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patterns, highlighting recurring topics across customers, investors, and regulatory requests. This enables more proactive communication and helps align internal planning with external expectations.
The image above shows the top seven categories requested over the past six months from steel producers, based on data processed through the beSirius platform. Such analytics support the planning of strategic priorities and are easily accessible by stakeholder, company subsidiary, product, etc.
Based on this setup, a tailored workflow was configured. It allows the sustainability team to easily review and validate AIgenerated answers. These can be confirmed internally, discussed with relevant departments, or, in cases where supplier input is needed, shared through the same platform. This flow reduces back-and-forth and manual coordination, and ensures version control and traceability of disclosures.
The results have been substantial:
• All ESG requests are now answered on time
• Over 85 % of responses are filled in by AI and then reviewed by experts
• The team saves approximately 30 hours per week on data collection and formatting
• 60 data gaps were identified and turned into follow-up actions
• All interactions are logged, enabling the company to track how ESG topics evolve across different stakeholders
Importantly, the platform analytics help the team spot
AI tools continue to evolve, but they will not replace sustainability experts
They are becoming valuable partners, taking on repetitive, time-consuming tasks and helping to structure and analyze the growing volume of sustainability data. With AI support, teams can respond faster, track trends, spot gaps while building trust with the stakeholders and focusing their efforts on meaningful, highimpact work.
About the author
Galina brings over 10 years of sustainability consulting expertise in the metals and mining sector. She led the ESG transformation of a $ 10 billion international metals and mining company, where she developed the company’ s sustainability strategy, launched a sustainable procurement program, and built a green finance framework aligned with the EU taxonomy. Under her leadership, the company earned an EcoVadis Platinum rating and received a Sustainability Award from the International Chromium Development Association. As chief impact officer at beSirius, Galina focuses on embedding deep sustainability knowledge into AI tools built for the metals and mining sector— including green steel and other industrial supply chains. Her work ensures regulatory accuracy and real-world usability. By automating complex ESG tasks and surfacing strategic insights, she helps sustainability teams work faster, reduce manual workloads, and focus on what drives impact.
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