Pure-play software solutions that measure, monitor, analyze, and report carbon footprints of internal business operations including ESG management and reporting software. Excludes supply chain and other Scope 3 carbon intelligence solutions.

Pure-play software solutions that measure, monitor, analyze, and report carbon footprints from supply chains and other Scope 3 emissions.

Software for offsetting business carbon footprints including carbon intelligence startups that also offer offsetting solutions. Primarily includes instant offsetting services and carbon trading marketplaces.

Pure-play software solutions to measure, monitor, and analyze personal carbon footprints.

Software solutions to reduce, and offset personal carbon footprints including carbon intelligence startups that also offer offsetting solutions.

Carbon trading marketplaces that allow individual and business users to buy and sell carbon offsets.

New technology allows individuals and organizations to become carbon intelligent

Carbon Management Software

Overview

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    Managing carbon footprints with software
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    A new set of technology-based solutions are proving effective at managing the carbon footprint of a wide range of users. Global warming leads to new record temperatures year after year and greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting human activities are directly responsible. Current GHG emission levels must be halved by 2030 and net-zero emissions must be reached by 2050 to contain global warming at sub-catastrophical level. The rapid commercialization of carbon management solutions is vital to quickly decarbonising the economy over the next decade. 
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The US market for Carbon Management Software could reach USD 6.2-9.4 billion by 2026

Market Sizing

Market Mapping

<h3>Different customers demand different technologies</h3><p>The business-to-business (B2B) market is dominated by carbon intelligence startups while the business-to-consumer (B2C) market is dominated by carbon offsetting startups; B2B carbon offsetting and B2C carbon intelligence startups are somewhat limited. This can be attributed to the presence of established non-software offsetting players in the B2B offsetting market and the lack of monetization opportunities for pure-play carbon intelligence companies in the B2C market. </p>

The Disruptors

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    Low capital intensity allows startups to grow faster
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    Most of the startups in the industry are relatively young, having launched in the past two to three years. And despite relatively low levels of capital infusion, these startups have grown quickly. Nearly two-thirds of these startups are in the early-stage but only a handful have raised more than USD 10 million in funding.
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Disruptor Funding History

The Incumbents

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    Established firms go in-house to enter the market
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    The business-to-business (B2B) carbon intelligence segment is dominated by leading enterprise resource planning and risk management software providers. Most incumbents offer B2B carbon intelligence software as cross and up-selling opportunities to complement their existing enterprise solutions and have done so by leveraging in-house experience and capabilities.
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    These companies have the advantage of already possessing vast amounts of data related to their customers’ operations, enabling them to offer broad, comprehensive, and turnkey carbon intelligence solutions across the value chain. In contrast, most disruptor and watchlist providers have a more limited scope, focusing only on a few business areas and across limited industries.
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    Apart from the B2B carbon intelligence segment, the presence of large incumbents remains limited, although traditional (non-software) carbon offsetting companies that already sell carbon offsets online have the potential to expand into software solutions in the future. Nevertheless, as of March 2021, Native is the only traditional offsetting player to offer carbon management software.
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