Rethinking Public Consultation for a New Era
Standards, Policies, and Corporate Governance
The Digital Agorá
In ancient Greece, the agorá was more than a marketplace — it was the public square where citizens gathered to speak, debate, question, and shape the rules of their society. It embodied openness, participation, and shared decision-making.
Agora.Today brings that idea into the digital age.
Today's consultations — whether led by standard-setting bodies, governments, companies, or multi-stakeholder initiatives — often still rely on outdated tools: long PDFs, email submissions, endless spreadsheets. Stakeholders struggle to engage. Organizers struggle to analyze. And the democratic spirit of the agorá gets lost in process fatigue.
Agora.Today was created to fix this.
A Platform Built for Anyone Who Needs a Real Consultation
Agora.Today is designed for organizations that develop or revise:
- Voluntary sustainability standards
- Government policies, public strategies, or draft legislation
- Corporate sustainability frameworks
- Technical guidelines, codes of conduct, and industry protocols
- Internal company rules requiring stakeholder input
- Multi-round consultations involving diverse groups
Its purpose is simple: to make consultation smarter, clearer, and genuinely participatory — regardless of who runs it.
What We Offer
Document Review
Upload and share consultation documents with precise text selection, highlighting, and inline commenting capabilities.
Structured Feedback
Collect categorized comments with moderation tools, threaded discussions, and real-time engagement tracking.
AI-Powered Analytics
Generate intelligent insights with sentiment analysis, automated summaries, and comprehensive reporting dashboards.
Multi-Tenant Platform
Support multiple organizations with custom branding, user management, and isolated data environments.
How It Works
1. Comment on the Exact Part of a Standard or Policy
Instead of commenting on a 200-page PDF, participants can give feedback directly on specific clauses, paragraphs, indicators, or definitions.
This eliminates ambiguity and saves enormous time:
- • Each comment is tied to the exact text
- • Organizers see feedback in structure
- • Stakeholders can follow the conversation transparently
- • Companies, NGOs, auditors, government agencies — all speak the same language
This mirrors the spirit of the ancient agorá: clarity, openness, and equal access.
2. Multiple Rounds of Consultation, Seamlessly Managed
Real consultations evolve through iterations. Agora.Today supports:
- • Consecutive consultation rounds
- • Automatic comparison between versions
- • Tracking which comments were accepted, revised, or not included
- • Clear explanations for decisions
- • Transparent change history
This creates accountability and builds trust with stakeholders — essential for governments, standard-setters, and companies alike.
3. Integrated AI for Summaries and Key Themes
Modern consultations generate hundreds or thousands of comments. Agora.Today integrates AI tools to help organizers:
- • Summarize long documents
- • Identify stakeholder concerns
- • Extract recurring themes
- • Group similar comments
- • Detect contradictions or emerging risks
AI does the heavy lifting, while humans remain fully in control of interpretation and decisions.
4. Shared Governance: Built With Its Community, Not For Them
Unlike traditional software, Agora.Today is built under a shared governance model. This means:
- • Standard-setters, companies, governments, and NGOs can contribute to future development
- • Priorities are co-defined
- • Features evolve based on real consultation needs
- • No single actor controls the platform
- • Development is transparent and community-driven
This ensures Agora.Today remains neutral, credible, and aligned with the needs of all sectors.
Our Values
Transparency
Open processes that build trust between organizations and communities.
Inclusivity
Accessible tools that enable everyone to participate meaningfully.
Impact
Driving real change through effective community engagement.
Why Agora.Today Matters
Public consultation is not just a procedural step. It is the foundation of legitimacy — for standards, for regulations, and for corporate decisions that affect people and the environment.
Agora.Today makes this possible by offering:
- A clear and accessible consultation experience
- A transparent and accountable decision-making process
- A structured way to analyze complex feedback
- A digital space where all voices can be heard equally
- A modern tool designed for cross-sector collaboration
Whether you are a standard-setting organization, a government ministry, a company, or any actor needing structured public input: Agora.Today gives you the digital agorá to build rules, policies, and solutions together.
Part of Sustainability Today
Agora.today is developed by Sustainability Today, an organization dedicated to creating digital tools that promote sustainable development and civic engagement.
We believe that informed and engaged citizens are essential to building sustainable communities. Our tools are designed to facilitate meaningful dialogue between decision-makers and the people affected by their decisions.
Interested in Shared Ownership?
Agora.Today is built under a shared governance model. If your organization is interested in contributing to the platform's development and becoming part of our community-driven governance structure, we'd love to hear from you.
Contact us at: bbuliga@sustainability.today
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