Verdantix Verified Value Delivery Study Finds IntegrityNext Delivers 180% ROI with AI-Powered Supply Chain Sustainability

Independent study validates IntegrityNext’s role in enabling continuous supplier risk intelligence, audit-ready compliance, and more resilient supply chains.

Munich, New York, March 10, 2026 — IntegrityNext, a leading provider of supply chain sustainability software, today announced the release of an independent Verified Value Delivery (VVD) study, conducted by Verdantix. The study quantifies the financial and strategic value of deploying IntegrityNext’s unified, AI-powered platform to operationalize supplier due diligence and sustainability compliance at scale, including support for regulations such as LkSG, CSDDD, CBAM, and EUDR.

According to the Verdantix VVD analysis, a model high-tech manufacturing firm can achieve 180% ROI over three years, with an 8-month break-even point, €1.7m net present value (NPV), and €1.9m total benefits by adopting IntegrityNext’s supply chain sustainability platform. The savings are driven primarily by reduced employee time spent on supplier data collection, risk scoring, and audit-ready reporting, alongside lower exposure to non-compliance costs.

The VVD report also underscores how AI is accelerating supply chain sustainability programs across industries. As organizations scale compliance and supplier transparency demands, IntegrityNext’s AI-enabled workflows help teams move from fragmented tools and manual processes to continuous risk screening and insight-led decision-making.

Key findings from the Verdantix VVD study include:

• Fast, measurable payback: 180% ROI over three years and break-even in 8 months for the model organization.
• Productivity at scale: automation compresses multi-day supplier data and reporting workflows into faster, repeatable processes, enabling significant supplier coverage expansion without linear headcount growth.
• AI-driven due diligence: continuous ESG and sustainability risk screening, supplier segmentation, and analytics to identify gaps, prioritize interventions, and strengthen resilience.
• Audit-ready compliance: traceable, defensible reporting aligned to evolving regulations, helping reduce compliance gaps and reputational exposure.
• Responsible AI and deployment risk mitigation: guardrails designed to improve AI output reliability, plus secure cloud-native architecture and supplier engagement tooling to support adoption and data quality.

“Supply chain sustainability has become a board-level priority, and it must be operational, scalable, and defensible,” said Simon Jaehnig, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at IntegrityNext. “The Verdantix VVD study validates that AI-powered supplier due diligence can deliver rapid, quantifiable ROI while strengthening compliance, resilience, and supplier collaboration.”

“Verdantix’s VVD model links transparency to measurable outcomes. The model considers automated capabilities that enable end‑to‑end compliance and multi‑tier transparency, reducing the effort required for supplier data collection, risk scoring, and audit‑ready documentation,” said Elisa Molero, Senior Analyst at Verdantix. “AI‑enabled risk intelligence solutions further strengthen transparency and lowers exposure to supply chain risks by supporting continuous supplier screening and prioritization.”

The full Verdantix Verified Value Delivery study can be accessed here.

About IntegrityNext

IntegrityNext is a leading global provider of supply chain sustainability software that helps companies turn supplier risk and regulatory complexity into measurable business value. Founded in 2016, the company enables organizations to meet evolving ESG and due diligence requirements while strengthening operational resilience across suppliers, products, and value chains. Powered by AI and built on more than a decade of multi-tier supply chain data, the IntegrityNext platform equips procurement, sustainability, and compliance teams with real-time insights and automation, from supplier onboarding and risk monitoring to audit-ready reporting. By transforming fragmented data into actionable intelligence, IntegrityNext helps companies anticipate disruption, improve supplier performance, and scale responsible sourcing. Trusted by over 600 global leaders across key industries, IntegrityNext is headquartered in Munich and New York City.