Buyer’s Guide: Air And GHG Emissions Management Software (2023)

Published 6 July 2023 by Christopher Sayers & Bill Pennington &

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Executive Summary

This report provides executives in EHS roles with an up-to-date analysis of 11 prominent GHG and air emissions management software platforms available on the market today. The analysis leverages data collected from the 11 vendors via questionnaires. In addition, it uses data from multiple Verdantix research studies to provide insights into the air emissions and GHG management software vendor landscape, key product enhancement trends and areas of differentiation, and external influences that will shape the future market direction. The market for emissions management is undergoing a period of accelerated innovation, driven by incoming mandatory ESG regulation, pressure to back up net zero commitments, and unprecedented levels of scrutiny over emissions data. Prospective buyers should use this guide to support them in the identification and selection of a GHG and air emissions management software solution that fits their requirements.

Table of contents

The Verdantix Buyer’s Guide to air and GHG emissions management software
Defining air emissions and GHG management software
EHS software providers are best able to bridge air emissions compliance and GHG management functionality
The criticality of highly complex emissions regulation is driving investment in commercial software
Review of key product enhancements
Enhancing end-to-end emissions data management is an imperative
Providers are looking to acquire or integrate with specialist providers to develop their offerings and expand out-of-the-box emissions factor content
Inclusion criteria for the 2023 Buyer’s Guide to air and GHG emissions management software 
Benchmark Gensuite’s Sustainability and AirLog solutions offer GHG and air emissions management capabilities with a host of industry-specific features
Cority’s ESG software acquisition strategy has resulted in comprehensive GHG management functionality
DNV Synergi Life and Phast software offer specialist air emission tools
Enablon provides large enterprises with a complete GHG and air emissions solution
Ideagen’s EHS platform should be reviewed by North-America-Based GHG and air management software buyers
Intelex offers a configurable emissions management solution suited to asset-intensive industries
IsoMetrix delivers a GRI-certified and CDP-accredited, internally built ESG and GHG reporting solution
SAI360’s configurable platform supports emissions management as well as ESG, GRC and EHS functionality
Sphera delivers deep GHG and air emissions functionality combined with lifecycle analysis tools
UL Solutions maintains strong GHG reporting capabilities with differentiated functionality across Scope 1, 2 and 3
VelocityEHS delivers strong GHG data aggregation and calculation capabilities for a US-centric customer base

Table of figures

Figure 1. GHG and air emissions management functionality overview
Figure 2. GHG management software data flow
Figure 3. Vendor types operating in the GHG and air emissions software market
Figure 4. List of GHG and air emission software providers
Figure 5. Vendor shortlisting decision tree
Figure 6. Benchmark Gensuite overview
Figure 7. Cority overview
Figure 8. DNV overview
Figure 9. Enablon overview
Figure 10. Ideagen overview
Figure 11. Intelex overview
Figure 12. IsoMetrix overview
Figure 13. SAI360 overview
Figure 14. Sphera overview
Figure 15. UL Solutions overview
Figure 16. VelocityEHS overview

Organisations mentioned

Accuvio, ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency), APlanet, Arcadia, Assent, Bacardi, BCG, Benchmark Gensuite, BlackRock, Blackstone, BNP Paribas, C3 AI, Campari Group, Carbon Intelligence, CCH Tagetik, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), CEMAsys, CGI, Chevron, Clean Technology Partners, Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), ClimateView, Co-op, Cority, Costco, CVC Capital Partners, Datamaran, Dawn Foods, Diligent, DNV , DRAX Group, DS Smith, ehsAI, Eiffage, Electrolux, Emitwise, Enablon, Enbridge, Enel X, ENGIE Impact, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Envizi, ERA Environmental Management Solutions, ERM, ESC Spectrum, Evotix, FigBytes, Fortive Corporation, Fortune, Fortune Brands, Fujitsu, G4S, GHG Protocol, Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Greenly, Greenstone, H. B. Fuller, Harley-Davidson , HG Capital, Hitachi Energy, IBM, Ideagen, Imerys USA, Indorama, Intelex, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Energy Agency (IEA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Intertek Group, IsoMetrix, Lear Corporation, Levi Strauss & Co., L'Oréal, Makersite, Mapistry, Marks & Spencer, McKesson, Measurabl, NASDAQ, Nestlé, News Corp, Nike, NOMAC, Normative, Novisto, NZero, Ocean Winds, OMV, OneTRust, OPEX Group, Optera, Origami Risk, Otto Group, PACCAR, Parker Hannifin, Partners Group, Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), Pathzero, Persefoni, Pfizer, Plan A, Planetly, Polaris, ProcessMAP, Quentic, Radicle, Red Bull, Regis Holdings, Reporting 21, riskmethods, Royal Mail, SAI Global, SAI360, Salesforce, SAP, Saputo, Schneider Electric, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), ServiceNow, Shell, SINAI Technologies, Sphera, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Sweep, Symphony Technology Group (STG), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), TenForce, The Carlyle Group, Thoma Bravo, Together For Sustainability (TfS), Toyota, Trane Technologies, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UL Solutions, Unilever, Uniper, Universal Studios, UPM, Urjanet, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Validere, VelocityEHS, Vista Equity Partners, Watershed, WayCarbon, WeSustain, Wolters Kluwer, YPF

About the authors

Christopher Sayers

Senior Manager
Chris is Senior Manager of the Verdantix AI Applied practice. His current research agenda focuses on enterprise AI integration and adoption, AI market trends and agentic AI. Prior to joining the AI Applied team, he was a senior EHS analyst and the Verdantix EHS software market lead. Chris joined Verdantix in 2020 and has previous experience at EY, where he specialized in robotic process automation (RPA). He holds an MEng in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford, with a focus on machine learning and machine vision.

Bill Pennington

VP Research, EHS & Risk Management
Bill is the VP Research for the Verdantix EHS & Risk Management practices. His current agenda focuses on understanding the evolution of EHS and enterprise risk management, evaluating emerging strategic risks and benchmarking technology buyers’ budgets, priorities and preferences globally.

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