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

Measure your footprint using the Seedling platform (GHG and ISO aligned)

Set reduction targets aligned to the SBTi

Commit to a data-backed decarbonisation roadmap

Publish your footprint, targets and roadmap publicly using your impact page

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

"Seedling helped us understand our carbon footprint in a clearer and more structured way. With their guidance, we were able to identify areas we could improve, especially around imported ingredients and daily operations. Their guidance on next steps was practical and realistic, especially in areas like energy use and waste management, which are important parts of our daily operations."

Restaurant & Brewery

Faizal Wahab

Sustainability Officer

LeVeL33

"We wanted to understand and reduce our carbon footprint but felt overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start. Seedling guided us through the process every step of the way, their easy-to-use platform made collecting our business data straightforward, and the team gave us tailored support to build an emissions reduction plan. Thanks to Seedling, we’ve started our journey to Net Zero with confidence."

Creative agency

Ursula Fairlie

Senior Content Manager

Rationale

"We were genuinely blown away by the efficiency, expertise and helpfulness of Seedling. We were paired with Henry, an SBTi-certified expert, whose skilled and proactive guidance made the process feel seamless."

Environmental Planning

Kay Geoghegan

Quality, Data & B Corp Lead

Tyler Grange

"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

"What stood out most was the hands-on and responsive support that continued through the process. The platform was intuitive, but what really exceeded expectations was the guidance and clarity provided when questions arose. We were not just using a data platform; we were working with a partner who was genuinely invested in helping us succeed. The combination of ease of use and proactive support made a noticeable difference."

Forestry Nursery

Andrew Gold

Head of Central Services

Alba Trees

"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

Philippa Grogan

Sustainability Manager

Nobody's Child

"It's so nice to speak with someone who clearly knows what they’re talking about when it comes to footprinting. I’m so much happier working with a company like that, than a faceless SaaS product that offers no relationship."

CONSULTING

James Eades

Managing Director

Systemagic

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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.