ClimateTracker

Core Features

ClimateTracker is focused on data verifiability rather than just emissions calculation. It prioritizes the management of "messy data"—the thousands of unstructured evidence points required to substantiate a disclosure. It functions as a regulatory engine that structures this information to be machine-readable and audit-ready, ensuring that reported data can be traced back to its source. Its main features include:

• AI-Driven Data Structuring: Uses patent-pending symbolic AI (semantic declarative generation) to ingest and normalize unstructured data from PDFs, spreadsheets, and operational systems.

• Jurisdiction-Specific Frameworks: Pre-configured to match specific standards, including New Zealand's CS-1, CS-2, CS-3, Australia's ASRS, and the global IFRS S1/S2 standards, ensuring local compliance.

• Audit and Assurance Portal: Provides a dedicated interface for auditors to review evidence trails, documentation, and methodologies directly within the platform.

• Climate Risk and Scenario Analysis: Tools to model climate-related risks and opportunities, including asset-level geospatial risk calculations and scenario analysis for transition planning.

• Carbon Ledger and Reduction Planning: Manages carbon accounting through a formal ledger system, tracking emissions factors and supporting the modeling of reduction initiatives and SBTi targets.

• Real-Time Dashboarding: Offers C-suite visibility into climate progress with dashboards that translate raw data into actionable insights on emission trends and risks.

Closing Insights

ClimateTracker was founded in 2021 by Dougal Watt, a former Chief Technologist at IBM with a background in architecting complex data systems for global banks and government agencies . He co-founded the platform with Sarah Sutherland, a visual artist and interface specialist, and Tim Zonneveld, a tax partner at BDO with expertise in regulatory reporting.

Unlike generalist carbon calculators that focus solely on emissions volume, ClimateTracker was built specifically to solve the "messy data" problem inherent in legal disclosure. It is designed to treat climate data as a financial reporting requirement, not just an environmental metric. The platform has gained traction, counting major kiwifruit producer Seeka as an anchor client and launching on the AWS Marketplace.

Organizations in jurisdictions with mandatory reporting requirements (specifically New Zealand, Australia, and those adopting IFRS standards) may find ClimateTracker's functionality aligned with their needs. Monthly subscriptions are available, with pricing starting at $1,000 or $2,750 depending on the chosen reporting framework. The platform integrates with source systems via AWS and includes access to expert-led risk analysis tools, offering a structure for managing climate disclosures.