ACT Group

What ACT Group does

ACT Group (legal entity ACT Commodities Group B.V.) is a Netherlands-based environmental solutions company founded in 2009 that helps enterprises manage and reduce carbon emissions across global compliance and voluntary markets. The company operates through three product pillars: (1) energy attribute certificates and biomethane/biomethane certificates spanning GoOs, REGOs, RECs, I-RECs, J-Credits, GECs, N-ZECs, LGCs and related instruments; (2) carbon credits and nature-based/tech-based offsets; and (3) compliance-grade commodities including biofuels (HBE, RTFO, RINs, SAFc, LCFS, 45z Tax Credits), Bio-LNG, agricultural credits, and emissions allowances (EUAs, UKAs, Swiss, German NEHS, California, RGGI, CORSIA). Underlying technology includes the engage50/account50/act50 digital platform suite (operated by wholly-owned subsidiary Green Project Technologies and formerly by CerQlar B.V.) that automates Scope 1/2/3 data collection across 15,000+ utility and accounting integrations and supports audit-grade reporting against CDP, SBTi, CSRD, and GHG Protocol standards. ACT Financial Solutions, a MiFID-II licensed subsidiary, provides regulated emissions allowance trading; ACT Commodities holds ISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 certifications. The company employs 500+ specialists across nine offices in Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Miami, New York, Paris, Singapore, Shanghai, and Tokyo, serving 9,000+ clients across LATAM, North America, EMEA, and APAC.

ACT generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees on the procurement, trading, and retirement of environmental commodities (EACs, carbon credits, biofuels/biomethane, emissions allowances) supplemented by recurring subscription revenue from the engage50, account50, and act50 software platforms, which include dedicated sustainability manager support. Pricing is custom and quote-based across all product lines. The go-to-market is enterprise sales-led with direct expert consultation, supported by content marketing (regulatory updates, whitepapers, blogs), webinars, events, and a LinkedIn presence. Customers include large enterprises with complex supply chains (e.g., Alcantara in textiles, ZF in automotive, LNG-powered vessel operators in maritime) and private equity firms seeking portfolio-wide Scope 3 decarbonization. ACT received a minority investment from Bridgepoint in July 2021 at a valuation exceeding $1 billion, following Three Hills Capital Partners' 2018 investment, and has subsequently acquired Green Project Technologies (2023) and the Emitwise platform (2025).

Name

ACT Group

Legal name

ACT Commodities Group B.V.

Website

https://actgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ACT Group is a Netherlands-based environmental solutions company that helps enterprises procure energy attribute certificates, carbon credits, biofuels, and emissions allowances, and tracks Scope 1/2/3 emissions through its engage50, account50, and act50 digital platforms across nine global offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Commodities Trading and Decarbonization Services

NAICS

Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Credit Brokerage & Trading (Spot, Forward, Structured Products) (EUABADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Credit Brokerage & Intermediation (Voice/Electronic) (EUAGAIAD), Unbundled Renewable Attributes Trading (Standalone EACs) (EUAGAFAF), Carbon Offtake Structuring & Contracting (ERPA, Long-term Offtakes, Price Floors) (EUABADAE), Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ), Compliance & Claims Services for Offsets/Allowances (Retirement, Claims, Audits) (EUAGAIAM), Carbon Removal Credits Trading (DAC, BECCS, Biochar, Mineralization) (EUAGAIAL), GHG Accounting & Net-Zero/Decarbonization Planning (Scopes 1–3) (EUAHAJAC), Carbon Claims, Labeling & Communications Advisory (VCMI/ICVCM Guidance, Claim Substantiation) (EUABADAI)

Keywords

• Energy attribute certificates
• Carbon credits trading
• Decarbonization software
• Environmental commodities
• Renewable energy procurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) Trading: Trading of renewable energy certificates including GoOs, REGOs, RECs, I-RECs, J-Credits, GECs, N-ZECs, LGCs, and other global EACs. Revenue generated through transaction-based procurement and trading of certificates with customized buying strategies.
2. Carbon Credits Trading: Sourcing and trading of high-quality carbon credits from climate projects developed in-house and worldwide, including nature-based credits (ARR, blue carbon, REDD+, soil carbon, agroforestry) and tech-based credits (clean cooking, waste management, direct air capture). Uses third-party auditing through BeZero Carbon and Calyx Global.
3. Software Platform Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to digital decarbonization platforms including engage50 (supply chain engagement), account50 (emissions tracking), and act50 (EAC marketplace). Includes dedicated sustainability manager support and enterprise integration.
4. Biofuels and Biomethane Certificates: Trading of renewable fuels and biomethane certificates including HBEs, TIRUERT, RTFO, bio-tickets, RINs, RNG, SAFc, LCFS credits, and related compliance instruments across EMEA and North America markets.
5. Emissions Allowances Trading: ACT Financial Solutions, an MiFID-II licensed investment firm, trades EUAs, UKAs, and other regulated emissions allowances. Provides custodial and storage services to minimize counterparty risk.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ACT Group provides market-based decarbonization solutions combining trading of environmental commodities (Energy Attribute Certificates, carbon credits, biomethane certificates, biofuels, and emissions allowances) with digital platforms (engage50, account50, act50) for supply chain decarbonization, emissions tracking, and renewable energy procurement. The company helps organizations meet SBTi, RE100, CSRD, EU ETS, CORSIA, and FuelEU Maritime compliance obligations across all emission scopes.

Product overview

ACT Group provides a comprehensive decarbonization platform with market-based solutions for reducing carbon footprints across global compliance and voluntary markets. The offering is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture comprising three core pillars: (1) Energy Attribute Certificates covering GoOs, I-RECs, RECs, biomethane certificates, and physical energy products including PPAs and GPAs; (2) Digital Platforms including engage50 for supplier engagement and Scope 3 data collection, account50 for automated emissions tracking and reporting, and act50 for EAC procurement and retirement; and (3) Carbon and Compliance Products including carbon credits, biofuels, Bio-LNG, agricultural credits, and emissions allowances across EU ETS, UK ETS, and regional compliance schemes. ACT Financial Solutions provides MiFID-II licensed trading capabilities. The company operates across EMEA, Americas, and APAC with 500+ specialists across nine global offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• engage50: Supply chain decarbonization software for supplier engagement and Scope 3 data collection
• account50
• act50
• ACT Financial Solutions
• Green Project Technologies

Products and services

• Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs)
• Biomethane Certificates
• engage50
• account50
• act50
• Carbon Credits Portfolio
• Renewable Physical Energy
• Renewable Energy Facility Certification
• Biofuels, Biotickets & e-Credits
• Emissions Compliance Products
• Bio-LNG
• Agricultural Credits
• Portfolio Company Engagement Program
• ACT Financial Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% CO2 emissions reduction with biomethane compared to diesel or fossil natural gas
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• FenergosupportingTechnology or Integration · 20 February 2026ACT Group deployed Fenergo's AI-powered FinCrime Operating System to modernize client onboarding processes amid increasing regulatory requirements. The implementation was completed in three months and supports ACT's operations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, improving efficiency and compliance.
• Green Project TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2025Green Project Technologies, Flexidao, and ACT announced a partnership to deliver an integrated decarbonization solution combining data automation, procurement execution, and supplier engagement for corporates and their supply chains. The solution addresses common challenges like fragmented data and poor visibility over renewable energy procurement gaps.
• FlexidaocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2025Partnered with Green Project Technologies and ACT to deliver integrated decarbonization solution combining data automation, procurement execution, and supplier engagement for corporates and their supply chains.
• EmitwisecoreTechnology or Integration · 28 July 2025Green Project Technologies, an ACT Group company, acquired Emitwise's technology platform to enhance supply chain carbon accounting and decarbonization capabilities. Several Emitwise team members joined Green Project to support product integration and development.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• South Pole Group: Global carbon credit developer, broker, and climate solutions provider offering nature-based and tech-based credits plus advisory services. Directly comparable to ACT across voluntary market procurement, project development, and corporate climate strategy engagements.
• ClimatePartner: Combines carbon offset brokerage with software-enabled carbon accounting and product-level footprinting for enterprises. Overlaps directly with ACT's carbon credit portfolio and engagement50/account50-style software offerings for SME and enterprise customers.
• EcoAct: Carbon strategy consultancy and offset provider serving large enterprises on net-zero roadmaps, GHG accounting, and carbon credit procurement. Closely comparable on advisory-plus-procurement bundling for European multinationals.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting platform with deep integrations, audit-grade reporting, and a marketplace for credits. Directly competes with ACT's account50 reporting platform and is increasingly overlapping on carbon procurement workflows.
• Greenly: Carbon accounting SaaS targeting mid-market and enterprise with automated emissions tracking and reduction pathways. Competes head-on with ACT's account50 on Scope 1-3 reporting for European and US corporate customers.
• Patch: API-first carbon credit marketplace and developer of embedded carbon tooling for software platforms. Comparable to ACT's act50 marketplace and the trading/intermediation layer of ACT Financial Solutions, particularly for digital-native buyers.
• Rubicon Carbon: Carbon credit developer and portfolio manager offering offtake, brokerage, and structured credit solutions to corporates. Directly comparable to ACT's carbon advisory, brokerage and long-term offtake structuring capabilities.
• Cloverly: Carbon credit API and marketplace providing high-quality offsets to enterprises and software platforms. Overlaps with ACT's act50 EAC marketplace and the transactional carbon credit stream on a more software-native basis.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce Net Zero Cloud: Enterprise CRM giant that acquired Persefon to offer an integrated carbon accounting product natively within its customer base. Competes with ACT's account50 at the enterprise reporting layer but does not provide EAC/carbon trading services, making it a partial overlap and a potential partner-or-threat relationship.

Emerging players

• Sylvera: Independent carbon credit ratings and analytics provider evaluating project quality for corporate buyers. Overlaps with ACT's third-party audit reliance (BeZero, Calyx Global) and increasingly competes for buyer attention on credit quality intelligence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/actgroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/actgroupglobal

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 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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