Resources
Insights on sustainability reporting, carbon accounting, and climate disclosure.
Carla Zampatti: a complete Scope 1, 2 & 3 footprint in five weeks
How an iconic Australian fashion house measured its first carbon footprint with CO2 Lab: audit-ready across all scopes, with documented methodology behind every figure.
ASRSASRS Compliance: The Plain-English Guide for Australian Companies
ASRS is Australia's mandatory climate reporting regime, phased in by size across three groups from 2025. Here's who has to comply, what AASB S2 requires across its four pillars, the Scope 3 and assurance timeline, and where first-time reporters get the numbers wrong.
IntegrationsCarbon Accounting from Xero: Turn a Year of Spend Into a Footprint
If you run Xero, a full financial year of the supplier spend a Scope 3 estimate needs is already in it. Here's how to turn that accounting data into emissions, why messy transaction descriptions are the real work, and how to keep it read-only and audit-ready.
TrustHow accurate is AI for carbon accounting? How we measure it
Anyone can claim their AI is accurate. Here's how we measure our carbon analyst against hand-verified, known-correct answers: consistency, accuracy, and what we flag, so you can check the claim instead of taking it on faith.
TrustWhy AI and ChatGPT pick the wrong emission factor
The same AI calls a freight line air one run and road the next, on identical data. We build an AI carbon analyst on Claude. Here's why models pick the wrong emission factor, and what fixes it.
SoftwareCarbon Accounting & Reporting Software in Australia: How to Choose (ASRS-Ready)
Most comparison articles are written by the vendors ranking themselves first. This is the checklist a carbon team would actually run before signing: document handling, NGA Factors currency, the full ASRS / AASB S2 disclosure structure, audit trail, and pricing. Test every vendor, us included, against it.
IntegrationsCarbon Accounting for NetSuite Users: Turn Your ERP Data Into a Footprint
Your procurement, inventory and financial data already sits in NetSuite, which is most of what a Scope 3 footprint needs. Here's how to turn ERP data into emissions, why multi-entity consolidation is the hard part, and how to keep it audit-ready.
SoftwareCarbon Accounting Consultant vs Software: What Each Really Costs
A consultant delivers a report; software builds a system you can re-run. Australian consulting engagements run tens of thousands a year, every year. Here's an honest cost and control comparison for a mid-market ASRS or NGER reporter, and where each one actually earns its fee.
Scope 3Your Biggest Customer Just Asked for Your Emissions Data. Here's How to Respond.
Scope 3 reporting is pushing data requests down the supply chain. A large customer sends a template asking for your Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and a deadline. You don't need a full footprint to respond well. You need a defensible answer. Here's what they want, why, and how to reply in a week.
ReportingYour Board Asked Why Emissions Went Up 12%. Can You Answer Before They Move On?
The number is the easy part. Boards ask what changed and why, and most carbon tools show totals, not drivers. Here's how to decompose an emissions variance into real activity change, factor updates and one-offs, and answer in the meeting instead of two days later.
TrustCan You Trust an AI With Your Carbon Numbers? How Ours Shows Its Working
A director signs your sustainability report and carries personal liability for it, so handing the numbers to an AI should make you cautious. Here's how the analyst works from the inside: every figure traces to its source, it reads your real documents, the review stays yours, and its accuracy is measured against known answers.
MethodologySpend-Based vs Activity-Based Emissions Accounting
Spend-based estimates emissions from dollars spent; activity-based uses physical data like kWh or litres. Activity-based is more accurate and preferred by the GHG Protocol, but spend-based is the right place to start. Here's how to choose per Scope 3 category.
ASRSHow to Prepare for ASRS: Group 3 Reporters
Group 3 entities report for financial years starting on or after 1 July 2027, with the first report covering FY2027–28. Scope 1 and 2 from day one, Scope 3 deferred to your second year, plus a materiality opt-out the larger cohorts don't get. The data systems behind a report take 12–18 months, so starting now is the advantage.
ASRSHow to Prepare for ASRS: Group 2 Reporters
Group 2 entities report for financial years starting on or after 1 July 2026; the first report covers FY2026–27. You get one year of Scope 3 relief (not two), limited assurance from year one, and a tight window. Here's the timeline, reliefs and a preparation checklist.
MethodologyScope Review for the GHG Protocol
The GHG Protocol classifies emissions into three scopes and Scope 3 into 15 categories. Scope 1 is what you burn, Scope 2 is the energy you buy, Scope 3 is everything else, usually 70–90% of your footprint. Here's each one, and why Scope 3 is the hard part.
LegislationWhy You Need to Report: Australian Sustainability Reporting Legislation
Australia now mandates climate-related financial disclosure. If you meet two of three size thresholds, you must report greenhouse gas emissions, climate risks and transition plans alongside your annual accounts. Here's who's in, when, and what to disclose.
IntegrationsCarbon Accounting from QuickBooks: Turn Your Spend Into a Footprint
If you run QuickBooks Online, the supplier spend a Scope 3 estimate needs is already categorised in it. Here's how to turn that accounting data into emissions, how to reuse the chart of accounts your bookkeeper maintains, and how to keep it audit-ready.
IntegrationsCarbon Accounting from MYOB: Turn Your Ledger Into a Footprint
If you run MYOB, years of the supplier spend a Scope 3 estimate needs are already in it. Here's how to turn that accounting data into emissions, why your long MYOB history is a head start for an ASRS baseline, and how to keep it audit-ready.
Financial ServicesFinanced Emissions for Australian Financial Institutions: A PCAF Primer
For a bank or insurer, financed emissions (Scope 3 Category 15) dwarf the rest of the footprint. PCAF is the de facto method under AASB S2. Here's how attribution works, what the data quality score means, and why the counterparty data problem is the real work.