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  • Professor Andrea M. Armani, University of Southern California
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Wolters Kluwer expands CCH® Tagetik ESG & Sustainability to offer Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Planning & Analytics capabilities

Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in information, software, and services for professionals, today announced that it is set to launch two new solutions: CCH Tagetik® ESG & Sustainability for CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) and CCH® Tagetik ESG & Sustainability for Planning & Analytics.

The new ESG Planning & Analytics capability will support business leaders to align climate goals and broader ESG initiatives with financial performance and integrate sustainability into decision-making. The new CBAM functionality is designed to simplify CBAM compliance, with the goal of evolving alongside upcoming carbon pricing regulations.

Karen Abramson, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Corporate Performance & ESG, said: “Companies are seeking transformative technologies to enable them to predict, plan and act on both financial and non-financial data and analytics. Our new solutions demonstrate our commitment to innovating to support finance leaders in managing emerging ESG-focused compliance and data needs to drive long-term resilience and growth. We remain committed to product excellence and anticipating market trends and delivering solutions that meet the evolving needs of CFOs.”

CCH Tagetik ESG & Sustainability for CBAM is designed to automate emissions reporting to enable accuracy and streamline CBAM compliance and manage supplier emissions early, plan for import-related carbon costs, and prepare for escalating carbon allowance pricing.

Key features include:

  • Automatic AI-powered detection of CBAM-relevant goods and associated suppliers.
  • Automated emissions calculations aligned with CBAM guidelines—enabling accurate and auditable data.
  • Generation of submission-ready reports with built-in quality checks and EU CBAM templates.
  • Native integration with CCH Tagetik Carbon Management, enabling seamless sharing of carbon emission data.

CCH Tagetik ESG & Sustainability for Planning & Analytics is an integrated solution that connects financial and sustainability data, enabling faster and smarter planning with a focus on driving long-term resilience and growth. The solution supports defining and scaling sustainability strategies across assets and value chains.

Key Capabilities include:

  • AI-enhanced Sustainability Forecasting and Analytics for simulating emissions trajectories to explore insights, uncover risks, and identify performance gaps.
  • A unified financial and sustainability data hub bringing together financial consolidation and planning data with sustainability metrics to address and manage financial impacts of sustainability initiatives.
  • Governance and collaboration-first planning with robust workflows, role-based access, and collaboration tools to drive accountability and streamline sustainability planning across teams and enable co-operation across a full organizational structure.

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a global leader in information, software solutions and services for professionals in healthcare; tax and accounting; financial and corporate compliance; legal and regulatory; corporate performance and ESG. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with technology and services.

Wolters Kluwer reported 2024 annual revenues of €5.9 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,600 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.

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Sarah Whybrow

Associate Director, External Communications

Corporate Performance & ESG

Wolters Kluwer

Mob: +44 7855 186713

sarah.whybrow@wolterskluwer.com

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