Carbon Footprinting for Sustainable Software and Tech Companies
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Understand and measure the carbon impact of your technology
Whilst innovations in technology have a critical role to play in how we tackle climate change, the tech sector is also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
From the operational footprint of your team, to the more abstract energy infrastructure that powers software platforms, tech has a serious footprint.
The first step in minimising your carbon emissions as a technology business is understanding what your impact looks like by measuring a GHG Protocol compliant carbon footprint. With detailed emissions data, you and your team can prioritise high impact areas and build a decarbonisation strategy that is focussed, practical, and backed by data.
How Seedling helps
We help tech teams to accurately and compliantly measure emissions, plan to decarbonise, and share their data and strategy with clients and suppliers. We get the nuances and challenges of footprinting your industry.
Cloud emissions
Track and report emissions from the cloud services you manage for clients and internally.
Engage your team
Measure and influence employees' travel and WFH emissions.
Reporting
With a click, engage your clients and other stakeholders in your Net Zero journey.
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- Intuitive software
- One-click reporting
- 1:1 support from the experts
The Seedling platform
Measure, reduce, and report your carbon footprint with confidence, using our intuitive carbon accounting software and expert guidance.
Measure an accurate, full-scope carbon footprint
With our intuitive carbon footprint measurement software, plus support from an expert, measuring an accurate footprint is straightforward. Use integrations to pull business data and share our in-built employee and supplier surveys to easily collect accurate data.
Your expert gets to know your businesses and helps build a plan to handle nuance and complexity.
Easily identify your emission hotspots
Your Seedling dashboard automatically segments footprint data the way you and your clients need it. Use our deep dive tool to understand your hotspots and plan to decarbonize.
See reporting by Scope 1, 2 and 3, GHG Protocol categories, as well as granular breakdowns to understand your hotspots and plan to decarbonise.
Build your business's pathway to Net Zero
Work with a carbon expert to model your bespoke Net Zero roadmap in line with the SBTi framework. Using our hotspot analysis to focus your efforts, you can quantify the impact of a wide range of initiatives and take into account feasibility, cost and resource allocation.
Test and compare multiple roadmap scenarios to inform your level of ambition.
Fund verified climate action projects
Invest with confidence in projects verified to reduce or remove carbon, alongside a range of other benefits - like supporting local communities and improving biodiversity.
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Produce key compliance-ready emission reports in a click
Share your plans to decarbonize with Seedling's digital toolkit. Reports are automatically generated in the compliant format you need. Simply tweak, sign if needed, and export, or link to the report hosted by Seedling.
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Become a Seedling Certified Business
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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One-to-one expert support to manage your emissions
Unlike many carbon accounting platforms, at Seedling we guide you through your climate action journey.
Each clients has a dedicated, named carbon expert. They're on hand from day one - from supporting with queries on data, to helping finalise and share your Net Zero strategy.
FAQs
Your questions answered.
What are the main sources of emissions for software and tech companies?
Most emissions fall under Scope 2 (e.g. electricity used in offices) and Scope 3, including cloud infrastructure, employee commuting, remote working, digital services, and outsourced development. Cloud usage and SaaS operations can have a surprisingly large footprint, especially at scale.
How can we measure emissions from cloud platforms and remote teams?
Seedling calculates emissions from platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud using activity-based data such as compute hours and storage use. It also helps track emissions from remote and hybrid working—so you can measure your full footprint, not just what happens in-office.
Why is carbon reporting important for software and SaaS companies?
Whether you're aiming for B Corp certification, preparing for ESG scrutiny from investors, or responding to enterprise procurement requirements, carbon reporting helps you stand out. It also supports long-term growth and aligns with increasing expectations around tech sector sustainability.
Still have questions?
Book a demo or get in touch and we'll be happy to help.
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