Compass Insights

Compass Insights is an impact-focused financial technology firm that supports investment managers, asset owners, and investment consultants. It offers a SaaS platform that links investors to third-party ESG data and analytics and tracks stewardship activity, aiding them in ESG investment monitoring and regulatory reporting. Founded by brothers Gustave and Gaspard, Compass Insights combines expertise in sustainable finance and software development. Gustave, a former Senior ESG Data Specialist at S&P Global and a Responsible Investment Manager, was recognised as a Rising Star at the 2022 LAPF Investment Awards. In his role, he successfully automated ESG analysis, saving over 80% of a fund manager’s resources, which directly inspired the creation of Compass Insights. Gaspard, a proficient full stack developer, has excelled in various SaaS roles and received the 2023 Innovation Award for a groundbreaking software solution.

The Challenge

Small Financial Institutions are struggling to integrate sustainability considerations into their decision-making processes. They have limited in-house ESG expertise, making it difficult to analyze the metrics and and drive decisions, and work with siloed, low-tech systems which slow down processes as they attempt to deal with massive amounts of ESG data.

The Solution

Compass offers cost-effective and user-friendly tools for investors to access a broad range of ESG data sources and have them seamlessly integrated into their systems, with curated workflows to support analysis and decision making, including stewardship, voting, and engagement with fund managers. This creates agency for under-resourced funds, and lets them operationalize their responsible investment objectives