Corporate Carbon Footprint: the CO₂ balance of your company.

A CCF is often needed for tenders, customer meetings, supply-chain requirements and internal decision-making.

Many companies need concrete CO₂ figures to submit offers, attach certificates or meet supplier requirements.
A CCF ensures that these figures are always available and easy to explain.

Yes. The CCF is the appropriate and accepted basis when it comes to a company’s emissions. 

It meets common requirements from tenders, ESG questionnaires, supply-chain checks or customer requests – provided it is GHG-compliant and transparently documented.

No, not all. For many companies, it is enough to include the relevant Scope 3 categories.

What matters is which areas have a noticeable share of emissions or are expected externally.
We prioritise together which data is truly necessary.

A good CCF is traceable, verifiable and usable.
It does not only show total emissions, but breaks them down by areas and scopes. A single number without documentation has little value – a structured CCF, however, can be shared, explained and used for decisions.

Any company that:

is part of supply chains,
submits tenders,
must provide CO₂ figures to customers,
or needs a first structured overview to support internal decisions.

Many SMEs quickly realise how frequently reliable CO₂ figures are requested today.

It needs to be detailed enough to be traceable and withstand external requests – but not more complex than necessary. A good CCF captures the relevant emission sources and uses factors that are clearly documented. Overly complex models add no value.

That’s normal. Missing values can be supplemented with factors, estimates or averages – always transparently, so it’s clear later how the numbers were derived.
The goal isn’t perfection – it’s traceability.

At least once a year, especially if tenders, customer projects or internal steering rely on it.

Many companies update their CCF after the financial year or ahead of key reporting deadlines.

Yes, if it was created in line with GHG standards and properly documented. Most reporting systems accept a CCF as the basis for Scope 1, Scope 2 and major parts of Scope 3 data.

When customers or tenders request product-specific CO₂ figures.

The CCF answers “How much does the company emit?”.
The PCF answers “How much does this product emit?”.

Both complement each other but are used for different purposes.

The investment depends on how much of the work you want to do yourself. We offer maximum transparency:

Solution A: Software (Do-it-Yourself) With our BASIC tool, you collect your data independently with guided support. Cost: From €600 (plus VAT) per footprint/year. Ideal for: SMEs looking for a cost-efficient start.

Solution B: Full-Service (Guided Creation) Our experts handle data collection, plausibility checks, and report generation for you. Project packages for small to medium-sized companies usually start from approx. €2,500 (plus VAT). Ideal for: Companies with limited time or those requiring absolute audit security.

This depends primarily on your data availability.

Fast: If you have your consumption data (electricity, heating, fleet) at hand, our software delivers results in just a few hours.

Thorough: A guided consulting project usually takes 2 to 4 weeks if you are well-prepared and all data is available. We help you close data gaps and keep the effort on your end to a minimum.

Large companies are directly affected by the reporting obligation (CSRD) starting in 2025. But be careful: Many SMEs are indirectly affected because banks and major clients request this data as part of the supply chain. A compliant CCF is your "insurance" to stay competitive in tenders and ratings.

That depends on your goal:

Software (nature.io): Ideal if you want fast, cost-effective, and independent results – e.g., for an initial baseline assessment.

Consulting: Recommended if you have complex structures, need absolute security for audits, or want to develop a deeper reduction strategy.