With a software to collect suppliers’ carbon footprint data, the Elia Group created an all-in-one solution from scratch to enhance sustainability and detect other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks. Credit: iStock The transmission system operator Elia Group views itself as a driver of successful energy transition and an agent of change. However, in terms of in-house technology, the Belgian company’s carbon footprint data used to be stored on spreadsheets, while quality control was performed manually, limiting the Elia Group’s ability to calculate the Scope 3 upstream emissions released for all their assets. With the world moving in a greener direction and finding no satisfactory software on the current market to satisfy their needs, Elia Group decided to build its own platform to collect Scope 3 upstream emissions data directly from suppliers. This future-proof platform therefore aims to obtain more accurate figures in terms of carbon footprint for reporting and to identify the best levers to act on. A digitized environment One of the purposes of developing its own software was to set Elia Group’s own GHG collection templates and LCAs. The ambition with this platform was also to allow the users to integrate CO2-related data into everyday business […]
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
