Access is more than a login.
It touches everything, from how you grow, to how you protect customer data, to how quickly teams move.
When it’s done right, people sign in quickly, sensitive data stays safe, and compliance is made easier. But when it’s not, even simple actions become a bottleneck.
We built Veriam to make access and everything tied to it work better. That means managing not just identity and roles, but subscriptions, entitlements, and agreements too. Whether you’re sharing ESG data across supply chains or scaling a SaaS platform, Veriam gives you one place to control who gets in, what they can see, and what they’ve agreed to.
In 2022, the 2050 Foundation formally incorporated Metrics Matter with €5 million in seed investment. The company’s purpose: to support the exchange of ESG metrics across global value chains. Organizations were ready to share sensitive ESG data, but the infrastructure to do so simply wasn’t there. Systems were too fragmented and lacked basic controls to manage who could access what, when and under which conditions.
The initial goal was to build the missing layer, a trusted platform that could handle identity, access and agreements. Access couldn't just depend on roles, it had to be tied to legal frameworks, like NDAs and conformance statements, so organizations could meet compliance requirements when sharing sensitive information.
While working with nonprofits and research institutes producing ESG data, we saw another challenge: managing income. These organizations needed a sustainable way to scale their work without compromising accessibility or trust. So, we decided to extend our functionality to let data providers receive income, so that essential datasets could be shared widely and maintained over time.
When we started building our platform, we slowly realized that the same challenges existed outside ESG. SaaS companies were struggling with access and entitlements too. That insight helped confirm the broader value of what we were building, and it marked a shift towards what we now call subscription-based access control (SBAC): a model that ties access not only to identity and roles, but to what users have agreed to or paid for. In 2024, Metric Matter created Veriam, the platform that it is today.
To further support the transition to a more sustainable society, the 2050 Foundation team also established the Metrics Matter Foundation, an affiliated nonprofit focused on improving access to high-quality scientific and ESG-related data through shared standards and frameworks. So that policies and initiatives can be guided by evidence, not guesswork.
Securely exchanging ESG data across complex supply chains isn’t just difficult, it’s inefficient by design.
Fragmented systems: ESG data lives across disconnected tools, emails, and spreadsheets. There's no shared standard, no single view, and no reliable audit trail.
Manual onboarding and permissions: Every new supplier often needs a new login, with access lists tracked (if at all) in separate files.
Entitlements decoupled from access: Suppliers can be granted access before they’ve submitted disclosures or signed agreements, creating risk and inconsistency.
No clear oversight: It’s hard to answer basic compliance questions like: “Who accessed this data?” or “Was access tied to a signed contract?”
Frustration on all sides: Suppliers receive the same data requests in multiple formats, leading to survey fatigue, duplication, and delays.
That’s why we built Veriam. It's not just another ESG tool, but the missing infrastructure. A reusable account model that travels with each user and organization. One login. One set of agreements. Everywhere.
As we built Veriam to support ESG reporting, we saw the same challenges inside SaaS companies.
Their challenge wasn’t unfamiliar. It just wore a different badge.
Instead of suppliers, they had customers. Instead of emissions disclosures, they had pricing tiers and user roles. But the core problem was identical: who gets in, what can they see, and under which terms?
In SaaS, access nearly always maps to revenue. When a customer upgrades, access should reflect it. When a trial ends, permissions need to adjust automatically. But split across disconnected tools for identity and access, subscriptions, billing and contracting, those rules had to be rebuilt again and again.
That’s when we knew Veriam wasn’t just solving for ESG. It was solving for growth. For compliance. For modern software delivery. Across sectors, the pattern was clear: access and subscriptions couldn’t be managed separately anymore.
Veriam supports SaaS teams, sustainability leaders, and complex supply chain networks alike. What connects them is the growing complexity of managing access between organizations.
We built Veriam to handle the whole lifecycle:
Onboarding users and organizations
Controlling access by role, policy, resource, or subscription plan
Handling agreements before access is granted
Linking subscriptions to permissions
Tracking access for compliance and audit
And underneath it all is one Veriam account that connects them their Veriam-powered platform access and subscriptions, across supply chains, partnerships, or platforms.
That means less friction, less admin, and more secure access.
And because the account is free, everyone, from suppliers to customers, can get on board without barriers.
We believe secure access should be accessible to everyone. Backed by a nonprofit, we keep our core CIAM free so any team can give users safe, simple sign-in from day one.
You bring the product, data, or mission.
We’ll help you manage who gets in, what they see, and what they’ve agreed to.