Supply Chain Decarbonisation

Help your small and mid-sized suppliers to measure, reduce, and report their carbon emissions - with our easy-to-use platform.

You need accurate Scope 3 data - but it lives across your supply chain

For large organisations, pressure to disclose and reduce Scope 3 emissions is growing. Regulators, investors, and customers all expect credible, audit-ready reporting.

But the majority of these emissions sit in the supply chain, across hundreds or thousands of suppliers.

Without high-quality primary data, organisations are forced to rely on estimates, averages, and outdated assumptions. This creates reporting risk and missed opportunities for real decarbonisation.

Your suppliers aren’t climate experts

Most suppliers are small or mid-sized businesses focused on delivering products and services, not building carbon accounting capabilities.

The result is low response rates, inconsistent methodologies, and data you can’t confidently use.

If asked to report emissions, they typically face two bad options:

- Use a simple but unreliable calculator
- Invest in complex tools or consultants

Seedling makes credible carbon reporting easy for every supplier

Invite suppliers to use a guided, easy-to-complete carbon accounting platform designed around how they actuall operate.

Suppliers get:

An easy but reliable way of measuring their emissions.
Clear advice on decarbonisation.
The ability to turn a tick-box into a value-add.

You get:

High-quality primary Scope 3 data.
A consistent methodology.
A path to supply chain decarbonisation.

Why partner with Seedling?

Designed for supply chains

Seedling is designed for small to mid-market businesses - those without a full-time ESG team. We're easy-to-use with an affordable pricing model that scales with the client's size and complexity.

Credible data, not estimates

Our platform is built in line witht he GHG Protocol. It's easy to use but doesn't compromise on rigour. You can be confident we're capturing all relevant Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from your suppliers.

Value-add, not a tick-box

When your suppliers use Seedling, we helo them turn what is often a tick-box into a genuinely value-add exercise, helping them cut costs and build sustainability into their own sales / marketing strategy.

What our clients say

Hear from our satisfied Seedling clients

"We chose Seedling to help us negotiate our carbon counting efforts. They made a complicated process as simple and effective as possible. Their platform is thoughtfully designed and offers clear step by step guidance throughout the process. Their customer service is also second to none. They truly support you throughout the analysis and are always quick to respond to queries. Aimée, Blair and their team have created an exceptional product and service. I would not hesitate to recommend their platform."
Creative agency
Chris Hacking
Business Director
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forpeople
“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
Lisa Stanley
Chief Sustainability Officer
,
Zero
"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
,
Nutrivend
"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
"We needed to report carbon data and a decarbonisation plan to our client, Microsoft. We needed the output to be high quality and credible, but didn’t have loads of time to dedicate to measuring emissions. Seedling’s software plus support model meant the process wasn’t too time intensive for us as a busy team. The fact that our calculations were checked by Seedling us confidence in the output."
Software
Marcell Csomor
Business Operations Manager
,
Janea Systems

FAQs

Your questions answered

Is Seedling a good fit for my suppliers?

Seedling is built for small to mid-market businesses without an internal ESG or carbon team. We have clients up to 2000 FTEs. We're less suitable for large multinationals / listed businesses with 5000+ FTEs. These tend to have complex needs and are better suited to working with a consultancy or enterprise-focused platform.

What standards does Seedling align to?

Seedling is built on the GHG Protocol - the global gold standard for carbon accounting and reporting. We also support ISO 14064 measurement and verification.

Do our suppliers need sustainability expertise?

Not at all. While we work with many sustainability teams, we also work with leads in ops, finance, HR or marketing - whoever has taken on the carbon footprinting role alongside the day job. The platform is designed with that profile in mind, and there's guidance from our experts every step of the way.

How does pricing work?

Each supplier can sign up to Seedling's free plan and produce a basic footprint. If they see the value in our paid plans, they can upgrade - this starts at £80/month.

How is Seedling different from surveys or simple carbon calculators?

Surveys typically collect inconsistent or incomplete information, while basic calculators rely on rough estimates that lack credibility. Seedling provides a full measurement experience for suppliers - combining guidance, methodology, and automated calculations - so you get robust primary data at scale without deploying complex enterprise tools to every supplier.

Still have questions?

Book a demo or get in touch and we'll be happy to help. Or follow this step-by-step guide to measuring your business's carbon footprint.

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