Vendor’s own material.
- VerdantixGreen Quadrant: Enterprise Carbon Management Software (2026) — press release
The eight Leaders, named by Verdantix.
- Environment AgencyEnergy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
Phase 4: who qualifies and the 5 December 2027 deadline.
- Environment AgencyHow to comply with ESOS Phase 4
The Phase 4 guidance, published 30 July 2026.
- legislation.gov.ukSI 2014/1643, the ESOS Regulations, regulation 25
Areas of significant energy consumption: at least 95% of total energy.
- GOV.UKManage energy saving opportunities reporting (MESOS)
Where an ESOS notification is made.
- legislation.gov.ukSI 2008/410, Schedule 7, Part 7
SECR for quoted companies.
- legislation.gov.ukSI 2008/410, Schedule 7, Part 7A
SECR for large unquoted companies.
- GOV.UK (DESNZ, Defra)Environmental Reporting Guidelines, including SECR requirements
The government SECR guidance.
- Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroGovernment conversion factors for company reporting
The UK factor sets, one per year.
- Department for Business and TradeUK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2
Published 25 February 2026 for voluntary use.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityPS26/19 — final rules
Comply or explain for listed companies from 2027.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityCP26/5 — the consultation (PDF)
The proposal the final rules changed.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityCP26/5 — consultation page
Closed 20 March 2026.
- Financial Reporting CouncilAssurance standards — ISSA (UK) 5000
Issued 12 November 2025 for voluntary use.
- GHG Protocol (WRI, WBCSD)Corporate Standard
The basis IBM says its engine is built on.
- GHG Protocol (WRI, WBCSD)Scope 3 Standard
Categories 1 and 2, and 15.