EY Announces Ethereum-Based Carbon Credit Traceability Platform – How Does it Work?
One of the 'Big Four' accounting firms Ernst & Young (EY) announced that its Ethereum (ETH)-based platform for enterprises to track their carbon emissions and carbon credit traceability is now available in beta version.
According to the latest press release, the company's EY OpsChain ESG is available on the EY Blockchain SaaS platform.
The announcement stated that,
"Developed on the Ethereum blockchain, the new solution will provide a single, verifiable view of CO2 emissions (CO2e) to address the needs of enterprises that struggle to accurately measure and track their carbon footprint."
On the other hand, it will be useful to consumers, business partners, and regulators, the firm claimed, as it will provide them with transparency through "a trusted platform for emissions and carbon credit traceability within an ecosystem through the use of tokenization."
Per the company's Global Blockchain Leader Paul Brody,
"EY OpsChain ESG was developed based on the conviction that blockchains are the glue that can link business processes and global ecosystems across enterprise boundaries. Detailed traceability allows for tracking of emissions inventory through tokenization including the ability to link carbon output to specific product output."
EY argued that, thanks to the platform tokenizing products' emissions, enterprises will get a clear picture of their CO2e positions, which will further allow them to make informed ESG-related decisions.
EY OpsChain ESG has been built to the standards of the Microsoft-backed InterWork Alliance for Carbon Emissions Tokens, which is part of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC). It provides immutable reporting on an enterprise's current CO2e, independently verifiable through the integration of
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