Cierpa & Co. Provides Sustainability Disclosure Cloud "SmartESG" and AI Service "Answer Ease" to Sekisui House Asset Management
Cierpa & Co. has started providing its sustainability disclosure support cloud "SmartESG" and AI response generation service "Answer Ease" to Sekisui House Asset Management as of April 1, 2026, to centralize ESG data and streamline reporting.
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Cierpa & Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Sugimoto; hereinafter "Cierpa") is pleased to announce that it has begun providing the sustainability disclosure support cloud "SmartESG" and the AI-driven response suggestion service "Answer Ease" to Sekisui House Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Hisamitsu Fujiwara; hereinafter "Sekisui House Asset Management") starting April 1, 2026.
Sekisui House Asset Management utilizes the comprehensive strengths of the Sekisui House Group and operates with a vision to "enrich people, society, and the future through asset management," engaging in business activities from a medium-to-long-term perspective. Based on its established sustainability policy, the company contributes to the realization of a sustainable society and strives to enhance corporate value by adhering to and executing these policies.
With the decision to implement "SmartESG" and "Answer Ease," Cierpa began providing these services in April 2026. By utilizing the "Database" function, Sekisui House Asset Management will centralize its sustainability information on the cloud and achieve standardization and efficiency in the series of processes from information collection to disclosure.
Furthermore, the company will utilize "Answer Ease" for responding to the "CSA (Corporate Sustainability Assessment)" operated by S&P Global, using AI to improve the efficiency of dealing with evaluation agencies. Cierpa is a certified partner of S&P Global (※1) and has achieved API integration between "SmartESG" and the "CSA" portal (※2), enabling a smooth end-to-end response from generating suggested answers to submission.
Through the provision of "SmartESG," Cierpa will support the further advancement of sustainability management for its clients.
(※1) Cierpa became the first S&P Global certified partner in APAC, strengthening the link between "Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)" and "SmartESG."
https://smartesg.jp/news/20250529
(※2) Cierpa started API integration with S&P Global's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) platform.
https://cierpa.co.jp/posts/qDRw4nnh
About "SmartESG"
"SmartESG" is a data platform that supports strategic sustainability management by centralizing sustainability and ESG data scattered within a company. The four core functions of "SmartESG" streamline the disclosure of sustainability information and enable advanced analysis. "Database" and "Workflow" visualize the collection and management of internal data that tends to be siloed, while "Focus" and "Benchmark" provide advanced analysis using AI. "SmartESG" contributes not only to the sophistication of information disclosure and strengthening of stakeholder engagement but also to accelerating the formulation and execution of sustainable management strategies.
https://smartesg.jp/
About "SmartESG Answer Ease"
"Answer Ease" is an assist function where AI automatically generates suggested answers for sustainability-related questionnaires based on a company's existing data. In the response work for sustainability/ESG questionnaires, which takes up a lot of time and man-hours, using AI as an assistant reduces the workload and achieves significant efficiency. In addition, by presenting references for the basis of the answers, it considers measures against hallucination and ensures accuracy.
https://smartesg.jp/answerease
Company Profile
Company Name: Cierpa & Co., Ltd.
Representative: Representative Director & CEO Jun Sugimoto
Location: 1F TERRACE SITE GOTANDA, 3-6-32 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Established: September 2019
Capital: 100 million yen
Business: Development and provision of sustainability disclosure support cloud "SmartESG," operation of ESG/sustainability specialized media "ESG Journal Japan," and provision of consulting services by sustainability experts "ESG Advisory."
Corporate Site: https://cierpa.co.jp/
Recruitment Site: https://cierpa.co.jp/recruit
Sekisui House Asset Management utilizes the comprehensive strengths of the Sekisui House Group and operates with a vision to "enrich people, society, and the future through asset management," engaging in business activities from a medium-to-long-term perspective. Based on its established sustainability policy, the company contributes to the realization of a sustainable society and strives to enhance corporate value by adhering to and executing these policies.
With the decision to implement "SmartESG" and "Answer Ease," Cierpa began providing these services in April 2026. By utilizing the "Database" function, Sekisui House Asset Management will centralize its sustainability information on the cloud and achieve standardization and efficiency in the series of processes from information collection to disclosure.
Furthermore, the company will utilize "Answer Ease" for responding to the "CSA (Corporate Sustainability Assessment)" operated by S&P Global, using AI to improve the efficiency of dealing with evaluation agencies. Cierpa is a certified partner of S&P Global (※1) and has achieved API integration between "SmartESG" and the "CSA" portal (※2), enabling a smooth end-to-end response from generating suggested answers to submission.
Through the provision of "SmartESG," Cierpa will support the further advancement of sustainability management for its clients.
(※1) Cierpa became the first S&P Global certified partner in APAC, strengthening the link between "Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)" and "SmartESG."
https://smartesg.jp/news/20250529
(※2) Cierpa started API integration with S&P Global's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) platform.
https://cierpa.co.jp/posts/qDRw4nnh
About "SmartESG"
"SmartESG" is a data platform that supports strategic sustainability management by centralizing sustainability and ESG data scattered within a company. The four core functions of "SmartESG" streamline the disclosure of sustainability information and enable advanced analysis. "Database" and "Workflow" visualize the collection and management of internal data that tends to be siloed, while "Focus" and "Benchmark" provide advanced analysis using AI. "SmartESG" contributes not only to the sophistication of information disclosure and strengthening of stakeholder engagement but also to accelerating the formulation and execution of sustainable management strategies.
https://smartesg.jp/
About "SmartESG Answer Ease"
"Answer Ease" is an assist function where AI automatically generates suggested answers for sustainability-related questionnaires based on a company's existing data. In the response work for sustainability/ESG questionnaires, which takes up a lot of time and man-hours, using AI as an assistant reduces the workload and achieves significant efficiency. In addition, by presenting references for the basis of the answers, it considers measures against hallucination and ensures accuracy.
https://smartesg.jp/answerease
Company Profile
Company Name: Cierpa & Co., Ltd.
Representative: Representative Director & CEO Jun Sugimoto
Location: 1F TERRACE SITE GOTANDA, 3-6-32 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Established: September 2019
Capital: 100 million yen
Business: Development and provision of sustainability disclosure support cloud "SmartESG," operation of ESG/sustainability specialized media "ESG Journal Japan," and provision of consulting services by sustainability experts "ESG Advisory."
Corporate Site: https://cierpa.co.jp/
Recruitment Site: https://cierpa.co.jp/recruit