Planted Green

What Planted Green does

Planted Green (legal entity: Planted GmbH) is a German ESG software and environmental services company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Cologne with a second office in Berlin. The company's core offering combines (i) a subscription ESG software platform covering carbon footprinting (Scope 1-3), CSRD/ESRS reporting, double materiality assessments, SBTi alignment, EcoVadis rating support, ISO certification support, and product carbon footprinting, with (ii) execution of local nature conservation projects in Germany including forest planting, moor rewetting, water retention, and regenerative agriculture, documented through Biodiversity Credits and Impact Profiles. The platform is differentiated by regulatory alignment with EU frameworks (CSRD, ESRS, EMPCO) and third-party certifications including TÜV Rheinland Corporate Carbon Footprint and the Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand SHiG 2025 quality seal for German-hosted software.

In 2024 Planted introduced Kaia AI Co-Pilotin, a Google Gemini-powered conversational assistant that generates ESG roadmaps, materiality analyses, and sustainability reports. In May 2025 the company completed a European merger with Code Gaia, integrating that company's ESG software stack into the unified Planted 4.0 platform, followed by the June 2025 acquisition of Ascentys ESG. Customer base spans financial services (MLP SE, Sparkasse, Volksbank Köln Bonn, AXA), real estate (Vivawest), media (wetter.com), IT (TeamViewer, Senacor, PASSION4IT), housing (Buhck), aviation (Lufthansa), and tax software (wundertax). The go-to-market is sales-led B2B targeting German enterprises needing CSRD compliance and verifiable environmental action, supplemented by a partner management channel and a self-service platform (climate.planted.green). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue streams are split between recurring SaaS subscriptions and project-based conservation services. The company is privately held and venture-backed, having raised approximately EUR 8.8M across rounds in 2022 and 2025, with TechVision Fund, WENVEST Capital, aws Gründungsfonds, neoteq ventures, SIVentures, Rivus Capital, and SpinLab among disclosed investors.

Name

Planted Green

Legal name

Planted GmbH

Website

https://planted.green

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Planted Green (Planted GmbH) is a German B2B ESG software and nature conservation services company that combines a CSRD/ESRS, carbon accounting, and SBTi compliance platform with execution of local forest, moor, and regenerative agriculture projects across Germany, serving German enterprises and mid-market companies seeking verifiable sustainability impact.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG & Sustainability Management Software

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR) (EUABABAA), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• ESG software platform
• Carbon accounting software
• CSRD ESRS reporting
• Sustainability management software
• Biodiversity credits

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. ESG Software Subscription: Subscription-based ESG platform providing carbon accounting, CSRD reporting, and sustainability management tools. Includes SaaS access to Kaia AI co-pilot, impact profiles, and compliance modules.
2. Nature Conservation Projects: Project-based services implementing local environmental conservation in Germany including forest planting, moor renaturation, water retention, and regenerative agriculture. Revenue generated per project or ongoing engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Planted Green provides a cloud-based ESG software platform with the Kaia AI co-pilot for corporate sustainability management, including automated carbon accounting, CSRD/ESRS-compliant reporting, double materiality analysis, product carbon footprinting, and biodiversity credit offerings. The company also delivers ESG consulting and nature conservation project partnerships (Klimaförster) for businesses required to meet EU sustainability and decarbonization mandates.

Product overview

Planted operates as an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) software and services company formed through a European merger with Code Gaia in 2025. The unified Planted 4.0 platform combines a comprehensive ESG software suite with environmental protection services. The software platform includes core modules for carbon accounting (CO₂-Bilanzierung & Insights), CSRD/ESRS regulatory reporting, materiality assessments (Doppelte Wesentlichkeit), ESG strategy consulting, EcoVadis rating support, SBTi target alignment, ISO certification support, product carbon footprint analysis, and sustainability communication tools. The Kaia AI co-pilot, powered by Google Gemini LLM, provides conversational assistance for generating ESG roadmaps and reports. Complementing the software, Planted offers nature conservation project services in Germany including forest conservation (Firmenwald), moor rewetting, water retention, and regenerative agriculture, providing Biodiversity Credits and Impact Profiles for corporate clients. The merged platform integrates Impact Profiles directly into the ESG dashboard, enabling seamless connection between environmental project outcomes and sustainability reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kaia AI: AI co-pilot solution offered as part of the ESG software platform.

Products and services

• Planted ESG Software Platform
• Kaia AI Co-pilot
• Carbon Accounting Software
• CSRD/ESRS Reporting Solution
• Materiality Analysis (Double Materiality)
• Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)
• EcoVadis Support
• SBTi Alignment Support
• ISO 14064 / 14001 Certification Support
• Klimaförster Nature Conservation Program
• Biodiversity Credits
• Impact Profiles
• ESG Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• TÜV Rheinland certified Corporate Carbon Footprint calculation methodology
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration40 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Code GaiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2025European merger between Planted and Code Gaia forming a combined ESG platform. Both companies maintain their individual missions while sharing a common goal of providing comprehensive sustainability solutions. The merger creates one of the leading integrated ESG platforms in Europe, combining Planted's nature conservation and carbon accounting with Code Gaia's broader ESG management platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Code Gaia: ESG software platform that merged with Planted in 2025 to form Planted 4.0. Prior to merger, a direct competitor in CSRD-focused ESG SaaS for European mid-market and enterprise.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and climate platform covering Scope 1–3, audits and disclosures. Competes for the same sustainability-manager persona at multinational customers.
• Sweep: ESG and carbon data platform helping mid-market and enterprise companies centralise emissions, set SBTi targets and run CSRD reporting. Comparable SaaS scope and target buyer.
• Plan A: Berlin-based ESG and carbon accounting SaaS platform serving European enterprises on CSRD, decarbonisation and supplier engagement. Closest direct competitor by geography, customer profile and product scope.
• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform (Climate Management & Accounting Platform) for enterprises and financial institutions. Overlaps in carbon accounting, auditability and CSRD-relevant disclosures.
• Senken: Carbon management software for sustainability teams, frequently co-listed with Planted in 2024 buyer guides for carbon management and ESG compliance. Direct peer in carbon accounting workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Workiva: Public, large-scale reporting and ESG platform widely used for CSRD/ESRS, SEC and sustainability disclosures by global enterprises. Larger incumbent with broader portfolio (financial reporting, audit, GRC).
• Sphera: Long-standing environmental, health, safety and sustainability software vendor (incl. ESG and product carbon footprint). Larger incumbent targeting industrial and enterprise accounts.
• Salesforce Net Zero Cloud: ESG and carbon-accounting product within the Salesforce CRM platform, bundling sustainability into existing enterprise relationships. Major bundling threat for standalone ESG SaaS.
• Diligent: Governance, risk and ESG software suite including ESG reporting and board-level sustainability workflows. Established incumbent overlapping in ESG/GRC reporting rather than carbon accounting depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/planted.hq

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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