Read about our journey into Climate Performance Assets on Forbes.

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Today’s corporate climate action requires sustainability teams to juggle complex internal decarbonization as well as numerous, often emerging, market-based climate instruments in parallel to securely achieve climate targets. While the specific role of market-based instruments varies between different companies, frameworks, and climate strategies, identifying, procuring, and managing these diverse tools to support and measurably achieve decarbonization outside of the value chain is becoming a universal priority. 

Recent proposed updates to leading climate target standards such as SBTi further strengthen the role that market-based instruments will play in securing climate, and ultimately company performance towards and beyond net-zero. Climate markets are increasingly used to underpin and achieve climate performance. Hence, we look at market-based instruments across different markets as Climate Performance Assets.

Today, CEEZER introduces one centralized solution to plan, procure, and manage all key Climate Performance Assets to reach net zero: Our platform now covers Carbon Credits, Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs), and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificates (SAFc). 

Over the past years, we’ve worked with leading enterprises on securing net-zero targets from short- to long-term. And while the world looks at CO₂e as the leading unit to measure climate impact, sustainability teams need to juggle a multitude of different approaches to ensure their long-term target achievement. 

Across all emission scopes, market-based instruments are a core part of the equation already today. Shifting towards renewable energy requires enterprises to purchase and manage Energy Attribute Certificates. Decarbonizing airline and transport emissions can require investment in sustainable fuels via fuel certificates. As enterprise net-zero planning matures, the need to plan for, purchase, manage, and report these Climate Performance Assets in unison gains significance and requires professional tooling. 

After successfully supporting existing and new partners in first pilots, we are excited to launch multi-asset procurement for all our customers, bringing the known certainty, clarity, and rigor to all market-based climate instruments on CEEZER’s leading platform.

A new asset class for enterprise decarbonization - and the tooling to deliver

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The challenge of achieving net-zero targets is multifaceted, and companies facing 2030 or 2035 deadlines are under increasing pressure to solidify and implement their plans. Internal decarbonization remains key, but is not always able to deliver the desired outcome securely and in time. 

Because of this, relying solely on internal decarbonization programs and supply chain action is risky, often impractical, can get prohibitively expensive in some industries, and requires time companies with short- to medium-term targets don’t always have. Case in point: A report by Bain reported 51 percent of 1,000 companies disclosing scope 3 commitments to CDP are “well” or “slightly” behind where they need to be to hit 2030 targets.

To effectively decarbonize, companies need a strategic, multi-pronged approach combining deep internal decarbonization with a dedicated procurement strategy for Climate Performance Assets to achieve net zero. The challenge is: While all market-based instruments ultimately contribute to the same corporate target (and are often covered by the same budget), they’re currently managed in different systems, often by different teams. This increases the complexity and coordination cost of delivering optimal climate impact at optimal cost. Sustainability teams require sophisticated tooling to make informed decisions across all different climate markets in real time to ensure success, not manual spreadsheets and disconnected systems.

CEEZER’s enterprise platform now offers the solution sustainability teams have been asking for. It provides one centralized platform to navigate fragmented markets, streamline Climate Performance Asset procurement, and gain a complete view of their climate performance portfolio.

Deep risk and market context across all Climate Performance Assets

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CEEZER now provides a complete solution for enterprises investing in diverse climate markets to credibly support sustainability targets, streamlining the process from strategy to reporting.

CEEZER’s expert team guides buyers through a clear, tailored journey to help them navigate the complexities of each market and optimize the use of different Climate Performance Assets based on the specific emissions profile and climate targets. Buyers gain a deep understanding of different risk drivers, discover high-quality options, and can leverage pre-vetted legal frameworks to transact seamlessly with a range of sellers. The entirety of the process leverages CEEZER’s platform, which provides one central place through which to screen, purchase, and monitor portfolio performance over time.

We made sure to use the learnings from CEEZER’s well-established approach to carbon credit portfolios to make the journey safe, seamless, and ready for enterprise-scale climate action. 

Rigorous due diligence and screening across all Climate Performance Assets

Each Climate Performance Asset comes with its own set of quality dimensions and risks. CEEZER’s nuanced asset screening and due diligence process enables buyers to fast-track internal due diligence and gain a clear view on high-quality options across all major Climate Performance Asset types: 

• In-depth risk and quality data: Get a harmonized overview and benchmarked comparison of Climate Performance Assets based on key quality criteria and hundreds of risk drivers, ensuring an in-depth understanding of asset-specific tradeoffs and risks.
• Unparalleled transparency : Gain access to best quality supply with multiple pricing options before deciding on a selection to build a diversified, resilient portfolio matching your requirements.
• Ensured compliance: Ensure alignment with leading voluntary and regulatory frameworks such as CDP, RE100, GHG Protocol, SBTi, and CORSIA. This includes securing compliance with specific criteria for vintage, geography, technology, and facility age along the portfolio lifecycle.

Guided portfolio discovery, procurement, and delivery

CEEZER’s climate experts take buyers through the Climate Performance Asset portfolio development process. Buyers can now gain an integrated understanding of different options across Climate Performance Assets before deciding on a concrete portfolio. Execution happens through a single, seamless transaction process – all in one place. 

• Tailored support: Our experts support buyers throughout the process - from onboarding, portfolio selection, transaction management, and continuous, real-time portfolio monitoring – ensuring delivery, transparency, and proactive risk mitigation over time.
• Seamless procurement: Leverage simplified, standardized transaction processes for all assets,with full clarity on delivery milestones, payment obligations, and certification documents. Regardless of the portfolio composition or length, this process remains smooth, simple, and secure across all asset types.
• Flexible contracts: Tailor budget, payment terms, and delivery schedules across all asset types to maximize price advantages and minimize delivery risk years ahead of time.

Communicate climate impact through clear data and audit-proof reporting

CEEZER’s platform provides a centralized view across all Climate Performance Assets and related data, allowing for easy data export for various disclosure frameworks and empowering buyers to tell their climate impact story credibly and clearly. 

• Holistic reporting: Get real-time access to a unified, integrated view of all Climate Performance Assets used in the organization, ready for export pre-formatted for all common disclosure standards.

• Automated auditability: Keep an overview with all relevant transaction, retirement, and risk documentation stored centrally, providing an audit-proof trail to support external claims and external audits in no time.
• Communicate climate impact: Effectively communicate on corporate climate impact to internal and external stakeholders, leveraging detailed materials on the solutions and real-time data on the measured climate impact of your portfolio.

The future of Climate Performance Asset management

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Achieving net zero requires precision across climate markets. Buyers move from one-off offsetting to orchestrating internal reduction and engagement in multiple climate markets in parallel. CEEZER now makes this seamless across all major Climate Performance Asset classes, providing the expert support and tooling required for small teams to optimize complex multi-year procurement decisions based on science-backed data.

Across carbon credits, EACs, and SAFc, sustainability teams can continue relying on what sets CEEZER apart: Expert support and personalized guidance; in-depth risk and quality data; advanced transaction design and execution; and the leading tooling to scale climate investments in enterprises. Adaptable to each unique portfolio and asset need, CEEZER ensures every enterprise journey to net zero becomes clear and certain.

Learn more about CEEZER's tailored multi-asset portfolios by speaking with an expert.