Financial Services
Sustainable Investing
Investors deserve sustainability data that is held to same standard as financial information. Unlock the full potential of directly measured sustainability data for due diligence and research, proxy voting and corporate engagement, and sustainable investing strategies and investment vehicles.
Transactions & Banking
Leverage directly measured sustainability data to understand and incorporate financially material sustainability risks in evaluations of potential borrowers and for developing loan terms and conditions, to embed sustainability considerations in lending practices and debt instruments (loans, bonds, credit facilities, and leases), and actively monitor adherence to sustainability related loan covenants.
Regulatory Compliance
Ensure regulatory compliance and fulfill disclosure obligations with our disclosure ready and regulation mapped ESG metrics (SFDR, CSRD, TCFD, TPT, and more). Feel peace of mind with reasonable assurance – our science-based direct measurement approaches and peer reviewed data methods produce accurate and auditable data that meets the threshold for reasonable assurance.
Financial Advisory
Bolster your sustainability advisory practice with real time and long term sustainability insights. Our directly measured sustainability impact, risk, and accounting solutions cover the full gamut sustainability advisory use cases, including GHG emission valuation analysis, carbon offset monitoring and verification, climate scenario alignment, climate risk assessment, and sustainable finance regulations.
Consulting Services
Efficient Emissions Data Collection
Consulting processes often involve the collection and analysis of greenhouse gas emissions data. With Floodlight, consultants can collect this data at an asset or company level, allowing them to identify specific assets or processes that are particularly high emitters. This can guide efforts to reduce emissions, whether through process changes, equipment upgrades, or other interventions.
Transparent Carbon Accounting & Reporting
Many jurisdictions require consultants to report on their clients’ greenhouse gas emissions. The accurate, up-to-date data can streamline this reporting process. The transparency and accuracy of Floodlight’s blockchain-enabled carbon accounting can provide confidence to both the consultant and the regulator that the reported data is reliable.
Benchmarking & Performance Tracking
Track clients’ emissions and risks over time and benchmark their performance against industry standards or their own targets. This can be a powerful tool for driving continuous improvement in environmental performance.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Assess the environmental impact and potential liabilities of a target company in an M&A scenario. This includes evaluating the target company’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions data, identifying opportunities for operational improvements, and assessing potential exposure to future environmental regulations. This information can inform the decision-making process, deal terms, pricing, and post-acquisition integration strategies.
Legal Industry
ESG Regulatory Reporting & Compliance
Help your clients’ meet their regulatory disclosure obligations with our disclosure-ready and regulation-mapped ESG metrics (SFDR, CSRD, TCFD, TPT, and more). And give them peace of mind with reasonable assurance – our science-based direct measurement approaches and peer reviewed data methods produce accurate and auditable data that meets the threshold for reasonable assurance.
Corporate Governance
Augment your firms’ corporate governance services with directly measured ESG data for developing and monitoring corporate governance policies; assessing proxy issues; developing shareholder resolutions; and engaging with companies, shareholders, and proxy advisory firms.
M&A & Other Transactions
Come to the deal room equipped with directly measured ESG impact and risk data to ensure your clients’ have the upper hand across all stages of the M&A process, from due diligence and discovery to negotiations and setting transaction terms.
ESG Litigation & Investigation
Bolster your firm’s ability to advise on and defend against legal claims related to negative ESG impacts, greenwashing, ESG disclosures, and more. Or, use our data to conduct internal investigations and audits for companies, as well as investigations brought by legislative bodies.
Energy & Utilities
Sustainability considerations are top of mind for energy sector stakeholders amid the rapidly accelerating clean energy transition and as financially material sustainability risks continue to mount. Access to quality sustainability data is essential for navigating this environment, yet companies are forced to rely on the coarsely estimated and subjectively compiled offerings of incumbent data providers. Floodlight’s directly measured data addresses these shortcomings across critical energy sector use-cases:
Sustainability Measurements
- Measure facility-level GHG emissions for upstream, midstream, downstream assets
- Home in on exact locations to understand emissions attribution within a company
Regulatory Compliance
- Stay ahead of impending sustainability disclosure requirements (CSRD)
- Gain peace of mind with transparent data that offers reasonable assurance
Sustainability Goals + Performance
- Inform goal-setting with directly measured data to ensure targets are achievable
- Track progress against sustainability goals according to client-specified parameters
Risk Management
- Minimize the impact of climate related risks with real time sustainability insights
- Understand the potential costs associated with sustainability impacts far in advance
Manufacturing
Emissions Monitoring & Reduction
Manufacturing processes often involve the emission of greenhouse gases. With Floodlight, manufacturers can monitor these emissions at an asset or manufacturing building level, allowing them to identify specific processes or equipment that are particularly high emitters. This can guide efforts to reduce emissions, whether through process changes, equipment upgrades, or other interventions
Regulatory Compliance & Reporting
Many jurisdictions require manufacturers to report on their greenhouse gas emissions. The accurate, up-to-date data provided by Floodlight can streamline this reporting process. Furthermore, the transparency and accuracy of Floodlight’s measurements can provide confidence to both the manufacturer and the regulator that the reported data is reliable.
Benchmarking & Performance Tracking
Track emissions over time and benchmark performance against industry standards or their own targets. This can be a powerful tool for driving continuous improvement in environmental performance.
Supply Chain Assessment
Monitor the emissions of suppliers. This can be a key part of efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the supply chain, and can also be important for sellers who require, in their manufacturer code of conduct, for their manufactures to disclose GHG emissions.
Real Estate
Developers, investors, and individuals seeking to understand the sustainability performance of real estate asset, and/or compare it against a benchmark, can rely on our directly measured sustainability data to get a comprehensive report on any location with a longitude and latitude.
Sustainability Risk/Impact
- The asset’s environmental footprint, including the actual greenhouse gas emissions profile.
- 15 Specific physical risks with the property, such as storms, floods, and coastal erosion.
- Future climate projections to see how the risks will change under different, potential climate scenarios.
- Localized risk and resilience measures, demographics and more unique to the surrounding area.
Use-Cases
- Investors/Buyers: Inform investment or purchasing decisions, as well as transaction terms with directly measured sustainability impacts & risks
- Developers: Assess pre- and post-changes, align to green bond and lending requirements by demonstrating environmental due diligence, and monitor the sustainability of ongoing projects
- Property Owners: Understand the sustainability risks faced by your property to inform potential retrofits or other means of protecting your assets
