What Arbor Does
Arbor’s platform is tailored to help companies accurately measure, manage, and reduce their carbon footprint. It focuses on calculating the carbon emissions of products, materials, and entire companies, with a particular emphasis on Scope 3 emissions, which often account for the bulk of a company’s carbon footprint.
Key Features and Functionality
Automated Carbon Accounting
Arbor automates the carbon accounting process by blending primary and secondary data. This includes collecting operational energy usage, in-house production details, company-owned vehicle emissions, and direct corporate travel information, and filling data gaps with proprietary secondary data such as trade flow data, LCA databases, energy grid data, and transportation route data.
Precision and Compliance
The platform adheres to the highest carbon measurement and reporting standards, ensuring compliance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs), and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). It is also certified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and complies with ISO standards, ensuring precise, transparent, and verifiable calculations.
Region-Specific Data
Arbor uses region-specific emissions factors, which provide more accurate and detailed carbon footprint assessments compared to global average data. This allows companies to tailor their carbon footprint analysis to their unique supply chain and geographical operations.
Hotspot Analysis
The platform offers hotspot analysis, enabling companies to quickly identify and target major emission sources by analyzing each material, transport activity, and manufacturing process. This helps in isolating and addressing the most significant contributors to their carbon footprint.
Multi-Component Product Analysis
Arbor can model and analyze products with multiple parts, providing a detailed emissions breakdown. For example, it can calculate the carbon footprint of a bicycle by considering components like handlebars, tires, and other parts.
Integration and Data Management
The platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems through APIs and customizable data workflows, ensuring smooth data import and export. It also provides unlimited seats for the team, CMS integrations, and a Shopify app, making it user-friendly and accessible.
Rapid Measurement and Reporting
Arbor’s platform can measure product carbon footprints in as little as 10 minutes and company-wide carbon footprints in weeks, significantly reducing the time required compared to traditional methods. It also helps companies prepare and file climate disclosures that meet global regulatory standards, ensuring regulatory compliance and audit-ready reports.
User Experience and Scalability
The platform is designed to be automated, easy to use, and scalable. It offers flexible insights at any scale, from high-level overviews to detailed examinations of the supply chain, making it suitable for companies of various sizes and industries, including manufacturing, retail, logistics, and finance.
Conclusion
In summary, Arbor’s platform is a comprehensive solution for companies aiming to enhance their sustainability performance, reduce their carbon footprint, and meet regulatory requirements with accuracy, efficiency, and ease of use.