Carbon+Alt+Delete

Core Features

Carbon+Alt+Delete is structured around the workflows of sustainability consultancies rather than in-house corporate teams. Licences are issued to consultants, who then onboard client organisations onto the shared platform. This consultant-centric model underpins its approach to compliance, repeatability and portfolio management: the same methodological backbone is reused across clients, while each engagement can be tailored to specific scopes, sectors and regulatory contexts. Against this backdrop, some of its main capabilities are:

• End-to-end carbon accounting engine - Supports the full process from data collection through footprint calculation, reporting and auditing for corporate carbon footprints and product carbon footprints (but not full LCAs), across scopes 1, 2 and 3.

• Embedded and extensible emission factors - Includes multiple embedded databases – and lets users define custom factors where needed.

• Data collection and automation - Enables consultants to send data requests directly from the platform, then import activity data via manual entry, bulk Excel uploads or API connections.

• Regulatory and framework support - Is built on the GHG Protocol Corporate and Value Chain standards and supports reporting to frameworks such as ISO 14064, CSRD, ESRS-E1, SECR and the CO₂ Performance Ladder.

• Scenario simulation and target setting - Provides a simulation module that uses an existing inventory year as a baseline and allows consultants to group actions, manipulate activity data and model how planned measures could change emissions over several years, supporting target setting and mitigation planning.

• Auditability, validation and branding - Offers co-branding options so consultants can give their clients controlled access, alongside audit-focused features such as centralised supporting documents and an auditable trail.

Closing Insights

Carbon+Alt+Delete grew out of the founders’ view that transparent carbon data is a precondition for effective climate action. Built by engineers Kenneth Van den Bergh and Hanspeter Höschle, the company focuses on giving sustainability consultancies a robust, standardised engine for client footprints rather than a generic ESG suite. Consultants such as Climact, First Climate and Moore Belgium use the software to structure data collection, produce audit-ready inventories and explore decarbonisation pathways with clients across sectors and regions.

Moreover, partnerships with firms such as Karomia, Möbius and Impact Maker link the software to broader ESG and strategy services for consultants advising on regulation and net-zero plans. Pricing is licence-based and tailored to consultancy portfolios. For consultancies seeking to scale carbon accounting while staying close to evolving rules, Carbon+Alt+Delete offers a specialised, software-plus-enablement option. Training formats such as the Carbon Academy and expert webinars help consulting teams strengthen methodological skills alongside their software setup and workflows.