Sustainability data and technology company ESG Book announced today the appointment of business software and fintech veteran Justin Fitzpatrick as its new CEO.

ESG Book, formerly Arabesque S-Ray, is a digital platform for ESG data management, disclosure, and analytics. The company was established in 2018 and incubated as a subsidiary of Arabesque Group, a group of financial technology companies offering sustainable investment, advisory, and data services. The company offers financial institutions, companies and consultants sustainability and climate data with a SaaS-based platform, enabling access to 200,000 corporate disclosures and analytics, in addition to the ability to directly request ESG disclosures from private companies.

According to ESG Book, the new appointment comes as demand for ESG and climate data continues to grow, driven by increasing sustainability regulation and disclosure requirements globally.

Nazo Moosa, Advisory Board Member at ESG Book, said:

“I am delighted to welcome Justin as ESG Book’s new Chief Executive. He is the ideal candidate to lead the company into a new, successful chapter at a time of a disruptive innovation cycle in sustainable finance. With his deep expertise in scaling and accelerating growth in investor-backed software companies, Justin has the track record to drive ESG Book’s global expansion and deliver its future success as a leader in sustainability data and technology.”

Fitzpatrick joins ESG Book after fc-founding and serving as Chief Operating Officer of Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) platform FullCircl. He also co-founded and served as CEO of regularoty and compliance-focused company intelligence platform DueDil, which merged in 2021 with financial services-focused data insights software company Artesian Solutions to form FullCircl. Prior to DueDil, Fitzpatrick co-founded and served as Non-Executive Director of UK fintech industry association Innovate Finance.

Fitzpatrick said:

“I look forward to working with the ESG Book team as we continue to expand our partnerships with financial institutions, reduce the friction for corporates in meeting ESG disclosure requirements, and deliver market-leading analytics and tools to help our clients achieve their sustainability goals.”