How APIC Unified ESG Data and Streamlined GRI Reporting with Presgo

Company Profile

• Industry: Investment Holding
• Headquarters: Ramallah, Palestine

Objectives

• Consolidate ESG data from subsidiaries at varying levels of maturity
• Align reporting with the GRI framework and APIC’s IFC Performance Standards commitments
• Automate ESG reporting to replace manual, spreadsheet-heavy processes

Results

• Centralised, well-governed hub for group-wide ESG data
• Greater customisation and control, allowing for clearer data collection and reporting structure
• Reduced manual effort and time for data consolidation and report generation

The Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) is a diversified investment holding group with subsidiaries operating across multiple sectors and regions. That breadth brought a familiar challenge for multi-entity organisations: bringing ESG data from businesses at very different levels of maturity into one consistent, unified system.

With Presgo, APIC now has a single platform to consolidate that data, report against the GRI framework and its IFC Performance Standards commitments, and generate reporting outputs without the manual, spreadsheet-driven work that once slowed the process down.

The Challenge: Fragmented ESG Data Across a Diversified Group

For APIC’s sustainability team, the priority was clear: consolidate ESG data at very different levels of maturity, align it with the GRI framework and the group’s IFC Performance Standards commitments, and enable non-specialist teams across the group to use the system reliably.

Before adopting Presgo, ESG data collection at APIC was largely manual, built on spreadsheets circulated by email across the group.

With subsidiaries operating across different sectors and regions, ESG maturity varied significantly from one business to the next. Bringing that data together into a single, well-governed system without forcing every subsidiary into a rigid template became the group’s central challenge.

Finding a Solution: Why APIC Chose Presgo

APIC’s evaluation process combined online research with hands-on walkthroughs of several established ESG software platforms. In the end, the group opted for Presgo, partly because of their promising experience with Convene Board Portal, the board management software under Azeus.

According to APIC’s representative, the pre-sales experience was positive: demonstrations were clear and relevant to APIC’s use case, and the Presgo team took the time to understand the group’s specific requirements rather than deliver a generic pitch.

Implementation was handled directly by the Presgo team, with all historical data transferred during onboarding. The rollout has gone smoothly, with no significant challenges encountered to date and consistent support from the Presgo team throughout the setup.

The Outcome: Greater Control Over a Centralised ESG Environment

Since adopting Presgo, APIC has moved from a fragmented, spreadsheet-driven process to a single structured home for its ESG data. Here’s where that shift has made the biggest difference so far:

More Customisation, Less Dependency on the Vendor

Where APIC previously had to periodically involve the vendor’s team to make changes, the group now has far greater customisation options and control over its own ESG data environment.

“Presgo has given us a centralised, well-structured platform for our ESG data, and we particularly appreciate how customisable it has become — it adapts to the way we work rather than the other way around,” said a representative from APIC.

A Clearer Structure for Collection and Reporting

Two capabilities have made the biggest impact so far. Presgo’s centralised collection tools allow the sustainability team to pull ESG data from subsidiaries across different sectors and regions into one system, rather than chasing it through spreadsheets and email. The platform’s reporting features also support alignment with the GRI framework and APIC’s IFC Performance Standards commitments, giving the team a clearer structure for both collection and reporting.

As adoption matures across APIC’s subsidiaries, the team expects measurable gains to become clearer, particularly around reporting time and data quality. These are outcomes that are harder to quantify this early in a group-wide rollout but will follow naturally from centralising previously fragmented, spreadsheet-based data collection.

Why APIC Recommends Presgo

APIC’s shift to Presgo has given the group a more structured, centralised way to manage ESG data across a diverse set of subsidiaries, and that experience is reflected in their recommendation. When asked whether they would recommend Presgo to other organisations, APIC shared, “Yes, we would recommend Presgo. It has given us a single, well-governed home for our ESG data and a platform that is increasingly flexible to our needs.” 

Organisations juggling multiple subsidiaries, uneven ESG maturity, and a need for both structure and flexibility will recognise APIC’s challenges. For investment holding companies and diversified groups in this position, APIC’s experience offers a useful reference point for what a well-supported transition can look like.

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