# HSF Kramer redefines ESG reporting with HERO

How Tilt Legal partnered with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer to build HERO, a secure web platform that simplifies ESG reporting across AASB S2, ESRS and related frameworks — from MVP in 3 months to enterprise adoption.

- Category: Customers
- Published: 6 Apr 2026
- Authors: Tilt Legal
- Canonical URL: /updates/case-study-hero-esg-compliance-platform

## Content

**Tilt Legal** partnered with **Herbert Smith Freehills** **Kramer** as its dedicated technology and development partner to design and deliver **HERO**, a secure web-based platform that simplifies and accelerates ESG reporting across multiple regulatory frameworks, including AASB S2, ESRS and related international standards.
## The challenge
**Herbert Smith Freehills** **Kramer** identified increasing demand from major corporate clients for structured, defensible ESG reporting. Existing spreadsheet-based collaboration was no longer sustainable or scalable. It limited visibility across reporting obligations, created version control risks, and did not provide a high-quality client experience.
The firm required a digital solution that could:
- Embed complex ESG legal and regulatory frameworks into a structured system
- Maintain intricate relationships between reporting obligations and supporting data
- Enable lawyers to easily update and maintain evolving regulatory content
- Provide clients with a clear, intuitive way to track obligations and completion progress
- Meet enterprise-grade security expectations of ASX 100 organisations
## Our role
**Tilt Legal** acted as the end-to-end development partner, working in close collaboration with **Herbert Smith Freehills** **Kramer’s** digital change team and advisory practice group. We established clear lines of communication across legal, technology, design and IT stakeholders, maintaining weekly alignment while enabling agile, delivery-focused collaboration.
Our core contribution was translating complex legal reasoning and multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks into a structured, scalable data model. Our combined expertise in law and technology enabled us to design an architecture that:
- Accurately reflects the structure of frameworks such as AASB S2 and ESRS
- Allows lawyers to maintain and evolve content as regulations change
- Preserves legal nuance while presenting information in a highly usable format
- Supports scalable onboarding of multiple enterprise clients
## The solution
Within three months, **Tilt Legal** delivered a functional MVP demonstrating a modern, web-based alternative to spreadsheet collaboration. The first paying client was onboarded within six months. Within 12 months, approximately ten paying clients were actively using **HERO**.
**HERO** is now used by major ASX 100 organisations, including *Qantas*, *ANZ*, *Xero*, *Kinetic* and others.
The platform was designed with a strong emphasis on user experience:
- Familiar, intuitive interface aligned to legal workflows
- Fast, responsive performance across desktop, tablet and mobile devices
- Clear tracking of reporting obligations and completion status
- Seamless onboarding that enables lawyers and clients to make meaningful progress immediately
Client feedback has consistently highlighted **HERO** as one of the easiest legal technology products they have used, with one of the smoothest onboarding experiences experienced to date. {color="gray"}
## Security and governance
**HERO** has been developed in alignment with ISO 27001 standards and incorporates best-practice security by design. The platform architecture reflects the expectations of large enterprise clients, ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive reporting data.
## Impact
The success of **HERO** has:
- Elevated **Herbert Smith Freehills** **Kramer’s** profile with major corporate clients
- Deepened existing client relationships through technology-enabled advisory services
- Demonstrated a scalable, product-based legal service delivery model
- Generated significant interest in expanding the platform into adjacent areas such as employment relations reporting and cyber and data reporting obligations
[https://www.hsfkramer.com/marketplace/hero-by-hsfkramer](https://www.hsfkramer.com/marketplace/hero-by-hsfkramer)
## Our capability
While **HERO** is tailored to ESG reporting, the project demonstrates **Tilt Legal**’s core capability: taking complex legislation, regulatory frameworks and legal reasoning, and embedding them into secure, intuitive digital products that enhance legal service delivery.
We are not simply developers. We are a collaborative partner who understands both the structure of the law and the realities of legal practice. We work hand-in-hand with legal teams to:
- Design robust data models grounded in legal logic
- Deliver enterprise-grade, secure web applications
- Prioritise user experience across devices
- Support ongoing iteration, feature development and client onboarding
**Tilt Legal** continues to maintain and evolve **HERO** in close partnership with **Herbert Smith Freehills** **Kramer**, ensuring it remains current, secure and responsive to client needs.
**HERO** stands as a clear example of how innovative collaboration between lawyers and technologists can redefine how legal services are delivered.
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