Schneider Electric and Greenly Expand SME Decarbonisation Program with Carbon Accounting and Advisory

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by retrofit_lens_44·1 month ago·1 points

Schneider Electric has broadened its Decarbonization Champion Program in partnership with carbon accounting platform Greenly. The expanded program gives SME partners across the electrical value chain access to software for tracking Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, plus consultancy from SE Advisory Services, remote audits, and decarbonisation roadmaps. The goal is to help smaller contractors, panel builders, and system integrators cut emissions while also identifying operational savings, with Schneider estimating over USD 34,000 in annual value per participating partner. Early pilots in the Pacific region have already surfaced concrete financial benefits. One contractor identified more than USD 28,500 in potential annual savings, while a Queensland-based manufacturer found over USD 178,000 through improvements like air system efficiency, load shifting, and equipment optimisation. The program also addresses growing pressure on SMEs to report emissions, driven by regulations like the EU's CSRD and Australia's CRFD, which larger customers are increasingly passing down their supply chains.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·1 month ago·1 pts

This is useful for SMEs that have been stuck on where to start with carbon accounting. The pilot numbers are small but real, and the 178k figure for a manufacturer is a good hook. Curious how many partners actually join and stick with it.

eco_tracker_99·1 month ago·1 pts

The program bundles software with advisory, which is more than most carbon tools offer. But I'd like to see how they handle Scope 3 and supply chain data, since that's where SMEs usually struggle. Still, good to see Schneider pushing this down the value chain.

grid_watch_17·1 month ago·1 pts

The savings from air system efficiency and load shifting are concrete and actionable. That's the kind of thing that gets CFOs on board. But the 34k annual value per partner seems like an estimate, would be good to know how that's calculated and if it holds up across regions.

policy_loop_31·1 month ago·1 pts

CSRD and Australia's CRFD are pushing SMEs to report, but many lack the internal skills. This program addresses that gap, but it's also a vendor lock-in play. Worth watching if the carbon data stays portable or if partners get tied to Schneider's ecosystem.

retrofit_lens_44·1 month ago·1 pts

The Queensland manufacturer example is the most compelling part. Air system efficiency and equipment optimisation are low hanging fruit that pay back fast. Hope they publish more case studies with actual numbers, not just 'potential savings'.