Catalyst Zero
Value Chain Twin

Sustainability with substance

Ultra-low emissions. Unprecedented impact.
Fast and effective carbon reduction for your products that you can stand behind
These days, many products promise to be green, but how many can back up their claims? With Catalyst Zero’s Value Chain Twin capability, you can achieve ultra-low emissions in your production without compromising on product quality. A value chain twin is a digital replica of your supply chain to identify carbon emissions in every step of production and pinpoint the most cost-effective ways to minimize them in line with SBTi. With our support, you can achieve sustainability with substance in all of your products.

“Our clients appreciate the Value Chain Twin because its detailed, structured overview allows them to pinpoint specific emission drivers and rethink procurement strategy so they can lower emissions dramatically at little to no extra cost.”

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How we support you

Accelerate products to ultra-low emissions

Scope
We customize project scope to your needs. Whether you want to decarbonize certain product lines or revamp your entire portfolio, we've got you covered.
Methodology
Our customizable and ISO 14067 compliant, TüV-certified methodology involves experts disaggregating and calculating data according to the latest insights.
CO2 sources
We trace every single gram of carbon emitted across a product's production chain back to its source to find the fastest and most effective way to abate it.
Strategy and sales
We empower your procurement and commercial teams with the strategy and tools needed to achieve emission reduction in line with SBTi.

“We have never seen an overview that was this elaborate, clearly structured and split into its individual emission drivers.”

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Benefits

Access the latest emissions factors
Systematically track Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions across the entire value chain of your product or portfolio of products
Run decarbonization scenarios
Compare different design, manufacturing, and supply chain options simultaneously
Re-envision procurement processes
Decrease emissions from purchased materials, as well as logistics and other parts of the supply chain
Track progress
Develop a centralized product catalog and track progress through McKinsey’s proven WAVE offering

Examples of our impact

Paving the way to a zero-carbon truck and new approach to decarbonization

We supported a commercial vehicle manufacturer in its ambition to be a global sustainability champion and to decarbonize across an entire product lifecycle. Using Catalyst Zero, we identified opportunities to reduce upstream emissions by more than 60 percent by 2030, and more than 95 percent by 2040.

Making the business case for green steel

For a new green steel producer, we used Catalyst Zero to demonstrate and position the vital role that green steel can play in decarbonizing industrial sectors, including in automotive, construction, yellow and white goods. The findings shaped the client’s outreach strategy to investors and prospective customers alike.

Extending Danfoss’ climate ambitions to its products

For a leading industrial components manufacturer seeking to tackle its sizable Scope 3 emissions across its product portfolio, we deployed Catalyst Zero to uncover abatement opportunities across five critical products, identifying a pathway to 90 percent emissions reductions with negligible incremental costs.
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