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Excel alternatives for calculating your carbon footprint
There are four alternatives to Excel for calculating a carbon footprint: the official MITECO calculators, free web calculators, dedicated carbon accou ...
Practical guides
Plan A vs Persefoni vs Sweep: emissions reporting compared
Plan A , Persefoni and Sweep solve the same problem from different angles. Plan A is the most focused on European CSRD reporting and decarbonisation p ...
Practical guides
Sweep alternatives for ESG data management
The main alternatives to Sweep for ESG data management are Manglai, APlanet, Workiva, IBM Envizi, Normative and Greenly. Sweep targets large organisat ...
Practical guides
Plan A alternatives for decarbonisation and reporting
The closest alternatives to Plan A in August 2026 are Persefoni , Sweep , Normative , Watershed , Greenly , Cozero and Manglai . Plan A is a German ca ...
Practical guides
Persefoni alternatives for audit ready carbon accounting
The main alternatives to Persefoni for audit ready carbon accounting are Manglai, Watershed, Normative, Sweep, Workiva Carbon and IBM Envizi. Persefon ...
Practical guides
Normative alternatives for carbon footprint measurement
The main alternatives to Normative for carbon footprint measurement are Manglai, Greenly, Plan A, Cozero, Persefoni, Sweep and Greemko. Normative is a ...
Water footprint
Corporate water footprint: regulations, calculation and tools
If your company has been asked whether it's required to report its corporate water footprint , the short answer is: it depends on which regulation app ...
Product carbon footprint
Carbon footprint in agriculture and the agri-food industry
The carbon footprint of agriculture and the agri-food industry is one of the largest on the planet: agrifood systems generate around a third of global ...
Emission reduction
Regenerative agriculture: what it is and how it cuts farming's carbon footprint
Regenerative agriculture is a set of agronomic practices aimed at restoring soil health, increasing biodiversity and improving the water cycle while p ...
Corporate sustainability
Sustainability report: what it includes and which rules apply in 2026
A sustainability report is the document a company uses to communicate its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance over a financial year ...
Legislation and regulation
VSME: the voluntary sustainability standard for SMEs, explained
The VSME (Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs) is the voluntary sustainability reporting standard for small and medium-sized enterpri ...
Legislation and regulation
SFDR: what the sustainable finance regulation requires
The SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) is Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 . It requires financial market participants and financial advisers o ...
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