Solution
Sustainability & Carbon (CBAM)
Carbon footprint management is a business measuring, reporting and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions caused by its activities. Qera integrates Scope 1-2-3 emission accounting, CBAM reports (compliant with ISO 14064 and the GHG Protocol), product-level life cycle assessment (LCA) and energy management into the ERP.
Challenges you face
Problems in day-to-day work
This module is built to fix the problems below.
- Data quickly goes out of date because you keep carbon measurement in scattered Excel tables and consulting reports.
- Collecting the data needed to prepare the CBAM reports required for exports to the European Union takes time.
- Emission accounting cannot be done as a whole because production, logistics and procurement data are in separate systems.
- You cannot detect inefficiencies because you cannot see how much energy each machine or line consumes.
- When a customer asks about a product's carbon load, you do not have a ready, verifiable answer at hand.
Capabilities
What can you do with Sustainability & Carbon (CBAM)?
The module's core features.
Automatic calculation of Scope 1-2-3 emissions
Vehicle fuel and natural gas (Scope 1), purchased electricity (Scope 2) and supply-chain and value-chain emissions (Scope 3); calculated automatically against emission factors using data from the logistics, finance, production, procurement and HR modules.
CBAM reporting and legal compliance
Generate the CBAM reports required for firms exporting to the European Union, in a format compliant with international standards (ISO 14064, GHG Protocol), with one click. Simulate any potential carbon tax burden in advance against your current emission values.
Product-level carbon footprint (LCA)
Calculate the carbon cost of a single product by summing the carbon value of every raw material and the energy spent in the production recipe; document the product's carbon data with QR-coded digital product passports.
Energy management and IoT integration
Monitor live how much energy each machine or line consumes with data from energy analyzers and IoT sensors. If consumption rises while production does not, the system alerts you to a possible energy leak or inefficient machine.
Supplier sustainability scoring
Enter your suppliers' carbon certificates and emission values into the system; during procurement, see the lowest-carbon supplier alongside the lowest-priced one. The supplier portal eases your Scope 3 accounting.
Target and offset management
Enter your annual emission-reduction targets into the system; report your performance by comparing targets with actual values. Deduct the renewable energy certificates (I-REC / YEK-G) or carbon credits you purchase from your total emissions.
Outcomes
What it delivers for your business
What you see in daily operations once it is set up properly.
- Carbon data is taken automatically from its source (invoice, meter, sensor), so the calculation can be audited.
- CBAM reports are prepared on time and in a format that follows the standards.
- Machines and lines that use too much energy are identified, which lowers electricity and natural gas costs.
- You present sustainability reports to customers and investors with verifiable data.
- With product-level LCA, you have a ready answer when a customer asks about a product's carbon load.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Scope 1 (direct emissions: vehicle fuel, natural gas), Scope 2 (indirect energy emissions: purchased electricity) and Scope 3 (value-chain emissions: supply, logistics, product use) can be calculated. Data is pulled automatically from the relevant modules.
The CBAM reports required for firms exporting to the European Union are produced in a format compliant with international standards such as ISO 14064 and the GHG Protocol, and can be generated with one click.
Yes. With a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach, the carbon value of every raw material and the energy spent in the production recipe is summed to calculate the product-level carbon cost; you can create a QR-coded digital product passport.
The sustainability module is not separate software; it runs in the same system as the production, logistics, finance, procurement and HR modules. Emission data is taken automatically from these modules and calculated.
Yes. Based on your current emission values, you can simulate the carbon tax you are likely to pay at the border in advance and be prepared for cost surprises.
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