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Carbon and ESG data

Emissions data with its working, from meter to disclosure.

Your emissions number is only as good as the trail behind it: the bill, the meter, the supplier's answer and the factor applied. We build the systems that keep that trail, so your disclosure, assurance review or credit retirement starts from records, not a spreadsheet.

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// what you are up against

The problems we hear most.

01

A spreadsheet once a year

Activity data is gathered once a year from finance, facilities and fleet, the emission factors live in a tab, and nobody can say which version fed last year's figure.

02

Scope 3 by email

Suppliers are asked for their emissions in an email with an attachment, half of them reply, and the rest are estimated without a record of how.

03

Bills read by hand

Utility bills and fuel invoices arrive as PDFs from dozens of providers, and someone types the consumption into a spreadsheet, one site at a time.

04

Credits nobody else can verify

Project developers and buyers keep their own records of which credits were issued, sold and retired, and a buyer has to trust a screenshot.

// example projects

Systems we could build for you.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb app

Emissions platform with suppliers

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A mid-sized manufacturer works out its scope 1 and 2 emissions in a spreadsheet each year, estimates scope 3, and its auditor asks where each figure came from.

// What we would build

A web platform that pulls activity data from the ERP, fleet and facilities systems, applies versioned emission factors, collects supplier data through a portal, and builds the disclosure tables with the trail behind every number. We help you report; your sustainability team and advisers decide what to disclose.

// What is in it

  • Activity data from the ERP, fleet and facilities systems, by site and month
  • Emission factors stored with their source and version, never overwritten
  • A supplier portal in English and French with a short, structured questionnaire
  • Scope 1, 2 and 3 tables in the shape of the ISSB and Canadian standards
  • Every figure traceable to its records and factor, for the assurance provider

// Stack

  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Python for calculations
  • ERP and fleet APIs
  • AWS

// estimate

Build
≈ US$120,000 to US$183,000, delivered within 27 weeksCAD 170,800 to 261,200
Hosting
≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved
5.9 to 10.4 weeks
Core features
3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Full build
2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Disclosure tables reviewed with your sustainability team
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Walkthrough with the assurance provider
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

System access from your IT team
1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 34,160 to 52,240
Discovery 6%
CAD 10,248 to 15,672
Design approved 6%
CAD 10,248 to 15,672
Core features 18.1%
CAD 30,914.80 to 47,277.20
Full build 12%
CAD 20,496 to 31,344
Testing and fixes 6%
CAD 10,248 to 15,672
Disclosure tables reviewed with your sustainability team 7.7%
CAD 13,151.60 to 20,112.40
Launch 6%
CAD 10,248 to 15,672
Walkthrough with the assurance provider 8.2%
CAD 14,005.60 to 21,418.40
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 17,080 to 26,120
Start from this example
Example projectWeb appAIFrontier model

Bill and fuel invoice agent

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A retail chain with a hundred sites receives electricity, gas and fuel bills as PDFs in a dozen formats, and a person types each one into the emissions spreadsheet.

// What we would build

An agent that reads each bill, extracts the period, the meter and the consumption, flags what does not look right, and sends it to a person to approve before it reaches the emissions records. It uses a frontier model through its API, the fastest start, since bills carry no sensitive personal data.

// What is in it

  • Bills collected from a shared inbox or an upload folder
  • Period, account, meter and consumption extracted and checked against the last bill
  • Unusual values and missing months flagged for a person
  • Approved entries posted to the emissions records with the bill attached
  • An evaluation set of real bills, run before every change

// Stack

  • Frontier model API
  • Python
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build
≈ US$81,700 to US$125,000, delivered within 19 weeksCAD 116,300 to 177,800
Hosting
≈ US$218 a monthCAD 310 a month
Support
≈ US$1,000 a monthCAD 1,425 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

AI route
Frontier model
Model running cost
≈ US$42 a monthCAD 60 a month

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Specification and evaluation plan
0.4 weeks
Design approved
2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Core features
1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Full build
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Working pilot
2.9 to 4.4 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Production
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 23,260 to 35,560
Discovery 2.5%
CAD 2,907.50 to 4,445.00
Specification and evaluation plan 9.4%
CAD 10,932.20 to 16,713.20
Design approved 2.5%
CAD 2,907.50 to 4,445.00
Core features 7.6%
CAD 8,838.80 to 13,512.80
Full build 5%
CAD 5,815 to 8,890
Working pilot 28.2%
CAD 32,796.60 to 50,139.60
Testing and fixes 2.5%
CAD 2,907.50 to 4,445.00
Launch 2.5%
CAD 2,907.50 to 4,445.00
Production 9.8%
CAD 11,397.40 to 17,424.40
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 11,630 to 17,780
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Example projectWeb appMobile app

MRV field app and data pipeline

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A project developer measures forest plots, soil samples and sensor readings on paper and in spreadsheets, and each verification is weeks of gathering evidence.

// What we would build

A field app that records plots, samples and photos with location and time, a pipeline that brings in sensor and satellite data, and a web workspace where the evidence for each monitoring period is assembled for the verifier and linked to the registry's project records.

// What is in it

  • Plot and sample records on the device with GPS, photos and offline storage
  • Sensor and satellite data brought in on a schedule, with gaps flagged
  • Calculations versioned against the methodology the project uses
  • A verifier's view of each monitoring period and its evidence
  • Links to the project's registry records

// Stack

  • React Native
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL with PostGIS
  • Python
  • AWS

// estimate

Build
≈ US$116,000 to US$177,000, delivered within 25 weeksCAD 164,800 to 252,000
Hosting
≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved
4.4 to 7.4 weeks
Core features
1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build
1.4 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices
3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Walkthrough with the assurance provider
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review
1 week
Sensors and gateways delivery
2 to 6 weeks
Registry account and API access
1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 32,960 to 50,400
Discovery 8.1%
CAD 13,348.80 to 20,412.00
Design approved 8.1%
CAD 13,348.80 to 20,412.00
Core features 6.6%
CAD 10,876.80 to 16,632.00
Full build 4.4%
CAD 7,251.20 to 11,088.00
First build on devices 17.6%
CAD 29,004.80 to 44,352.00
Testing and fixes 2.2%
CAD 3,625.60 to 5,544.00
Store submission 5.8%
CAD 9,558.40 to 14,616.00
Launch 8.1%
CAD 13,348.80 to 20,412.00
Walkthrough with the assurance provider 9.1%
CAD 14,996.80 to 22,932.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 16,480 to 25,200
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Example projectWeb appWeb3

Tokenised credit retirement

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A credit platform's buyers want public proof that a credit was retired once and on whose behalf, and the platform keeps that record in its own database.

// What we would build

Smart contracts on a public chain that mirror credits held in a recognised registry, one token per serial range, and burn them on retirement with the beneficiary recorded, plus a web app where buyers sign in with a wallet or email. Tokenised credits raise legal and registry questions that your advisers settle first, and we make no claim about what a credit is worth.

// What is in it

  • Tokens issued only against registry serials held in the platform's account
  • Retirement burns the token and records the beneficiary and the reason
  • A public page for each retirement that anyone can check
  • Wallet or email sign-in, with custody options set by the platform
  • An independent smart contract audit before launch

// Stack

  • Solidity
  • OpenZeppelin
  • Foundry
  • Next.js
  • Registry API
  • AWS

// estimate

Build
≈ US$132,000 to US$202,000, delivered within 29 weeksCAD 188,500 to 288,300
Hosting
≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Specification
0.4 weeks
Design approved
4.9 to 8.4 weeks
Core features
1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Full build
1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Contracts and tests
2.9 to 4.9 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.4 weeks
Testnet deployment
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Mainnet
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Walkthrough with the assurance provider
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

An outside audit of the contracts, if you want one
2 to 4 weeks
System access from your IT team
1 to 4 weeks
Independent smart contract audit
2 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 37,700 to 57,660
Discovery 3%
CAD 5,655 to 8,649
Specification 5.5%
CAD 10,367.50 to 15,856.50
Design approved 3%
CAD 5,655 to 8,649
Core features 9.2%
CAD 17,342.00 to 26,523.60
Full build 6.1%
CAD 11,498.50 to 17,586.30
Contracts and tests 16.7%
CAD 31,479.50 to 48,146.10
Testing and fixes 3%
CAD 5,655 to 8,649
Testnet deployment 5.5%
CAD 10,367.50 to 15,856.50
Launch 3%
CAD 5,655 to 8,649
Mainnet 5.5%
CAD 10,367.50 to 15,856.50
Walkthrough with the assurance provider 9.5%
CAD 17,907.50 to 27,388.50
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 18,850 to 28,830
Start from this example
Example projectWeb app

Emissions data warehouse

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A manufacturer's sustainability team gathers fuel, electricity, travel and purchasing data from a dozen sources each year, and every figure in its report traces back to a different spreadsheet.

// What we would build

A data warehouse that loads activity data from your utilities, fleet, travel and purchasing systems on a schedule, applies documented emission factors, and keeps every figure traceable to its source rows for your assurance provider.

// What is in it

  • Activity data loaded on a schedule from each source
  • Emission factors documented and versioned
  • Every reported figure traceable to its source rows
  • Exports in the shape your reporting framework asks for

// Stack

  • PostgreSQL
  • dbt
  • Python
  • Metabase
  • DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build
≈ US$61,500 to US$94,100, delivered within 17 weeksCAD 87,600 to 134,000
Hosting
≈ US$344 a monthCAD 490 a month
Support
≈ US$1,000 a monthCAD 1,425 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved
2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Core features
2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Full build
1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.9 weeks
Disclosure tables reviewed with your sustainability team
0.9 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Walkthrough with the assurance provider
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

System access from your IT team
1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 17,520 to 26,800
Discovery 6%
CAD 5,256 to 8,040
Design approved 6%
CAD 5,256 to 8,040
Core features 18.1%
CAD 15,855.60 to 24,254.00
Full build 12%
CAD 10,512 to 16,080
Testing and fixes 6%
CAD 5,256 to 8,040
Disclosure tables reviewed with your sustainability team 7.7%
CAD 6,745.20 to 10,318.00
Launch 6%
CAD 5,256 to 8,040
Walkthrough with the assurance provider 8.2%
CAD 7,183.20 to 10,988.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 8,760 to 13,400
Start from this example
Example projectWeb appAPI

Activity data connectors

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An emissions platform's customers upload utility bills and fuel cards as files, and each upload needs a person to fix columns and units before it can be used.

// What we would build

A set of connectors that pull activity data straight from utility portals, fuel card providers and accounting systems, convert units, check each batch for gaps and outliers, and hand clean records to the platform.

// What is in it

  • Connectors for utility, fuel card and accounting sources
  • Units converted and checked on the way in
  • Gaps and outliers flagged per batch
  • A log of every pull, for your auditors

// Stack

  • Python
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • OpenAPI
  • DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build
≈ US$99,500 to US$152,000, delivered within 28 weeksCAD 141,700 to 216,600
Hosting
≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved
2.4 to 3.4 weeks
API contract agreed
1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Core features
1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Core resources built
2.9 to 4.9 weeks
Security, gateway and connections
1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.4 weeks
Docs, SDKs and load tests
1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Disclosure tables reviewed with your sustainability team
1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch and first callers
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Walkthrough with the assurance provider
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

System access from your IT team
1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 28,340 to 43,320
Discovery 1.6%
CAD 2,267.20 to 3,465.60
Design approved 1.6%
CAD 2,267.20 to 3,465.60
API contract agreed 4.8%
CAD 6,801.60 to 10,396.80
Core features 5%
CAD 7,085 to 10,830
Full build 3.3%
CAD 4,676.10 to 7,147.80
Core resources built 14.6%
CAD 20,688.20 to 31,623.60
Security, gateway and connections 9.7%
CAD 13,744.90 to 21,010.20
Testing and fixes 1.6%
CAD 2,267.20 to 3,465.60
Docs, SDKs and load tests 4.8%
CAD 6,801.60 to 10,396.80
Disclosure tables reviewed with your sustainability team 7.7%
CAD 10,910.90 to 16,678.20
Launch 1.6%
CAD 2,267.20 to 3,465.60
Launch and first callers 4.8%
CAD 6,801.60 to 10,396.80
Walkthrough with the assurance provider 8.9%
CAD 12,611.30 to 19,277.40
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 14,170 to 21,660
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// by service

Go deeper on one kind of work.

Pages for the services we have the most to say about in this industry.

~/apps

ESG reporting software

Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions platforms with supplier portals and versioned factors, and MRV field apps for carbon projects, built so every figure can be traced for an assurance review.

Read more

~/ai

AI for emissions data

An agent that reads utility bills and fuel invoices in any format, extracts consumption, flags what looks wrong and sends it to a person to approve before it enters your emissions records.

Read more

~/web3

Carbon credit tokens

Smart contracts that mirror registry credits one serial range at a time and burn them on retirement with the beneficiary recorded, with an independent audit and no claim about credit value.

Read more

// questions

What buyers in this industry ask us.

Do you work with companies outside Canada?

Yes. We are in British Columbia and work with clients anywhere; prices are in Canadian dollars.

Will this make us compliant?

No system does that on its own. We help you collect, calculate and report; your sustainability team and your advisers decide what to disclose. We do not give legal advice.

How do payments work?

A deposit to start, then payments at agreed milestones, with 10% held until 30 days after launch. The deposit is a smaller share on larger projects.

Who owns the code and the data?

You do, once the work is paid for, including the calculations and the contracts.

// other industries

Nearby industries.

~/clean-energy

Clean energy and EV charging

EV charging networks and driver apps on OCPP, monitoring for your solar, wind and battery sites, community solar billing, interconnection tracking and hourly energy certificates.

See the examples

~/forestry

Forestry and lumber

Offline haul tickets, mill yard inventory with RFID and QR tags, scaling models on load photos, FSC and PEFC chain of custody records and road bots for contractor crews.

See the examples

~/finance

Finance and fintech

Lending apps with identity checks, support agents, underwriting document readers and partner settlement ledgers.

See the examples

All industries

// where we work

Find your market.

We work from Kelowna with clients across Canada, the United States and further afield. Each market page covers working hours, hosting, the privacy law that applies, and prices in your currency.

Every market

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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