Seedling Business Certification
Seedling's certification recognises businesses that have established a robust plan to reduce carbon emissions, backed by data and climate science.
Trusted By 500+ businesses around the world
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What is a Seedling-Certified Business?
Seedling Certification recognises businesses that have put in place a best-practice, evidence-based carbon management strategy that has been expert-checked for credibility.
Certified organisations measure and report their emissions in line with the GHG Protocol, set science-aligned targets, and develop a data-backed plan to reduce emissions which they share transparently.
Steps to becoming Seedling-Certified
Measured a full-scope (1, 2 & 3), GHG aligned, carbon footprint
Footprint expert-reviewed / assured through Seedling’s process
Science-aligned reduction targets set (absolute or intensity-based)
Data-backed decarbonisation roadmap in place
Carbon footprint, targets, and reduction plan published
Year-on-year emissions progress vs. baseline year published
Emissions-reduction initiatives implemented
Improved emissions accuracy vs. baseline year
Key suppliers engaged on emissions data sharing and reduction activity
Employee engagement in climate literacy and climate action
Why Seedling Certification matters
Seedling certification is built on established best practice, including GHG-Protocol-aligned, expert-reviewed footprint data, science-based targets, and transparent disclosure.
It provides a clear, consistent, and evidence-led way for customers, investors, and employees to understand how a business is measuring, managing, and reducing its emissions.
What our clients say
Hear from our satisfied Seedling clients
‘When we started with Seedling, we were just beginning our journey towards understanding our carbon footprint. Seedling have been the ultimate professionals and have created a system that is easy to use, so now I have the knowledge to make informed decisions in line with our B Corp status.’
Marketing agency
Sian Eddy
Head of Ops
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Modern
"We love the Seedling product! The footprinting process was easy and comprehensive, and we were surprised at the speed of turnaround. Our public page is a great addition to our environmental communications which really helps us to stand out."
Software
Sam Holding
Strategic Partnerships Lead
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BibliU
"We spoke to a few emission tracking partners before we spoke with Seedling, and Seedling's offer seemed too good to be true but it wasn't! Super straight forward platform, able to get face to face advice when we needed it, not expensive. Would definitely recommend."
Creative agency
Natalie Pilch
The Unlikely Saboteur
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Saboteur
"Seedling has enabled us to play around with our strategy and understand the impact of any changes we make. For instance, if we want to switch 60% of cotton to recycled, we can quantify the impact that this will have. This is so helpful because once we've set targets, the key challenge is understanding how we get there."
Fashion
Mica Phillips
Sustainability Manager
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Margaret Howell
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"I love working with Seedling. Passionate, insightful and thoughtful people doing work that benefits our business, our staff, and the whole planet. They are easy to work alongside, with a well-constructed process that is simple to follow for any business, small or large."
Software
Simon Stewart
Client Services Director
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Big Blue Door
“As a start-up, I found it really hard to find a carbon accounting solution to suit. Along came Seedling. From the start, I was impressed by their approach and knowledge, and the intuitiveness and agility of the Seedling platform. They’re always happy to respond to my endless questions and work to find a solution, for example helping quantify the carbon impact of our payments product.”
Financial services
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Lisa Stanley
Chief Sustainability Officer
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Zero
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“Before working with Seedling, we were managing our Carbon Reduction Plan manually in-house. The process was time-consuming, and we knew there were gaps. Seedling transformed this, making it 10 times faster and far more robust. They helped us achieve full coverage of our emissions and provided expert one-to-one guidance on decarbonisation, leaving us confident in our plan for the future.”
Med Tech
Pete Best
Global Commercial & Sustainability Lead
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Summit Medical
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How does Seedling Certification avoid greenwash?
Seedling’s certification is designed to avoid greenwashing by:
- Not just offsetting: Seedling's certification requires action and commitment to measure and reduce emissions first and foremost.
- Transparency built in: All data must be published for accountability.
- Clear standards: Seedling's certification criteria are published online, in straightforward language, so your customer and employees easily understand what our certification represents.
- Expert verification: Seedling’s team reviews every step to ensure compliance before awarding certification.
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