Providing Sustainability Disclosure Cloud 'SmartESG' and AI Answer Generation Service 'Answer Ease' to IHI
Cierpa & Company announced the provision of its sustainability disclosure cloud 'SmartESG' and AI response generation service 'Answer Ease' to IHI, starting March 1, 2026, to streamline ESG data management and assessment responses.
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Cierpa & Company, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Jun Sugimoto; hereinafter 'Cierpa') announces that it has started providing the sustainability information disclosure support cloud 'SmartESG' and the AI-driven automatic answer draft generation service 'SmartESG Answer Ease' (hereinafter 'Answer Ease') to IHI Corporation (hereinafter 'IHI') as of March 1, 2026.
Under the management philosophies of 'Contribute to the development of society through technology' and 'Human resources are our single most valuable asset,' IHI confronts social issues related to infrastructure and industry, contributing to their resolution through technology.
With IHI's decision to adopt 'SmartESG' and 'Answer Ease,' Cierpa commenced the provision of both services in March 2026. By utilizing the 'Database' and 'Workflow' functions, IHI will centrally manage its sustainability information on the cloud and establish an internal data collection process. Furthermore, by using the 'Focus' and 'Benchmark' functions to visualize the relevance of diverse sustainability information, IHI will standardize the process of identifying material issues it should prioritize.
Moreover, IHI will utilize 'Answer Ease' to respond to the 'CSA (Corporate Sustainability Assessment)' operated by S&P Global, aiming to streamline responses to assessment institutions using AI. Cierpa is an official partner of S&P Global (*1), and 'SmartESG' has realized API integration with the 'CSA' portal (*2), enabling smooth operations from answer generation to submission entirely on the 'SmartESG' platform.
(*1) Cierpa becomes the first in APAC to be certified as an official partner of S&P Global, strengthening the integration between the 'Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)' and 'SmartESG'.
https://smartesg.jp/news/20250529
(*2) Cierpa launches API integration with S&P Global's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) platform.
https://cierpa.co.jp/posts/qDRw4nnh
Through the provision of 'SmartESG,' Cierpa will continue to support the advancement of sustainability management for its client companies.
About 'SmartESG'
'SmartESG' centrally manages sustainability and ESG data scattered within companies and supports strategy...
Under the management philosophies of 'Contribute to the development of society through technology' and 'Human resources are our single most valuable asset,' IHI confronts social issues related to infrastructure and industry, contributing to their resolution through technology.
With IHI's decision to adopt 'SmartESG' and 'Answer Ease,' Cierpa commenced the provision of both services in March 2026. By utilizing the 'Database' and 'Workflow' functions, IHI will centrally manage its sustainability information on the cloud and establish an internal data collection process. Furthermore, by using the 'Focus' and 'Benchmark' functions to visualize the relevance of diverse sustainability information, IHI will standardize the process of identifying material issues it should prioritize.
Moreover, IHI will utilize 'Answer Ease' to respond to the 'CSA (Corporate Sustainability Assessment)' operated by S&P Global, aiming to streamline responses to assessment institutions using AI. Cierpa is an official partner of S&P Global (*1), and 'SmartESG' has realized API integration with the 'CSA' portal (*2), enabling smooth operations from answer generation to submission entirely on the 'SmartESG' platform.
(*1) Cierpa becomes the first in APAC to be certified as an official partner of S&P Global, strengthening the integration between the 'Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)' and 'SmartESG'.
https://smartesg.jp/news/20250529
(*2) Cierpa launches API integration with S&P Global's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) platform.
https://cierpa.co.jp/posts/qDRw4nnh
Through the provision of 'SmartESG,' Cierpa will continue to support the advancement of sustainability management for its client companies.
About 'SmartESG'
'SmartESG' centrally manages sustainability and ESG data scattered within companies and supports strategy...