How Datamaran Helps Fortive Drive Cohesive, Data-Driven Sustainability and Governance Across the Enterprise
Fortive cuts materiality assessment time by more than 40% while scaling consistent governance across ten operating companies.
Results
Datamaran provides comprehensive, data-driven sustainability and risk landscape views essential for informed enterprise-level decision-making. It enables leadership to act with confidence, align strategy across diverse operating companies, and anticipate emerging risks before business impact.
Overview
Fortive (NYSE: FTV) develops essential technologies for safety and productivity across two segments — Intelligent Operating Solutions and Advanced Healthcare Solutions — spanning ten inventor brands. Each business serves its markets while drawing on shared services and the Fortive Business System. Fortive adopted Datamaran to strengthen governance and scale sustainability, safety, and risk strategy across every operating company, moving from one-off assessments to a consistent, repeatable process.
Challenges
Running materiality assessments across subsidiaries and stakeholder groups was difficult to manage meaningfully and efficiently. Early efforts, centralized and limited in scope, lacked the breadth to capture diverse stakeholder input, and preparing for evolving ESG regulation demanded more structure and rigor.
Solution
Datamaran gives Fortive continuous visibility into emerging topics, peer disclosures, and regulatory updates across its business units, with AI-supported insight replacing guesswork in stakeholder engagement at scale. Materiality outputs now feed directly into Fortive's annual risk assessment process, informing compliance and legal decisions alongside sustainability strategy.
Impact
Materiality analysis now engages subject matter experts across functions, and IRO-level assessments shape Fortive's sustainability program pillars and risk management strategy directly. Regular regulatory updates, newsletters, and expert briefings help teams stay ahead of fast-moving disclosure requirements.
"Datamaran helps us focus less on administrative aspects and more on insights and strategic action. It's a partner giving us confidence, consistency, and efficiency navigating the changing landscape," says Drake Becker, Director of Sustainability at Fortive.
Results
More than 40% reduction in materiality assessment project time
Real-time regulatory tracking that removes delays tied to outsourcing or manual diligence
Sharper monitoring of peer and value-chain risk and opportunity, informing better decisions
Looking Ahead
Datamaran continues equipping Fortive's teams to prioritize emerging issues, manage risk and opportunity, benchmark peers, and stay ahead of evolving regulation — helping operating companies scale responsibly while delivering lasting business impact.
