Carbon Accounting for Technology Companies
Technology companies face unique carbon challenges from cloud infrastructure, hardware, remote workforces and global supply chains. EcoHedge helps tech firms measure and report their emissions.
Carbon in Tech: Cloud, Hardware and People
Technology companies often assume their carbon footprint is small because they do not operate factories. In reality, cloud computing, data centres, hardware procurement, business travel and employee equipment all contribute to a significant footprint.
Investors and enterprise clients are demanding ESG data from technology vendors. B2B SaaS companies and service providers are increasingly asked for carbon data during procurement processes.
The tech industry has committed to ambitious sustainability targets. Understanding your baseline is the first step toward credible climate action and meeting stakeholder expectations.
Key regulations and drivers
Typical emission sources in technology
Direct emissions
- Office heating (if owned)
- Company vehicles
Purchased energy
- Office electricity
- Co-working space energy
Value chain
- Cloud computing services
- Employee hardware
- Business travel
- Remote worker energy
- Software subscriptions
How EcoHedge helps technology businesses
Cloud and SaaS Emissions
Map your cloud infrastructure and SaaS subscription spend to emission factors. Understand the carbon cost of your technology stack.
Hardware Lifecycle
Track emissions from hardware procurement, including laptops, monitors and networking equipment.
Remote Workforce
Estimate emissions from remote workers including home energy use and equipment.
Example: A 30-person SaaS company
A SaaS startup connected their Xero account and discovered that cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure) represented 40% of their emissions, followed by business travel at 25% and hardware purchases at 15%. They optimised their cloud usage patterns and switched to a carbon-aware hosting region.
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