The data gap
Most sustainability teams have the infrastructure to disclose. What they're missing is the ecological data to make those disclosures defensible.
Reporting platforms like Coolset, Watershed, and Sweep can structure a CSRD disclosure. They cannot tell you what is happening in the landscapes your supply chain depends on. EcoVadis scores what a supplier says about itself. It cannot tell you whether the forest behind their facility is intact or fragmenting. Sustainalytics rates sectors. It cannot tell you whether your specific sourcing site is 800 metres from a Natura 2000 boundary.
The gap is not in your reporting workflow. It is in your data.
From fragmented data to cited evidence
| Current state | With Archaster |
|---|---|
| LEAP assessment commissioned externally. Weeks before results. Often out of date on arrival. | Begin the Locate and Evaluate phases immediately. Site-level data on demand, without commissioning a field survey for initial screening. |
| Generic country or sector-level scores. Not site-specific, not verifiable, no historical trajectory. | 40-year water history via JRC Global Surface Water · Vegetation data from Sentinel-2 · Functional biodiversity gaps per coordinate. Trend, not snapshot; risk is in the direction of travel. |
| 60+ ESRS E4 datapoints scattered across spreadsheets, supplier questionnaires, and consultant reports. | Multi-dataset synthesis per site: vegetation health, deforestation context, sensitive area proximity, biodiversity – all in one place. |
| Hard-to-defend materiality claims. Auditors challenging quality of evidence. | Every data point traced to its source. |
What it supports
The TNFD LEAP process, accelerated
Archaster automates the Locate and Evaluate stages. Upload supplier locations / polygons and get instant screening against Natura 2000, indigenous peoples' territories, wildlife corridors, protected areas, and more. What currently takes weeks of consultant time takes seconds.
CSRD E4, grounded in evidence
ESRS E4 requires screening sites for proximity to threatened species and biodiversity-sensitive areas. That is not a disclosure step, it is a prerequisite for the materiality assessment itself. Archaster runs that screening automatically.
Double materiality that holds up
A materiality decision is only as strong as the evidence behind it. Archaster provides an ecological sensitivity score per location — drawn from satellite vegetation indices, deforestation records, water history, and biodiversity functional groups — that gives your materiality assessment a scientific foundation that can be traced and verified.
Continuous monitoring, not an annual sprint
Nature does not wait for your reporting cycle. Archaster monitors your site portfolio year-round and alerts you when conditions change — deforestation encroachment, vegetation decline, water stress. Your annual disclosure is backed by data collected across all twelve months, not assembled in the weeks before submission.
Already have site or asset boundaries?
If your facilities, owned sites, or material sourcing locations exist as KML or GeoJSON, upload them directly. Archaster screens every location against protected areas, indigenous territories, and biodiversity-sensitive zones, and returns the 40-year ecological trajectory per site. The Locate and Evaluate phases of TNFD LEAP, completed in the time it takes to read this page.
.kml · .geojson · batch upload
Upload your site portfolioFrequently asked questions
How does Archaster support CSRD ESRS E4 reporting?
ESRS E4 requires companies to screen their sites and supply chain locations for proximity to valuable nature areas, a step that must happen before materiality can be determined. Archaster automates that screening, providing site-level ecological intelligence across vegetation health, water history, deforestation context, and biodiversity functional groups. The outputs are cited to peer-reviewed institutional sources and structured for auditor review, replacing fragmented data collection with a single synthesis.
Can Archaster data feed into ESG platforms like Watershed, Coolset, or Sweep?
Yes. Archaster is designed as a data layer, not a replacement for your existing reporting infrastructure. Disclosure platforms handle the structure of your CSRD or TNFD output. Archaster provides the site-level ecological evidence those platforms currently lack. The two work together: Archaster upstream, your reporting platform downstream.
How does Archaster support the TNFD LEAP process?
The Locate and Evaluate stages of LEAP require site-level data on where your operations and supply chain interface with nature, and what the ecological condition of those locations is. Archaster provides both, for any global coordinate. Batch upload your supplier sites and receive screening results against sensitive areas, deforestation risk, water stress, and biodiversity status without commissioning a field survey for initial screening.
What makes Archaster data defensible for auditors?
Every data point in an Archaster analysis traces back to its source dataset. These are institutional, peer-reviewed, and independently accessible. An auditor can verify the underlying data without relying on Archaster's interpretation of it. That traceability is what distinguishes ecological evidence from an ESG score.