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Sophare AI and Locus Technologies Announce Partnership

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Sophare AI + Locus Technologies partnership logo SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 28, 2025—Sophare AI, the AI-native compliance platform helping organizations achieve lasting pay equity, today announced a strategic partnership with Locus Technologies, the sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) software leader. Together, the two companies are addressing one of the most complex aspects of ESG: social and pay equity.

This collaboration brings Sophare’s AI-powered compliance tools into Locus’s industry-leading ESG software platform, giving organizations a single integrated solution for financial, environmental, and social disclosures. The result is a streamlined path to compliance without the burden of switching between multiple ESG apps and platforms.

Expanding ESG with Social & Pay Equity​

Through this partnership, Sophare extends Locus’s platform with new capabilities focused on three critical areas:

  • European Union (EU) Pay Transparency Directive Compliance: Sophare’s AI-powered tools help organizations prepare for the EU directive requiring companies with EU employees to disclose gender pay gaps and transparent pay structures by 2026
  • Global Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Sophare centralizes multi-jurisdictional compliance and uses AI and automation to streamline reporting across the EU, UK, Australia, and beyond
  • Alignment with UN SDG 5: Sophare empowers companies to track and act on gender equality data in leadership and compensation

“Compliance in HR is often seen as a box-ticking exercise, but it’s actually a gateway to bringing organizations into the era of AI,” said Siena Duplan, CEO of Sophare AI. “HR compliance in particular is a prime opportunity to tap into AI and automation for both significant productivity gains and to deliver a transparent workplace where employees can thrive. Our next-gen data solutions put social and pay equity on par with financial and environmental health.”

Recognized Expertise in Pay Equity​

Sophare’s founding team brings deep technical and compliance expertise to this effort. CEO Siena Duplan spent a decade developing pay equity algorithms at Salesforce, one of the world’s leading Fortune 500 companies. Sophare’s co-founder and CTO has led a distinguished career in the UK Civil Service and brings extensive engineering experience developing services in close collaboration with legal, compliance, and policy teams.

Dr. Zvonimir Dadić, head of the CSRD Practice Group for Locus Technologies Europe, added: “This partnership aligns with Locus’s track record of working with professionals who bring deep domain expertise. Sophare’s founding team combines technical chops with a thoughtful approach to legal compliance, and we are pleased to be able to offer our clients this streamlined path to compliance.”

A Shared Commitment to Sustainability and Transparency​

Together, Sophare AI and Locus Technologies are transforming the “S” in ESG into a driver for meaningful, measurable impact. This partnership underscores a joint commitment to creating integrated, end-to-end ESG solutions that keep organizations ahead of a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

About Sophare AI

Sophare AI uses advanced data analytics and machine learning to help organizations achieve lasting pay equity and comply with global pay transparency regulations. Sophare takes a thoughtful approach to legal compliance and business practices, relying on deep expertise in employment laws and regulations across different countries. The company carefully analyzes these requirements to develop the best data models and strategies to help customers meet compliance standards. Deciding how to adapt its services and operations to meet legal requirements is a core part of how Sophare operates. Sophare currently supports global gender pay gap reporting and other cross-border HR compliance requirements. Sophare AI is also seeking partners to co-develop an AI-driven workforce scenario planning tool. Sophare AI is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Please visit sophare.ai or email team@sophare.ai for more information.

About Locus Technologies

Locus Technologies, the global environmental, social, governance (ESG), sustainability, and EHS compliance software leader, empowers companies of every size and industry to be credible with ESG reporting. Since 1997, Locus has pioneered enterprise SaaS for EHS compliance, water management, and ESG credible reporting. Locus apps and software solutions improve business performance by strengthening risk management and EHS for organizations across industries and government agencies. Customers include medium-sized businesses and Fortune 500 enterprises such as Sempra, Corteva, Chevron, DuPont, Chemours, San Jose Water Company, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Port of Seattle, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Locus is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For further information, visit locustec.com or email info@locustec.com.