AI made for sustainability professionals
You chose sustainability to change the world. Not to drown in regulatory PDFs.
Claritas ESG turns SB 253/261, Scope 3 and CSRD expectations into audit-ready checklists, gap analyses and cited language in minutes instead of weeks—so your team can stop doing document archaeology and get back to impact.
What is Claritas ESG?
Claritas ESG is an AI research platform built for US companies navigating California's Climate Disclosure Laws (SB 253 & SB 261). Unlike standard AI tools, the system uses Grounded Agentic Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to map corporate disclosures against Scope 3 requirements, TCFD protocols, and assurance standards—providing paragraph-level citations for every claim to eliminate hallucination risk.
Designed for finance, legal, and sustainability teams, the platform automates applicability assessments, methodology documentation, and gap analysis between California mandates and global standards like ISSB and CSRD. The platform supports model-agnostic workflows with no vendor lock-in, allowing teams to toggle between best-in-class AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google depending on the complexity of the task. Powered by energy-efficient inference (via Groq and Cerebras), Claritas ESG aligns high-performance computing with the environmental mandates it serves.
Create audit-ready artifacts in minutes.
Four review-ready deliverables: gap analysis, evidence packs, claims substantiation, and an assurance roadmap—built from cited source text.
"As part of our 2030 Roadmap, we guarantee that every shipment is carbon neutral..."
SB 253 Action Plan
Generated for $1.2B revenue • Financial Services
The only AI platform that reads the regulations as carefully as you do.
Stop cross-referencing PDFs across 20 tabs. Claritas ESG centralizes the world's climate frameworks into one secure, citation-backed intelligence layer. We watched brilliant sustainability professionals spend 60% of their time on document archaeology, doing the job of 5 people and getting burnt by AI hallucinations. Claritas ESG was built with those people in mind.
Unified Framework Intelligence
Don't just search—synthesize. Claritas ESG ingests the entire regulatory landscape (SB 253/261, GHG Protocol, TCFD, CSRD, and more) into one searchable logic layer. Ask how a California requirement overlaps with your European obligations and get the answer in seconds.
Forensic-Level Citations
Generalized AI guesses; Claritas ESG proves. Every answer includes direct links to the specific paragraph and page number of the source regulation. Build your methodology and defend your boundaries with an evidence trail that auditors respect.
Instant Gap Detection
Upload your draft disclosure or data inventory. Our engine scans it against current California requirements to flag missing Scope 3 categories, insufficient risk descriptions, or non-compliant formatting before you send it to the Board.
Secure & Sustainable by Design
Built for the enterprise, aligned with the planet. We protect your sensitive data with industry-standard protection, encrypted infrastructure—while running on AI hardware that consumes 90% less energy than standard models.
Support for 100+ emissions and ESG disclosure standards—spanning emissions accounting, sector-specific disclosures, and global reporting frameworks.
Ask complex questions. Get cited answers.
See how Claritas ESG handles the questions that keep sustainability teams up at night.
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Don't bring a generic chatbot to an audit.
Claritas ESG is designed for verification: curated source libraries, clause-level citations, and review-ready outputs. Your team moves faster because every claim is traceable—not because it's guessed.
Citation-Backed RAG
ChatGPT answers from the entire internet (including Reddit and Wikipedia). Claritas ESG answers only from the official texts like SB 253, SB 261, CSRD, TCFD and more. If the answer isn't in the law, we tell you—we don't make it up.
Total Model Freedom
Why pay for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini separately? Claritas ESG lets you pick the best model for the job.
Sustainable Compute
Using massive compute power to report on carbon reduction is an uncomfortable irony. Claritas ESG runs on specialized hardware (Groq/Cerebras) that cuts inference energy by ~90%—so your Scope 3 software doesn't blow up your Scope 2 targets.
Compared to standard H100 GPU inference
Curated by Humans, Powered by AI
Our knowledge base isn't a web crawl. It is maintained by sustainability professionals who verify that regulatory updates (like the SB 261 injunction) are reflected in the system immediately.
Supported
What US teams do with Claritas ESG
Pick your reality. The product stays the same—citations, evidence, and documentation—but the win looks different depending on your seat.
Do the work of ten people.
The deadlines are real. The headcount isn't coming. Automate the archaeology so you can focus on strategy.
Scope 3 “Defensibility”
Don’t just calculate the numbers; document the why.
Auto-draft methodology notes that justify your material category exclusions and boundary decisions.
Benefit: When the auditor asks “Why did you exclude Category 11?”, hand them the citation.
The “Am I Liable?” Check
California thresholds are tricky. Claritas ESG cuts through the legalese.
Instantly determine if you meet “Doing Business in California” thresholds based on the latest statutory interpretation.
Benefit: Stop waiting two weeks for outside counsel to answer a basic applicability question.
Board‑Ready Evidence
Finance doesn’t trust “estimates.” They trust receipts.
Benefit: Every output includes deep links to the exact paragraph in SB 253, TCFD, CSRD, or your internal policies—so you can turn “I think” into “the law says.”
From zero to audit-ready in 30 days.
Claritas ESG turns California and Scope 3 requirements into downloadable artifacts your auditor can trace—one connected build, not a stressful compliance calendar.
The Strategy Pack
Stop guessing which rules apply. Get a definitive baseline immediately.
The Documentation Layer
Turn loose data into defensible calculations.
The Evidence Trail
Hand over a ZIP file, not a box of receipts.
The 2026 reporting crunch
has already started.
California is moving ahead, EU rules already apply to many US groups, and assurance is ramping up. Yet most teams are still trapped in Excel.
California SB 253 - Emissions disclosure
>$1B revenue doing business in California must disclose Scope 1 & 2 from 2026 and Scope 3 from 2027 with assurance that ramps from limited to reasonable.
California SB 261 - Climate-related financial risk
Currently enjoined (paused) by the 9th Circuit. >$500M revenue companies should monitor the appeal, as TCFD-style reporting requirements could reinstate quickly if the injunction is lifted.
CSRD & EU reach
US parents and subsidiaries with EU operations fall into CSRD between 2025-2028, including double materiality assessments and detailed Scope 3 expectations.
Greenwashing enforcement
SEC penalties, state AG actions, and class actions are rising; promises without defensible data and documentation are a liability.
Turn a $677k/year cost into a repeatable process
Cut senior time spent interpreting standards, reduce assurance back-and-forth, and keep consultants focused on high-value tasks.
Built for sensitive data
Robust, industry-standard protection with zero training on your data.
- Encrypted in transit & at rest
- Strict access controls
Audit-Ready Trails
Every output includes citations back to regulatory text.
Global Compliance
Unified view across California, CSRD, and IFRS.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are California SB 253 and SB 261 delayed or paused?
SB 261's enforcement is currently paused by a Ninth Circuit injunction, and parts of SB 253 may still shift as CARB finalises climate disclosure rules. But Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions disclosure, climate-related financial risk reporting, and third-party assurance are not going away. Claritas ESG helps you use this time to get your methodology, documentation and language ready instead of waiting for the next headline.
Do you provide a California climate disclosure requirements checklist?
Claritas ESG can turn SB 253, SB 261 and CARB climate reporting guidance into a practical, living checklist for your company. You can ask questions like "What are the California climate disclosure requirements for Scope 3?" or "What does CARB expect in an SB 261 climate-related financial risk report?" and capture the answers, assumptions and citations in one workspace.
How do citations work?
Every answer is grounded in source documents and returned with paragraph-level citations. Reviewers can click through to the exact clause, page, and source—reducing verification time and strengthening evidence trails.
How is Claritas ESG different from ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot?
Three key differences: • Zero Hallucination Target: We use Grounded RAG on official texts, not the open web. Claritas ESG is built for verification: curated sources, traceable citations, and evidence-pack outputs structured for review. • Model Freedom: Don’t be locked in. Switch between models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and more to get the best AI for each task. • Sustainable Compute: We provide lower energy inference options (Groq/Cerebras), ensuring your AI use doesn’t inflate your emissions.
Do you replace our carbon accounting or ESG platform?
No. Claritas ESG sits on top of your existing systems. You still use your data warehouse, carbon tools, and spreadsheets to calculate numbers. Claritas ESG is where you interpret rules, document methodology, and generate cited language.
Do you "solve" Scope 3 for us?
We do not create supplier data. Claritas ESG helps prioritize categories, pick methods, and document assumptions with clear references to standards and guidance - what auditors and regulators look for.
Are you only for companies in California?
No. We have large knowledge base of international regulations but focus on US companies that need to deal with California rules, CSRD, ISSB/IFRS S2, TCFD, and investor expectations. California is a proxy for where regulation is heading.
How fast can we see value?
Most teams see value in their first working session: import a disclosure, ask Claritas ESG to review it against standards, and capture clarifications in one place. No months-long implementation needed.
What does "start free with 10 research credits" mean?
Create a workspace and get 10 AI-powered research actions to ask about standards, review disclosures, or draft methodology notes. Upgrade to paid plans in-product if helpful.