Purpose of this article
This guide explains how ESG teams use Scaler to orchestrate ESG data, ensure reporting compliance, and generate defensible analytics and reports.
Your role in Scaler
As an ESG team member, you are responsible for data governance, quality control, and reporting, not day-to-day data entry.
In Scaler, you typically:
- Oversee data completeness and quality across assets
- Coordinate data collection with property managers
- Review portfolio-level analytics and trends
- Generate regulatory and voluntary reports
- Export verified data for audits and disclosures
What to focus on during onboarding
- Understand how portfolios, assets, meters, and data relate
- Identify which data is required for your reporting frameworks
- Clarify who provides which data (internal vs external)
- Learn how to track data gaps, alerts, and completeness
- Run test analytics and reports early
Where you’ll work in Scaler
- Data Collection Portal → Portfolio → Data Requests
Request missing data from property managers or external stakeholders
- Data Collection Portal → Portfolio → Emission Factors
Review and configure emissions methodologies
- Data Collection Portal → Portfolio → Reports
Generate GRESB, INREV ESG SDDS, EPRA, SECR, and other reports
- Analytics Portal → Portfolio → Analytics
Review energy, GHG, water, and waste performance
- Analytics Portal → Portfolio → Scores
Review benchmarking and scoring outputs
Which parts of Scaler you’ll use most
- Portfolio analytics dashboards
- Data coverage and alerts
- Reports and exports
- Emission factor tools
- Audit trail and change history
Key articles to read next
- Platform walkthrough: key tools and settings
- How Scaler structures data
- Portfolio settings overview
- Data onboarding: process overview
- How data enters Scaler (four supported methods)
- Emissions & emission factors overview
- How to generate reports
Need help?
- Discuss with internal property and asset managers
- Contact your Scaler Account Manager
- Ask Lumi AI
- Review Scaler Knowledge Base