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In April 2021, Cority, a global leader in the EHS software market, acquired
WeSustain. You can read more about the acquisition…
Flexible software solutions designed to support future-focused, responsible business management – solutions to simplify and streamline an organization’s sustainability processes.
Specifically tailored for enterprise, mid-sized companies, public sector organizations or associations, WeSustain provided better data quality and a new level of transparency to build greater trust and confidence,
360 degree visibility paired with data you can trust and simplified reporting, Cority helps organizations ensure their data is accurate and auditable with robust sustainability and ESG solutions. Incorporating the strengths from WeSustain, the Sustainability Cloud now features the following solutions:
We’ve walked in your shoes and advised leadership from across the globe on driving sustainability and ESG programs forward while improving operational efficiencies and the bottom line. Here’s what we’re talking about:
On April 30th, 2021, WeSustain was acquired by Cority software. Through this acquisition, the global enterpris EHS provider was able to complement it’s market-leading CorityOne solution with one of the world’s leading specialized software providers for ESG and corporate sustainability to support responsible business management.
WeSustain was formed in 2010 by four software and management professionals with an SAP background who wanted to build a company from the ground up to pursue a new business idea: to create software solutions designed to support responsible businesses and provide the kind of data collection and management capabilities they could rely on.
Driven by a desire to see what difference it would make if businesses, assisted by the right software solutions, could become incrementally more sustainable, WeSustain initially developed a solutions portfolio that covered the action areas at the core of sustainability management today – from materiality analysis and performance metrics to data collection and reporting.
About AcquisitionFormed
WeSustain founded near Buxtehude, Germany
Launched
Enterprise Sustainability Management solution for Corporate Sustainability Management
Milestone
First customer in Switzerland
Launched
First solution for association in the textile industry, funded by German Ministry of Economics
Launched
CR compass, an ESG tool for small companies, funded by German Ministry of Economics
Milestone
First customer in Austria
Launched
ESG Management solution for Financial ESG Management
Milestone
First customer in Middle-East
Acquisition
By Cority Software, headquartered in Toronto, Canada
Milestone
First customer in ASIA
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CEO
Mark is CEO of Cority Software Inc., a Toronto-based, award-winning, global SaaS company. Under Mark’s leadership, Cority’s revenue has grown consistently at a compounded rate of 25%. The company has grown in employees from 29 when Mark started in 2003 to close to 400 employees today. It enjoys an industry-leading profit margin. In 2016, Cority raised capital with Norwest Venture Partners, Georgian Partners, and BMO; in 2019 Cority raised capital from software specialist Private Equity firm Thoma Bravo and with Norwest again stepping up as an investor. Mark was a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2017 and 2018. Previously, Mark was Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and a member of the executive management team of AT&T Canada Corp. Mark is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, where he recently completed 10 years on the Board of Governors, including four as Chair of the Board. He received his J.D. from the University of Victoria and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Mark is active in mentoring young entrepreneurs and has served on several other not for profit boards.