Frequently Asked Questions

Zero Carbon One is an Enterprise Industrial AI platform for smart manufacturing, decarbonisation and sustainability reporting. It connects factory-floor, ERP and supply-chain data using Agentic AI, industry-specific Small Language Models, physics-based Digital Twins and Industrial IoT, and turns that data into emissions, energy and cost intelligence.

Zero Carbon One is operated by Zero Decarbon One Pvt. Ltd., with offices in New Delhi and Noida, India. The company serves enterprise customers in India and internationally.

To give manufacturers one connected view of their operational and emissions data, so that decarbonisation, compliance reporting and cost reduction are driven by the same evidence rather than by separate manual exercises.

Agentic AI for data collection and reporting workflows, industry-specific Small Language Models for industrial intelligence, physics-based Digital Twins for scenario analysis, and Industrial IoT connectivity to sensors, smart meters, PLC and SCADA systems. Data is also ingested from ERP and SAP, utility bills, invoices, supplier records and PDF or Excel uploads.

It is the reporting component of the platform. It collects the environmental, social and governance data an organisation already holds, maps it to the reporting framework in scope such as GRI, SEBI BRSR or IFRS S1/S2, and produces a disclosure set with the underlying evidence linked to each figure. Disclosures remain subject to the organisation's own review and maker-checker approval before publication.

The platform connects to the systems that already hold your operational data, consolidates it into a single emissions and energy model, and then runs the calculations, monitoring and reporting workflows on top. Connections may be automated through APIs and IoT, or handled by manual data entry where no automated connection exists.

It calculates greenhouse gas emissions across Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 from activity data such as fuel consumption, purchased electricity, production volumes and supplier records. Each calculated figure is traceable back to its activity data and the emission factor applied.

Calculations follow the GHG Protocol corporate standard across Scopes 1, 2 and 3, with emission factors from recognised sources. Life Cycle Assessment work follows ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, and product carbon footprints follow the GHG Protocol Product Standard. The specific framework and factors applied to your organisation are agreed during implementation.

Scope 1 direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, Scope 2 indirect emissions from purchased energy, and Scope 3 value-chain emissions including supplier, procurement and downstream categories.

CCTS is India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme. The platform's CCTS automation software connects production, energy and emissions data, calculates greenhouse gas emission intensity (GEI), tracks performance against applicable plant-level targets, and maintains source-linked evidence and audit trails for compliance reporting.

CBAM is the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which covers embedded emissions in certain goods imported into the EU. CCTS is India's domestic Carbon Credit Trading Scheme. They are separate regulatory mechanisms with different reporting requirements, and the platform supports each through its own workflow.

ERP and SAP systems including SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA through agreed APIs, industrial IoT sensors, smart meters, PLC and SCADA systems, utility bills, invoices, supplier records, and PDF or Excel uploads. Where no automated connection is available, data can be entered manually.

Every figure is linked to its source record, the emission factor applied and the calculation behind it, so an auditor can follow a reported number back to the original data. The platform also runs data-quality and anomaly checks, and supports maker-checker review and approval before a submission is finalised.

It is the traceable chain that connects a source record, the emission factor applied, the calculation performed and the report line it appears on. It is what makes a reported figure auditable rather than simply stated.

The platform maintains source-to-report traceability and produces auditable Excel exports with supporting evidence and source-factor references, so an internal or external reviewer can verify the figures independently.

Yes. Supply chain sustainability support covers supplier data collection, procurement and material-code mapping, value-chain traceability, and Agentic AI workflows that follow up with suppliers on outstanding data.

The projects section lists carbon and climate projects with their location, description and documentation. Voluntary carbon projects and offsets are separate from CCTS compliance certificates, so the route that applies to you depends on whether your requirement is voluntary or regulatory.

Project listings state the registry and certification that applies to each project. We recommend reviewing the linked project documentation for the specific verification, issuance and retirement details before relying on them.

A carbon credit certificate records that a defined quantity of emissions has been offset through a specified project. It is distinct from a CCTS compliance certificate, which relates to India's compliance mechanism.

The platform is available to organisations internationally. CCTS automation is specific to India's scheme, while carbon accounting, CBAM reporting, ESG reporting, supply chain and industrial energy work apply across geographies.

Contact us with the site or business unit you want to cover, the reporting obligation you are working towards, and the systems that hold your operational data. We will scope the implementation with you from there.

Commercial terms depend on the scope of the implementation, the number of sites and the integrations required. Contact us for a scoped proposal.

Cloud and client-hosted deployment are both available, depending on the agreed implementation.

Role-based access control and two-factor authentication, tenant and sub-tenant structures for enterprise and plant-level access, and IP-restricted access where required.

Climate modelling uses physical and statistical models to project future climate conditions, so an organisation can plan for changes in temperature, water availability, energy demand and physical risk rather than only reporting on the past.

It supports the development of decarbonisation and adaptation strategies, and helps organisations anticipate the climate risks and opportunities that affect their operations and disclosures.

Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from sources the organisation owns or controls. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy. Scope 3 emissions are all other indirect emissions across the value chain, both upstream and downstream.

ESG reporting is the disclosure of an organisation's environmental, social and governance performance to stakeholders, typically against a defined framework such as GRI, SEBI BRSR, IFRS S1/S2 or TCFD.

It automates the collection of the underlying data, maps it to the framework in scope, links each disclosure to its supporting evidence, and applies maker-checker approval before the report is finalised.

Automated stakeholder and departmental data collection, framework and disclosure mapping, integration of emissions and supplier data, evidence-linked disclosures and audit trails, and consolidated reporting across plants, departments and business units.

It is expert advice and strategy work to reduce an organisation's emissions: establishing a baseline, identifying the material reduction opportunities, and setting measurable goals with a plan to reach them.

Targets are set on the basis of the science and the organisation's actual baseline, and progress is measured against those targets year on year rather than reported as a one-off estimate.

SBTi is an initiative that validates corporate emission reduction targets against what climate science says is required. Where an organisation is setting science-based targets, we use modelling to evaluate which reduction pathways are achievable within its operations.

LCA assesses the environmental impact of a product or process across its lifecycle, from raw material extraction through manufacturing, transport and use to end of life. It covers carbon, energy, water and other impacts, and identifies the hotspots where reduction effort is most effective.

A PCF quantifies the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to a specific product, typically from cradle to gate. It is used for customer disclosure, product comparison and identifying the materials or processes that drive the most emissions.

PCAF is the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials, a standard for measuring and disclosing the financed emissions attributable to loans and investments. The platform supports PCAF-aligned calculation and portfolio emissions reporting.

By monitoring machine and plant energy consumption, it identifies peak demand, idle load and inefficiency, and models scenarios such as alternative fuels, renewable electricity or material substitution to show the effect on both emissions and operating cost.

A physics-based model of a plant or process that is calibrated against its real operational data, so scenarios can be tested on the model before anything is changed on site.

The team combines industrial engineering, climate and environmental science, data and AI engineering, and enterprise software delivery, with experience across manufacturing, energy and sustainability reporting.

Email info@zerocarbon.one or use the contact form to arrange a discussion with the enterprise team.