GeoApps Dashboard and Duurzaamheidskaart: Your Complete ESG Overview

In spring 2023 we launched the GeoApps Dashboard. With this module, organizations can easily build interactive dashboards based on their geospatial data. Duurzaamheidskaart was one of the first partners to fully embrace these possibilities.

Today, this collaboration takes an important next step. Where the first dashboards focused mainly on energy and climate adaptation, a new application is now emerging: ESG mapping. By combining Environment, Social and Governance indicators at map level, municipalities get one clear, reliable and up-to-date picture of the living environment.

In this article you will learn how GeoApps and Duurzaamheidskaart work together to make ESG data understandable, and how this supports municipalities in evidence-based decision-making, policy evaluation and transparent communication.

What is Duurzaamheidskaart?

Duurzaamheidskaart (www.duurzaamheidskaart.nl) is an innovative startup from Deventer, founded in 2022. The company brings relevant sustainability data together in one map application, built on the GeoApps platform.

Municipalities use the viewer to gain insight into opportunities for the energy transition, climate adaptation, greening and sustainable heat. Examples include:

• rooftop potential for solar energy

• residual heat and aquathermal sources

• heat-stress indicators

• green structure and tree-canopy cover

• walking distances to public green

This foundation paved the way for the next step: linking ESG indicators to the same map environment.

From Climate Dashboard to ESG Dashboard

When it became clear how effective the “Sun on Roofs” dashboard was, the idea emerged to develop a fully integrated climate dashboard. This led to the Climate Adaptation Monitor (KAM), which visualizes:

• water nuisance

• heat stress

• green infrastructure

• climate-risk data

Together with climate-focused municipalities, the KAM dashboard was further expanded. The logical next step was connecting these insights to ESG components.

Why ESG Mapping?

More and more municipalities want to comply with legal reporting requirements, sustainability programmes and societal expectations. But ESG data is often fragmented.

With ESG mapping, a single environment emerges in which you can see how a municipality performs across:

Environment

Examples of map layers:

• energy use per neighbourhood

• CO₂ potential of solar energy

• heat demand and aquathermal opportunities

• green and tree-canopy maps

• heat stress and water nuisance

Social

Examples of indicators:

• accessibility of green spaces

• social infrastructure

• walking distances to key amenities

• spatial inequality in living quality

Governance

Examples of dashboard components:

• progress of measures

• reports per policy goal

• priority maps

• transparent communication via integrations such as PraatMee

By combining this information, municipalities get a complete view of sustainability performance, social impact and governance progress.

What an ESG Map Can Look Like

In a mid-sized municipality, an ESG map may show:

• neighbourhoods with low tree-canopy coverage overlapping with areas of high heat stress

• neighbourhoods with low socio-green accessibility scoring lower on health indicators

• districts with high energy burdens often located in older building stock

• priority areas for climate adaptation coinciding with social inclusion goals

These insights help municipalities plan targeted measures, allocate budgets effectively and monitor progress in real time.

ESG map of Deventer with visualization of green percentages, climate risks and environmental indicators at neighborhood level within the Duurzaamheidskaart and GeoApps environment. This example is based on Dutch municipal data.

What Can You Monitor?

The ESG Viewer and Climate Adaptation Monitor make it possible to:

• see which measures have already been carried out

• evaluate whether policy goals are being met

• understand where environmental, social or governance risks exist

• set priorities for the coming years

• make policy transparent for residents and partners

This gives municipalities a clear roadmap for their sustainability transition.

Smart Integration with PraatMee

During development sprints, the option also emerged to link sustainable projects to PraatMee. This allows projects to be mapped and enriched with:

• project name

• objective

• timeline and planning

• positive or negative impact

• status updates

Project information often comes from various departments or external organisations (businesses, housing associations, social partners). By spatially combining this data, one unified overview emerges that:

• provides real-time insight

• supports administrative transparency

• informs residents about project progress

ESG Insight Becomes Truly Valuable Only When You Can See It, Understand It and Apply It Directly

Municipalities need one place where environmental indicators, social data and governance information come together. The collaboration between GeoApps and Duurzaamheidskaart now makes this possible.

With ESG mapping at map level, policymakers gain a clear overview that helps them identify trends, monitor measures and underpin decisions. The result is a transparent, data-driven foundation for sustainable and socially responsible decision-making.

Example of a combined ESG dashboard within GeoApps, where environmental, social and governance indicators come together in real time. This example is based on Dutch municipal data.