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Pledge

Scope 3 Emissions Tracking for Logistics

Onye Dike
Written by Onye Dike
Published June 30th, 2025
2 min read
Published Jun 30, 25

Summary

Pledge is a UK-based, API-first carbon emissions software designed to empower logistics service providers (LSPs), freight forwarders, and enterprise shippers to automate and deepen their Scope 3 emissions insights. More than a calculation tool, it acts as a decision-support system: collecting data from carriers, validating quality, running GLEC and ISO‑aligned calculations, and mapping hotspots. This enables users not only to report emissions with precision and audit readiness but also to drive procurement strategies, modal shifts, and operational efficiency. For sustainability, procurement, and logistics teams, it combines credible environmental accounting with actionable intelligence to align business performance with climate goals.

Details

Name
Pledge
Date of establishment
2021-01
Organization

Features

Audit Support
Carbon Footprint Calculation
Compliance Reporting
Customizable Reporting Templates
Data Import/Export
Emissions Factor Database
Real-Time Monitoring (non-energy)
Scope 3 Emissions Tracking
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

Pledge delivers an integrated platform to automate, verify, and report logistics emissions with high accuracy and compliance. It targets Logistics Services Providers and Shippers & Enterprises.

For Logistics Service Providers, Pledge offers:

  • Automated emissions feed & integrations: Integrates seamlessly via API or TMS, ingesting shipment data from portals like Chain.io. Calculates emissions in near real‑time, eliminating manual uploads and accelerating emissions assessments.

  • Certified GLEC + ISO 14083 engine: Powered by the Smart Freight Centre–accredited methodology, ensuring GLEC and ISO compliance. Provides route‑level, multimodal granularity (air, sea, rail, truck) with breakdown at the shipment‑leg level.

  • Auditable transparency with Clarity™: Shows full audit trail and leg‑by‑leg detail, storing immutable records for verification and reporting. Ensures traceability and trust, essential for green credentialing and regulatory compliance.

For Shippers & Enterprises, Pledge offers:

  • Scope 3 emissions automation: Aggregates supplier and carrier data for full supply‑chain coverage. Includes built‑in quality checks, validation rules, and gap‑alert systems to uphold data integrity before calculation.

  • Compliance-ready reporting suite: Generates audit‑grade outputs aligned with GLEC, GHG Protocol, SBTi, CSRD, CDP, and ISO 14083. Exports customizable reports, dashboards, and CDP‑formatted templates to streamline disclosure obligations.

  • Procurement & analytics insight engine: Visualizes emissions hotspots segmented by supplier, route, and transport mode. Enables shippers to negotiate greener contracts, prioritize low-carbon carriers, and justify modal shifts to lower-emissions supply chains.

Closing Insights

User feedback highlights the platform’s simplicity and clarity, noting that it “streamlined data collection” and offered “transparent, audit-ready insights.” These remarks reflect positive user experience across logistics teams and procurement functions, facilitating the measurement of Scope 3 emissions. Recent developments reinforce Pledge’s market position. In August 2023, the firm joined the Chain.io network, enabling freight forwarders to plug into its platform and quickly obtain Scope 3 emissions data. On the capital side, a £10 million Series A in May 2023 enhanced product R&D and adoption. Most significantly, as of May 2025, Pledge was acquired by Blue Yonder. This positions its carbon-reporting engine within a leading global supply-chain technology platform, enabling accredited emissions visibility at scale, tighter integration with AI-driven planning, and faster enterprise adoption. With such strategic integrations, Pledge appears well‑placed to lead the decarbonization of global logistics.


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.