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Easy-to-use Carbon Footprint Software for Businesses

Track, reduce, and report your carbon emissions, with help from the experts.
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How Seedling works

Measure, reduce, and report your carbon footprint with simple-to-use carbon accounting software and expert guidance.

Measure

Analyse

Reduce

Invest

Report

Certify

Support

Gain an accurate full scope carbon footprint

With our intuitive carbon footprint measurement software, plus support from an expert, measuring an accurate footprint is quick and straightforward for your business.

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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 decarbonise.

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Build your business' pathway to Net Zero

Track your progress, with our easy-to-use and powerful Carbon Emission Reduction Software for SMEs, and support from an expert.

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Fund verified climate action projects

Invest with confidence in projects verified to reduce or remove carbon and support communities - all from the Seedling platform.

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Produce key emission reports in a click

Share your plans to decarbonise 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 business emissions

Unlike many carbon accounting tools, at Seedling we guide you through your climate action journey to ensure you have the best impact and experience possible.

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What our clients say

"With Seedling, we inputted data on what we do as a brand: the materials we use, where they're made, how they've travelled etc. The team at Seedling then calculate what that means in terms of carbon. To see all of our data in one place, and having a real person at the end of the phone to discuss what the data means and crucially how to make what we do better, was amazing."
Patrick McDowell
Founder
"Seedling’s carbon footprint platform is refreshingly easy to use and makes reporting much more straightforward than I would have believed possible. I’m so pleased with how effortlessly it simplifies our carbon reduction calculations, dramatically reducing the time it takes to produce a Carbon Reduction Plan."
Emilie Smith
Operations & People Lead
"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."
Philipa Grogan
Sustainability Manager
“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.”
Lisa Stanley
Chief Sustainability Officer
“Before working with Seedling, we were managing our Carbon Reduction Plan manually in-house. The process was time-consuming, and we knew there were gaps. Seedling transformed this, making it 10 times faster and far more robust. They helped us achieve full coverage of our emissions and provided expert one-to-one guidance on decarbonisation, leaving us confident in our plan for the future.”
Pete Best
Global Commercial & Sustainability Lead
"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."
Marcell Csomor
Business Operations Manager
‘When we started with Seedling, we were just beginning our journey towards understanding our carbon footprint. Seedling have been the ultimate professionals and have created a system that is easy to use, so now I have the knowledge to make informed decisions in line with our B Corp status.’
Sian Eddy
Head of Ops
‘We are incredibly happy with our experience with Seedling. We were guided through the process, and it was simple for us to submit the required information. We also had transparency over our offsetting projects. We now understand our footprint and how to reduce it.’
Megan Savage Shaw
ESG Lead
"Seedling were an invaluable partner in developing our Carbon Reduction Plan. Their collaborative approach involved accurate emission calculations, presented transparently through a user-friendly platform. Seedling's expertise and dedication made the entire process seamless – I’d recommend Seedling to businesses on a sustainability journey."
Kristina Vard
ESG Lead
"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."
Mica Phillips
Sustainability Manager
"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."
Chris Hacking
Business Director
‘We found the team at Seedling very helpful. They made the set-up process simple and seamless and went above and beyond in understanding our business and how to capture the right data. We are delighted with the results.’
Stuart Pearce
Director
"We spoke to a few emission tracking partners before we spoke with Seedling, and Seedling's offer seemed too good to be true but it wasn't! Super straight forward platform, able to get face to face advice when we needed it, not expensive. Would definitely recommend."
Natalie Pilch
The Unlikely Saboteur
"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."
Ursula Fairlie
Senior Content Manager
"As a recently certified B Corp, finding a way to measure and reduce our carbon emissions as a business was a massive priority but we weren't really sure where to start. Seedling have been fantastic from the start at guiding us through the process, taking the time to explain and helping us improve our own knowledge, and their software has made everything a breeze! With an incredibly quick turn-around time, we have now received our insights and are looking forward to implementing the actions and targets that the team help us set in order to reduce our emissions and sharing that with our community through the integrated engagement functionality. I highly recommend Seedling and their great team, it was a pleasure to work with them and we look forward to doing so again."
Anna Stevens
Operations Associate
“Any feelings of being overwhelmed by measuring and reporting our emissions were quickly overcome as a result of the fantastic help and guidance from Seedling. The whole process was really smooth, clearly explained and efficiently delivered.”
Leo Sudea
Operations Director
"We love the Seedling product! The footprinting process was easy and comprehensive, and we were surprised at the speed of turnaround. Our public page is a great addition to our environmental communications which really helps us to stand out."
Sam Holding
Strategic Partnerships Lead
"We've found the Seedling team incredibly responsive - they've gone out of their way to help us report accurately on our carbon footprint, and to enable us to take forward our strategic ESG ambitions with confidence."
Withers & Rogers
ESG Lead
"I love working with Seedling. Passionate, insightful and thoughtful people doing work that benefits our business, our staff, and the whole planet. They are easy to work alongside, with a well-constructed process that is simple to follow for any business, small or large."
Simon Stewart
Client Services Director
"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."
Rhys Jenkins
COO

Why Seedling?

By combining intuitive carbon accounting software with one-to-one support, we make high quality carbon accounting accessible for SMEs.
Our platform
Collect the right data quickly and easily.
Set SBTi-aligned Net Zero targets, and track progress.
Automate reporting and climate comms.
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Get one-to-one support to collect your business data.
Reduce emissions with our hotspot analysis and advice.
Avoid greenwash with climate comms support.
Lean on our expertise for any sustainability query.
Traditional consultants
Burdensome process
Excel + static PDFs
SMEs priced out
Self-serve tools
No support
One-size fits all
Not fully compliant

We help with:

Carbon Accounting for B Corp
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PPN 06/21 Carbon Reduction Plans
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SBTi Data & Net Zero Targeting
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Client reporting and RFPs
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Our process

A simple, streamlined journey to understand your carbon footprint and how to reduce it, with support at every step.
Kick-off call
We get to know your business and build a plan to handle nuance or complexity, whilst maximising accuracy.
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Collect your data
Complete our carbon assessment to collect the  business data you need for a full scope footprint.
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Review by the Seedling team
We check your data, calculate your footprint, complete our hotspot analysis and build your bespoke decarbonisation plan.
03
Seedling debrief
We’ll discuss footprint hotspots, reduction strategies, target setting, and climate comms / reporting tools.
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Year-round one-to-one support

Get advice on:
Jargon-busting
Climate comms
Data queries
Target setting
Regulation
Reducing emissions

Powerful features that are easy to use.

Our platform is easy to use but still packed full of powerful features.

Net Zero target setting and pathway modelling

Set SBTi aligned targets, build a plan to achieve them, and track your progress over time with Seedling's action-based decarbonisation modelling. Get bespoke support from an expert to navigate SBTi rules and spot reduction opportunities.

Activity-based scope 3 measurement

Shift from spend data to activity data in your scope 3 assessment to build a more accurate GHG inventory that actually reflects your efforts to decarbonise over time. Seedling's flexible methodology, and one-to-one support, means we maximise accuracy.

Comprehensive emission factor library

Get full coverage and granular detail by leveraging an extensive, up to date database of GHG emission factors, from country energy factors, to product LCAs, to raw material production data.

Why care?

As the planet continues to warm, sustainability expectations are quickly evolving. Every business can make a difference and benefit from taking climate action.

Make a genuine difference

50

of all UK business-driven emissions are from small and medium-sized businesses.

Attract and retain talent

68

of job candidates are more likely to accept a role at an environmentally sustainable company.

Win more business

72

of purchasers consider sustainability when making decisions.

Sectors

Carbon accounting for...

Breweries
Architecture & Planning
Logistics & Transportation
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Software & technology
Home Interiors
IT & managed services
Fashion & Textiles
Consulting & advisory
Law Firms
Digital Agencies

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These industries are just examples. We help companies across a range of sectors.

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FAQs

Your questions answered

What is carbon accounting software?

Carbon accounting software helps businesses track, measure, and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It automates data collection, calculates emissions across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, and provides tools for compliance and sustainability planning.

How do you do carbon accounting?

Carbon accounting involves gathering data on energy use, transportation, waste, and supply chain activities. Using emission factors, you calculate GHG emissions in CO₂-equivalents, typically broken down into direct (Scope 1), indirect (Scope 2), and value chain (Scope 3) emissions.

Is carbon accounting mandatory in the UK?

Carbon accounting is mandatory for large UK companies under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework. Businesses meeting size thresholds must report their emissions and energy use in annual filings.

How do I choose a carbon accounting software?

Look for software that aligns with your industry, integrates with your data sources, and supports recognised reporting standards (e.g., GHG Protocol). User-friendly interfaces, scalability, and cost-effectiveness are also key considerations. Seedling for example is great for SMEs looking to calculate their carbon footprint.

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Why should I use Seedling?

Designed for SMEs, we make it easy for you to measure an accurate, full-scope footprint, helping you to make confident, informed decisions, backed by data and climate science.

Our mission: to help you make genuine, measurable progress towards Net Zero - without being too time-intensive or breaking the bank.

How do you measure emissions?

Our carbon accounting methodology is aligned to the GHG Protocol, the international gold standard for carbon accounting.

If you need to report your emissions to your stakeholders (e.g. suppliers, regulators), you can rest assured that they've been measured compliantly.

How long does it take to measure my emissions?

Once you start adding your data to the platform, your emissions are calculated instantly.

However, collecting the data can take time, especially if you've not measured your footprint before. We would generally recommend allowing 4 weeks to give you enough time to collect the right data for your business. This assumes your day job carries on as normal, and you spend around 1-2 hours per week finding data (4-8 hours work in total).

If you're in a rush and able to focus, there's no reason you won't be able to complete your footprint in a matter of days.

What data do I need?

There are two types of data that we use for your footprint: spend data and activity data.

Spend data comes from your expenses system: it's the amount you've spent on the goods and services you have purchased as a business.

Activity data covers a much broader range of data sources, and varies depending on what your business does. It includes energy data from bills (in kWh), the distance your fleet has travelled (in miles), and the amount of material you have used in your products (in kg) - among many others.

While spend data is useful for an initial high-level analysis of your hotspots, it doesn't capture everything and it's often inaccurate. As such, you should try to use more accurate activity data as far as reasonably possible.

Seedling is designed to make it easy for SMEs do just that.

How does your employee survey work?

During the process, you'll be able to send out an employee survey via the platform, enabling an accurate assessment of your homeworking and commuting emissions - whilst engaging and educating your employees on sustainability.

After customising the survey for your business, you'll receive a unique link that you can email to all employees, and track responses via the platform.

We'd usually recommend allowing 1-2 weeks to get a good sample.

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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