A net zero plan ranked by carbon impact and cost
See the carbon and cost return of every investment
before you commit a budget.
before you commit a budget.
ISO 14040, 14044
methodology
methodology
CSRD & VSME
aligned
aligned
Every source
traceable
traceable
Audit-ready
from day one
from day one
What gets in the way
Three reasons
net zero plans don't work
The plan is too vague
to act on
to act on
Most reduction plans are built at category or business unit level. They tell you to cut emissions in "apparel" or "logistics". They don't tell you which SKU, which supplier, or which material change would move the number most.
Budget is spent on the wrong investments
Companies commit to reduction projects without knowing the cost per tonne of CO2 avoided. Expensive ones underdeliver. Cheap high-impact ones get missed. The budget gets spent. The footprint barely moves.
"Are we on track?" has no real answer
When the board asks if you're on track for net zero, the honest answer is usually "we don't know." The data to track progress at product level doesn't exist. The data to roll it up to the overall plan doesn't exist either.
How Root solves it
From climate strategy
to capital allocation plan
to capital allocation plan
A net zero plan showing both the carbon impact and the cost.
01
Build baseline
02
Rank actions
03
Test plan
04
Track progress
Step 1
Create a product-level emissions baseline
You can't reduce what you don't measure. Root calculates a full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) across your entire product portfolio. Every tonne of CO2 is traceable to a specific product, supplier, material, or production process. Not allocated across a broad category.
Step 2
Rank every intervention by impact
and cost
Root shows the actions that would deliver the most carbon reduction across your portfolio. Material switches. Supplier changes. Production process improvements. Transport mode changes. Each intervention comes with a modelled carbon impact and a cost, ranked by impact per euro spent.
Step 3
Test the full reduction plan before committing budget
Combine different reduction interventions into a single plan. Test a material change alongside a supplier switch. Test an aggressive 50% reduction against a phased 30% one. Compare each scenario side by side. The plan that delivers the biggest reduction per euro spent becomes visible before the budget is committed.
Step 4
Track actual progress against the plan
As reduction projects are delivered and products change, Root updates the underlying footprints automatically. Leadership sees what's actually happening at SKU level versus what the plan committed to. The gap between intent and reality is visible at any moment.
A net zero plan is only as good as the budget behind it. Root makes sure yours has one.
Want a net zero plan
that finance can fund?
that finance can fund?
What you get
A net zero plan
you can execute,
not a document
you defend
not a document
you defend
Your net zero plan is built on a product-level emissions baseline. Every investment on the roadmap has a modelled carbon impact and a cost estimate attached. Your CFO sees the cost per tonne of CO2 avoided. Your board sees which choices deliver the biggest reduction per euro spent.
For the first time, the same dataset that produces your net zero plan also feeds your CSRD transition plan, your SBTi targets, and your ecodesign decisions. One data foundation for every report, footprint, and sustainability claim.
For the first time, the same dataset that produces your net zero plan also feeds your CSRD transition plan, your SBTi targets, and your ecodesign decisions. One data foundation for every report, footprint, and sustainability claim.
Benefits
Three ways a plan with numbers
attached pays back
attached pays back
Stop writing business cases from scratch
Every reduction strategy is already ranked by cost and carbon impact. Your team makes capital allocation decisions in days, not after a full business case has been written.
Finance and sustainability speak the same language
Every reduction action shows up as a cost and a carbon return. Finance no longer funds blind. Sustainability no longer pleads. Both teams negotiate the same trade-offs from the same dashboard.
Stand behind every number in your plan
Auditors, investors, and regulators are now scrutinising transition plans. Plans built on product-level emissions data with cost attached hold up. Plans built on aggregated estimates do not.
Why it matters
Half of European companies
have a plan. Almost none
can execute it
have a plan. Almost none
can execute it
Half of European companies report having a 1.5°C climate transition plan. Fewer than 5% disclose the financial planning data behind it. A plan without costed actions is a statement of intent, not a roadmap.
Source:
CDP and Oliver Wyman, "Stepping Up:
Strengthening Europe's Corporate Climate
Transition", February 2023; CDP, "1.5°C still the
goal", June 2024.
Strengthening Europe's Corporate Climate
Transition", February 2023; CDP, "1.5°C still the
goal", June 2024.
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Get a net zero plan
you can execute
In a guided demo, we show how Root turns your data
into a reduction plan finance can fund.
into a reduction plan finance can fund.
FAQs
Find quick answers to the most common questions about Root,
our methodology, data requirements, and timelines.
our methodology, data requirements, and timelines.
How does Root rank interventions by cost per tonne of CO2 avoided?
Root combines the modelled carbon impact of each intervention with your cost estimates for that change. You can attach both variable cost (per unit) and fixed cost (one-time investment) to each intervention. The output is a ranked list, from cheapest to most expensive per tonne of CO2 avoided. Your team adjusts the cost estimates as new supplier quotes or internal data come in. The ranking updates automatically.
How does this connect to our CSRD transition plan?
They share the same dataset. CSRD requires your transition plan to show how each reduction action ties to a budget. Root delivers exactly that. The disclosure is the planning work, not a separate document.
How does this connect to our SBTi targets?
You don't model SBTi and net zero separately. Your SBTi target is the number you've committed to. Root shows which combination of reductions hits that number, ranked by cost. The work happens once.
What if our cost estimates are rough?
Most teams start with rough estimates. Root's ranking still works. As you collect supplier quotes or internal cost data, the ranking sharpens. Imperfect cost data is better than no cost data at all.
Can Root model scenarios for multiple reduction levels?
Yes. Root models different combinations of interventions and shows the carbon and cost impact of each. Test an aggressive 50% reduction pathway against a phased 30% one. Compare them side by side before committing to either.