ERM, a global sustainability consultancy, and Auquan, a leader in agentic AI for institutional finance, have announced a collaboration to implement AI agents in sustainability workflows for financial institutions. Through this partnership, ERM will integrate Auquan’s Sustainability Agent to enhance the speed, scale, and depth of sustainability insights provided to clients. These insights are designed to assist financial institutions in navigating complex regulatory landscapes and investment mandates.
The collaboration addresses the increasing demand for comprehensive reputational risk assessments at scale, driven by intensified regulatory scrutiny such as SFDR Article 8. By combining ERM’s sustainability expertise and client relationships in institutional finance with Auquan’s autonomous AI agents, the partnership aims to accelerate the identification and assessment of reputational risks as part of broader due diligence processes.
Auquan’s platform functions by scanning global news, regulatory disclosures, and stakeholder reports. It identifies controversies, litigation, and adverse media pertinent to target companies and key counterparties, providing a data-driven approach to risk assessment.
Andrew Radcliff, global service leader for mergers and acquisitions at ERM, stated, “As demand for sustainability advisory accelerates and regulatory requirements become more complex, we are enhancing our capabilities by embedding scalable AI solutions to meet our clients’ growing needs. Our collaboration with Auquan enables us to provide faster, data-driven insights that help to mitigate risk and enhance investment decisions.”
Chandini Jain, CEO of Auquan, commented on the partnership, noting, “The work required to properly assess ESG risks and impacts is among the most data-intensive and time-consuming in finance. ERM is the gold standard in sustainability consulting, and together we’re using agentic AI to empower firms to deliver on their investment mandates while moving faster and reclaiming their time to focus on strategic work.”
ERM has over 50 years of experience, advising private markets investors across buyouts, growth equity, and infrastructure transactions. Its team of more than 8,000 experts in 40 countries supports private equity firms and their portfolio companies globally.
Auquan, recognized as a 2025 Gartner Cool Vendor in Agentic AI for Banking and Investment Services, specializes in AI agents that autonomously complete complex workflows. The company’s solutions support investment analysis, risk monitoring, compliance, and sustainability for institutions including MetLife, T. Rowe Price, and BC Partners. Since 2024, Auquan has saved its customers over 100,000 hours of manual work. Headquartered in London, with offices in New York and Bangalore, Auquan is supported by investors such as Peak XV and Neotribe Ventures.
