Buyer’s Guide: Carbon Management Software (2024)
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Executive Summary
The carbon management software market is evolving to respond to buyers’ shifting needs, addressing issues ranging from regulatory compliance to Scope 3 emissions and decarbonization project management. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of 88 carbon management software providers. It also offers a detailed analysis of 16 software offerings available on the market today, drawing on data collected via questionnaires, as well as analysis from previous Verdantix research and publicly available information. Sustainability and net zero executives responsible for selecting carbon management software should use this guide to support them in identifying a solution that fits their requirements.
Table of contents
The Verdantix Buyer’s Guide to carbon management softwareDefining carbon management software
Buyers’ carbon management software needs are evolving
Buyers seek to report to new mandatory frameworks with confidence
Firms need to organize a portfolio of decarbonization projects
Sustainability leaders want to derive credible and defensible Scope 3 emission estimates
Carbon management vendors’ development strategies respond to stiff competition
Core carbon management software functionality
Carbon management software vendors are filling data and insight gaps with AI
Industry-specific expertise, implementation and integrations are key buyer considerations
Inclusion criteria for the 2023 Buyer’s Guide to carbon management software
Brightly Software, a Siemens firm, combines energy and carbon management for building portfolios
carbmee specializes in supply chain and product-level emissions
CO2 AI automates and streamlines value chain decarbonization for large enterprises
CoolPlanet provides an integrated platform to track energy efficiency and net zero goals
EcoOnline offers an integrated EHS, carbon management and climate risk solution
Emitwise focuses on Scope 3 data collection and supplier engagement
GE Vernova offers a carbon management platform for energy and heavy industrial clients
Nasdaq delivers a comprehensive carbon and ESG reporting platform
Plan A’s solution facilitates carbon accounting and decarbonization planning
Position Green offers a combination of software and consulting services for ESG and carbon management
SINAI Technologies’ decarbonization platform focuses on carbon reduction and financial management
Tango combines energy and carbon management for real estate clients
Terrascope focuses on increasing the accuracy and speed of carbon emissions and decarbonization management
Univers’s solution integrates the physical and digital worlds for energy and carbon management
Vaayu uses AI to calculate, manage and predict product-level emissions for retail clients
Workiva Carbon (formerly Sustain.Life) offers a supply-chain-focused carbon management tool powered by AI
Table of figures
Figure 1. Net-zero-focused carbon management capabilities are a high digital priority for firmsFigure 2. Core carbon management software capabilities descriptions
Figure 3. Firms’ priorities when selecting a carbon management software partner
Figure 4. List of carbon management software providers
Figure 5. Brightly Software (a Siemens firm) overview
Figure 6. carbmee overview
Figure 7. CO2 AI overview
Figure 8. CoolPlanet overview
Figure 9. EcoOnline overview
Figure 10. Emitwise overview
Figure 11. GE Vernova overview
Figure 12. Nasdaq overview
Figure 13. Plan A overview
Figure 14. Position Green overview
Figure 15. SINAI Technologies overview
Figure 16. Tango overview
Figure 17. Terrascope overview
Figure 18. Univers overview
Figure 19. Vaayu overview
Figure 20. Workiva Carbon (formerly Sustain.Life) overview
Organisations mentioned
Accenture, Aktio, Alcumus, AlsoEnergy, Altruistiq, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AMCS Group, American Tire Distributors, Anglo American, Apax Partners, APlanet, Arcadia, Arcadis, ArcelorMittal, Assent, Atrius, Avarni, AvidXchange, Azita Energie, Barbeques Galore, BDG, Benchmark Gensuite, BGO, Bloom Energy, BMW, Boohoo, Brightly Software, Bureau Veritas, C&W Services, C3 AI, Capgemini, CapMan , Capturis, Caramuru Alimentos, Carbmee, Carbometrix, Carbon Direct, CarbonChain, Carousell Group, Cass, CBRE, CDP, Cedara, CEMAsys, Certis, Chloe, Citi, ClearTrace, Climatiq, CO2 AI, Cognizant, Conservice, CoolPlanet, Cority, Cozero, CPower Energy, Crestron, Crowe, D-Carbonize, Deloitte, DFIN (Donnelley Financial Solutions), Diginex, Diligent, Dolby, Eaton, EchoStar, Ecologi, Ecometrica, EcoOnline, EDCI (ESG Data Convergence Initiative), EIVEE, EMEX, Emitewise, Energize Ventures, Energy Star, EnergyCAP, ENGIE, ENGIE Insight Services, Envana, Envirosoft, EPL, ERM, Expedia, Faradai, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, FigBytes, FlixBus, Forward Air, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Fritz Hansen, GANNI, GE Vernova, General Electric (GE), GHG Protocol, Glanbia, Google, Green Button initiative, Greenly, GRESB, GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), Hendrickson, Heraeus, Hilton Foods, Hitachi Energy, Honeywell, HSBC, Hudson Pacific Properties, IBM, Ideagen, Ignite, IntegrityNext, Intelex, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), IsoMetrix, James Hardie, Jet.com, Johnson Controls (JCI), Kärcher, Kerry Group, KingSett Capital, Klappir, Klarna, KPMG, kShuttle, LA Metro, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Measurabl, Mediacorp, Metrio, MHP, Microsoft, Milliken & Company, Minimum, Mitsubishi Shokuhin, N26, NASDAQ, National Express, NetSuite, New Balance, Nordic Solar, Normative, Norvestor, Novisto, NZero, O Boticário, Obvius, OEM International, Olam Agri, OLM Systems, OneReport, Optera, OSIsoft, OVO Energy, Owens-Illinois, PageGroup, Pantas, Partech, Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), Pathzero, Pernod Ricard, Persefoni, Plan A, Planet FWD, Porsche, Position Green, Pulsora, QuadReal Property Group, Quantis, Quentic, QuickBooks, Reckitt, Sage, SAI360, Salesforce, Sami.eco, SAP, Schaeffler, Schneider Electric, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), ServiceNow, Siemens, SINAI Technologies, SMRT, Sphera, Stagecoach, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Sustainability Cloud, Sweep, Symrise, Sysco, Tango, Tanso, Tesla, Tetra Pak, The RMR Group, Traace, TÜV Rheinland, TÜV SÜD, UL Solutions, Univers, Unravel Carbon, Unusual Ventures, Up Group, Urjanet, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), UtilityAPI, Vaayu, Validere, VBG Group, Veja, VelocityEHS, Vestiaire Collective, Vinted, Vornado Realty Trust, Walmart, Warrington PCI Management, WatchWire, Watershed, WayCarbon, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Enablon, Workiva, Workiva Carbon (formerly Sustain.Life), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), WYLD, Xplorer Capital, YCH Group, ZF Friedrichshafen, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Zuno CarbonAbout the authors
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