Green Quadrant: Enterprise Carbon Management Software (2026)

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Carbon Management Software

Alessandra Leggieri

Isobel McPartlin

Ryan Skinner

11 Mar, 2026

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Executive Summary

This report provides a detailed, fact-based benchmark of 21 of the most prominent carbon management software providers. Using the proprietary Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology, the analysis draws on structured vendor questionnaires, live demonstration and briefing sessions, customer evidence, and desk research to score vendors across 12 capability and nine momentum categories. Capabilities across the carbon management software market are rapidly converging, with many features becoming table stakes. At the same time, customer requirements are evolving, and AI‑enabled capabilities and product-level carbon emissions management are emerging as key differentiators. The Green Quadrant analysis recognizes eight vendors as Leaders: Cority, IBM, Schneider Electric, Sphera, Sweep, UL Solutions, Watershed and Wolters Kluwer.

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Summary for decision-makers

How to use the Green Quadrant for enterprise carbon management software

Carbon management software addresses the need to collect, standardize and analyse emissions data across operations and supply chains

Carbon management software use cases differ by user role

Green Quadrant for enterprise carbon management software 2026

Green Quadrant methodology

Evaluated firms and inclusion criteria

Evaluation criteria for enterprise carbon management software vendors

Benchmark Gensuite overview

Benchmark Gensuite leverages AI to automate carbon data workflows and enhance audit readiness

carbmee overview

carbmee enables manufacturing firms to automate supply chain carbon data and optimize product footprints

Cority overview

Cority provides a flexible, secure platform for carbon data management and emissions calculation, designed to support complex organizational structures

Gravity overview

Gravity’s integrated platform for carbon and energy management combines AI capabilities and strategic partnerships to drive operational efficiency

Greenly overview

Greenly offers user-friendly tools for carbon accounting and product lifecycle assessments (LCAs)

IBM overview

IBM supports scalable carbon management with automated workflows and advanced data health tools

Normative overview

Normative provides an integrated platform for supplier engagement, product carbon footprint (PCF) management and financed emissions tracking

osapiens overview

osapiens delivers multiple interconnected solutions for asset maintenance, supplier engagement and carbon accounting

Persefoni overview

Persefoni combines advanced financed emission capabilities with tools to engage suppliers and portfolio companies

Position Green overview

Position Green provides easy-to-use carbon accounting tools and AI decarbonization recommendations

Quentic (an AMCS company) overview

Quentic delivers an integrated solution for carbon management, ESG reporting and EHS

Salesforce overview

Salesforce has strong integration capabilities, workflow automation and a robust partner network for carbon management

SAP overview

SAP’s integrated carbon management platform connects transactional enterprise resource planning (ERP) data with product-level emissions

Schneider Electric overview

Schneider Electric offers a newly integrated platform for carbon management, sustainability reporting and energy optimization under a unified data foundation

Sphera overview

By combining consulting expertise with software solutions, Sphera provides advanced product carbon footprinting capabilities for complex industrial supply chains

Sweep overview

Sweep’s AI-powered, highly configurable sustainability platform is designed to simplify supplier engagement and accelerate carbon data management

Tango overview

Tango provides an energy-focused platform with strong Scope 2 data acquisition and benchmarking capabilities

UL Solutions overview

UL Solutions has comprehensive tools for global organizations with complex structure and data acquisition requirements

Watershed overview

Watershed delivers AI-powered product and supply chain emissions measurement, enabling granular Scope 3 insights and actionable decarbonization strategies

Wolters Kluwer overview

Wolters Kluwer integrates risk management and strategic planning to offer a configurable platform that drives decarbonization initiatives

Workiva overview

Workiva combines carbon, sustainability and financial reporting in a flexible solution

Table of figures

Figure 1. Suppliers and solutions assessed

Figure 2. Capabilities criteria for enterprise carbon management software

Figure 3. Momentum criteria for enterprise carbon management software

Figure 4. Vendor category scores: capabilities

Figure 5. Vendor category scores: momentum

Figure 6. Green Quadrant for enterprise carbon management software 2026

Organisations mentioned

48forty, Accenture, Adyen, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, AMCS, Anthropic, Arcadis, Armira, Associated British Foods (ABF), Bain & Company, BASF, Benchmark Gensuite, Biogen, BlackRock, Blackstone, Breitling, Brookfield, Brookfield Properties, California Air Resources Board (CARB), carbmee, Catena-X, CDP, Celestica, Chevron, Consequence, Cority, COSO, CP Foods, Decarbonization Partners, Deloitte, Diligent, Downer, DP World, Eaton Corporation, EcoVadis, Elevance Health, Energy Star, Epiroc, EQT Private Equity, Equinix, ERG, ERM, ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI), Euro Cater, Everllence, Exiobase, EY, F1, Factlines, FedRAMP, Ferronordic, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Ford, Fujitsu, General Atomics, GHG Protocol, Goldman Sachs, Gravity, Greenly, Greenomy, GRESB, Hill & Smith, Hitachi, HowGood, IBM, Ikano, Institute for Market Transformation, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), JLL, KNAPP, Lam Research, LinkedIn, L'Oréal, Maersk, Makersite, Marriott, Marshall, Martur Fompak, McCarthy Building Companies, Merck, Morescope, Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions (NBCS), Normative, Norvestor, osapiens, Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT), PayPal, PerkinElmer, Persefoni, Position Green, PwC, Quentic, Refresco, Renewabl, Roche, Rossignol, Salesforce, Salzgitter, SAP, Schneider Electric, SCHUNK, Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), Siemens, Signify, Snowflake, Sphera, SSE, Stanford University, SupplyShift, Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ), Sweep, Tango, Temasek, The J.M. Smucker Co, Thoma Bravo, Together for Sustainability (TfS), Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Trill Impact, Tropicana, Trucost, TTI, UL Solutions, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), US Department of Energy (DOE), Usana Health Sciences, Vista Equity Partners, Volex, Vornado Realty Trust, Walden Group, Watershed, Wickes, Wolters Kluwer, Workiva, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

About the Authors

Alessandra Leggieri

Senior Analyst

Alessandra is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in carbon management and software for product carbon footprints. Her research spans over 100 vendors in the carbon ma...

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Isobel McPartlin

Analyst

Isobel is an Analyst at Verdantix, where she supports corporate decision-makers in navigating the energy transition through research on emerging energy solutions and net zero ...

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Ryan Skinner

Research Director

Ryan is a Research Director at Verdantix, where he leads a team of analysts delivering research, data and advisory services that help clients navigate the fast-evolving landsc...

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