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    Normative

    Sustainability and Carbon Management
    Stockholm, Sweden51-200
    Watershed logo

    Watershed

    Sustainability and Carbon Management
    San Francisco, CA201-500
    Sphera Corporate Sustainability logo

    Sphera Corporate Sustainability

    Sustainability and Carbon Management
    Chicago, IL1001-5000
    Overview
    Normative

    TÜV SÜD certified carbon accounting with 349,000+ emission factors from 18 databases.

    Watershed

    Enterprise sustainability platform with 100% audit pass rate for FedEx, Walmart.

    Sphera Corporate Sustainability

    Integrated ESG software for environmental, social, and governance data.

    Quick Facts
    Founded
    2014
    2019
    2016
    Location
    Stockholm, Sweden
    San Francisco, CA
    Chicago, IL
    Employees
    51-200
    201-500
    1001-5000
    Features
    8 max
    Normative
    8 features
    • Carbon Accounting
    • Reduction Scenarios
    • Impact Explorer
    • Carbon Network
    • Supplier Forecast
    • One-Click Reporting
    • +2 more features
    Watershed
    8 features
    • Carbon Accounting
    • CDP Reporting
    • Scenario Planning
    • LCA Capabilities
    • 60+ Integrations
    • Carbon Removal Marketplace
    • +2 more features
    Sphera Corporate Sustainability
    8 features
    • Carbon Tracking
    • Energy Monitoring
    • Waste Management
    • Water Tracking
    • Workforce Metrics
    • Health & Safety
    • +2 more features
    Capabilities
    Normative
    0 capabilities

    No capabilities listed

    Watershed
    0 capabilities

    No capabilities listed

    Sphera Corporate Sustainability
    0 capabilities

    No capabilities listed

    Target Audience
    Normative
    Buyer Types
    Manufacturers and Shippers
    3PL
    Retailer / eCommerce
    Broker
    Company Sizes
    Mid-Market
    Enterprise
    Watershed
    Buyer Types
    Manufacturers and Shippers
    3PL
    Retailer / eCommerce
    Broker
    Company Sizes
    Mid-Market
    Enterprise
    Sphera Corporate Sustainability
    Buyer Types
    Manufacturers and Shippers
    3PL
    Carrier
    Broker
    Company Sizes
    Mid-Market
    Enterprise
    Integrations
    8 max
    Normative
    8 integrations
    CSRD
    SBTi
    CDP
    EcoVadis
    GRI
    ISSB
    Novisto
    60+ ERPs
    Watershed
    8 integrations
    SAP
    Oracle
    Concur
    Navan
    Workiva
    Frontier
    CDP
    GRI
    Sphera Corporate Sustainability
    8 integrations
    SAP
    Oracle
    GRI
    SASB
    CDP
    TCFD
    EU Taxonomy
    MSCI

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