Seedling Business Certification
Seedling's certification recognises businesses that have established a robust plan to reduce carbon emissions, backed by data and climate science.
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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
"As a recently certified B Corp, finding a way to measure and reduce our carbon emissions as a business was a massive priority but we weren't really sure where to start. Seedling have been fantastic from the start at guiding us through the process, taking the time to explain and helping us improve our own knowledge, and their software has made everything a breeze! With an incredibly quick turn-around time, we have now received our insights and are looking forward to implementing the actions and targets that the team help us set in order to reduce our emissions and sharing that with our community through the integrated engagement functionality. I highly recommend Seedling and their great team, it was a pleasure to work with them and we look forward to doing so again."
Financial services
Anna Stevens
Operations Associate
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Kene Partners
"Working with Seedling has put us in an incredibly strong position with not only understanding our baseline carbon footprint, but opportunities to improve it and map out the way ahead."
Sports nutrition
Rhys Jenkins
COO
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Nutrivend
"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
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"I love working with Seedling on our climate impact measurement and reduction plans. The team are true experts in their field, and this - combined with an amazing platform - makes impact measurement enjoyable and educational. I am really impressed by Seedling's agility, ambition, and appetite for continual methodological improvements."
Fashion
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Philippa Grogan
Sustainability Manager
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Nobody's Child
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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
"With Seedling, we inputted data on what we do as a brand: the materials we use, where they're made, how they've travelled etc. The team at Seedling then calculate what that means in terms of carbon. To see all of our data in one place, and having a real person at the end of the phone to discuss what the data means and crucially how to make what we do better, was amazing."
Fashion
Patrick McDowell
Founder
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Patrick McDowell
"We recently used Seedling to measure our carbon footprint, and the process couldn't have been easier. From the very start, the intuitive interface guided us seamlessly through each step, providing clear instructions and helpful tips along the way. The entire experience was user-friendly and stress-free. We are now more aware of our environmental impact and feel empowered to make positive changes. We highly recommend anyone looking to understand and reduce their carbon footprint to go through this simple and effective process with Seedling."
CONSULTING
Luke Badiali
COO
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The Consultancy Growth Network
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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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