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GEMS

Software and consulting expertise to embed carbon strategy into decision-making

Onye Dike
Written by Onye Dike
Published July 4th, 2025
2 min read
Published Jul 4, 25

Summary

GEMS is ClimateSeed’s AI-enhanced carbon accounting platform aimed at sustainability directors, finance managers, and corporate sustainability teams. Rather than merely offering emissions-tracking tools, GEMS delivers strategic insights, automating data collection across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, assigning precise emissions factors, and surfacing a confidence score to spotlight data reliability. It supports private equity and event organizers, enabling domain-specific analysis. Through dynamic dashboards and stakeholder collaboration features, it empowers target users to uncover emissions hotspots, simulate reduction pathways, and comply with frameworks. By turning raw data into actionable decarbonization plans, GEMS helps embed carbon strategy into decision-making.

Details

Name
GEMS
Date of establishment
2018-01
Organization

Features

AI-Powered Insights for Optimization
Audit Support
Carbon Footprint Calculation
Carbon Offset Tracking
Compliance Reporting
Customizable Reporting Templates
Data Import/Export
ESG Metrics Tracking
Emissions Factor Database
Emissions Forecasting
Scenario Analysis for Emissions Reduction
Scope 1 Emissions Tracking
Scope 2 Emissions Tracking
Scope 3 Emissions Tracking
Supplier ESG Assessment
Supply Chain Emissions Hotspot Identification
Target Setting & Tracking
Our principle

Cut through the green tape

We don't push agendas. At Net Zero Compare, we cut through the hype and fear to deliver the straightforward facts you need for making informed decisions on green products and services. Whether motivated by compliance, customer demands, or a real passion for the environment, you’re welcome here. We provide reliable information—why you seek it is not our concern.

Deep dive


Core Features

GEMS offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to deliver precision, efficiency, and sector-specific adaptability in carbon accounting. Key features include:

  • Tailored organizational scope setup: Users can define the temporal, structural, and operational boundaries of emissions measurement including site, entity, and activity levels for precise carbon tracking.

  • AI-powered data collection: Integrates bulk Excel imports, stakeholder surveys, and hierarchical data input, with AI smoothing inconsistencies, filling gaps, and fast-tracking Scope 1–3 data capture.

  • Global factors database and automated calculations: Connects to extensive emissions-factor libraries (e.g., IEA, EcoInvent, CDP) and runs calculations aligned with GHG Protocol, Bilan Carbone®, ISO 14064, and PCAF.

  • Interactive, auditable dashboards: Dynamic visual reports with confidence scoring and year‑over‑year comparisons, all compliant with major standards and regulatory frameworks.

  • Sector-specific modules: Specialized tools for use cases such as private equity portfolio emissions and event-related GHG accounting, enabling tailored analyses.

  • Top-tier security and governance: Enforces role-based access controls, GDPR compliance, ISO 27001 certification (2025), data encryption, audit trails, and OAuth 2.0 / 2FA authentication.

Closing Insights

GEMS users across events, finance, and asset management have highlighted the platform's ability to reveal emissions hotspots and streamline footprint reduction consistently, while also praising the platform’s clarity and responsiveness. Bolstered in 2021 by acquisition from AXA Investment Managers’ Impact Fund, ClimateSeed gained financial backing from AXA IM Alts and continued support via BNP Paribas, reinforcing its market stability and expansion potential. Recent collaboration with AXA Climate further strengthens GEMS, enabling combined technology and advisory enhancements to better serve clients across emissions measurement, reduction, and adaptation. These developments cement GEMS’ position as a trusted, scalable carbon accounting solution with strong consulting expertise and institutional backing.


Onye Dike
Written by:
Onye Dike
Sustainability Research Analyst
Onye Dike is a Sustainability Research Analyst at Net Zero Compare, where he contributes to research and analysis on environmental regulations, carbon accounting, and emerging sustainability trends.