What EcoHedge does

EcoHedge Ltd is a UK-based SaaS company that provides carbon accounting and reporting software to small and medium-sized enterprises. The company's core product, EcoHedge Express, automates Scope 1, 2, and relevant Scope 3 emissions calculations from accounting software data and produces audit-ready reports aligned with the GHG Protocol, SECR, PPN 006, and ISO 14064-1, using UK Government DESNZ emission factors. Direct API integrations with Xero and QuickBooks, a CSV upload option, and AI-assisted transaction categorisation (delivered via OpenAI) reduce the manual effort of carbon accounting for customers that lack dedicated sustainability staff.

The platform is augmented by a Carbon Reduction Plans module for PPN 006-compliant public sector tendering, an Emissions API for embedding carbon data into third-party products, a public Data Explorer with 50,000+ emission factors across 261 countries, and three free PLG tools (Sustainability Authority Checker, Carbon Reporting Timeline Simulator, Green Loan Readiness Check). Tiered SaaS pricing is £24/month Starter (pay-as-you-go at £199/report), £99/month Growth (used by 72% of customers), and a custom Advisors tier with white-label, batch uploads, and revenue share for accountants and consultants. Professional services revenue is generated through EcoHedge Experts validation and assurance engagements (£750 to £5,950+) and project-based LCA Lite consulting for product carbon footprints.

The company operates as a privately held, London-based firm (11-50 employees) that has disclosed a single £476k institutional round in October 2022 from Activate Studio and appears otherwise bootstrapped. Distribution is content-led (180+ blog articles, free diagnostics, customer stories, email) combined with self-serve SaaS sign-up and inside sales for Growth, Advisors, and expert services tiers. EcoHedge cites 500+ UK supplier customers on its homepage, with named logos concentrated in sustainability-focused SMBs across hospitality, personal care, e-commerce, and ethical goods.

Name

EcoHedge

Legal name

EcoHedge Ltd

Website

https://ecohedge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EcoHedge is a London-based SaaS company providing AI-assisted carbon accounting and GHG Protocol-, SECR-, and PPN 006-aligned reporting software to UK SMEs lacking dedicated sustainability staff. It monetises via tiered subscriptions, professional assurance services, and developer APIs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Accounting Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Carbon Accounting & GHG Inventory Platforms (EUABAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG/Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure Platforms (EUABAEAB), Audit-Ready Controls, Assurance & Compliance Workflow Tools (CSRD/SEC/ISSB) (EUABAEAG), Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE)

Keywords

• Carbon accounting software
• GHG emissions reporting
• Carbon footprint SaaS
• SECR compliance platform
• Sustainability reporting software

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription (SaaS platform): Tiered subscription model for carbon reporting software. Starter tier at £24/month for pay-as-you-go report access. Growth tier at £99/month for unlimited audit-ready reports with full feature access. Advisors tier at custom white-label per-client pricing.
2. Per-report fees (Starter tier): Starter tier customers pay per-report: £199 per report, £99 per sub-report. Pay-as-you-go access to defensible, documented reports without ongoing subscription commitment.
3. Expert validation and assurance services: Reassurance Review at £750 for internal methodology sense-check. Reassurance+ at £1,950 ex VAT for senior specialist report review. Independent Assurance from £5,950 for accredited third-party ISO 14064-3 aligned review. Professional services revenue alongside software subscriptions.
4. LCA consulting (project-based): LCA Lite consulting engagements for product carbon footprinting, delivered as a 4-week project partnership. Example engagement with Topl delivered lifecycle emissions analysis for new product line.
5. Emissions API: Embeddable carbon data API for developers and product teams, part of EcoHedge's API product line for integrating carbon calculations into third-party products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EcoHedge sells a cloud-based carbon reporting SaaS platform (EcoHedge Express) that automatically calculates Scope 1, 2 and relevant Scope 3 emissions for UK small and medium businesses by ingesting transactions from connected accounting systems such as Xero and QuickBooks. It generates audit-ready, SECR-, GHG Protocol-, ISO 14064-1- and PPN 006-aligned carbon reports and supplementary modules (Carbon Reduction Plans, Emissions API, Data Explorer), and complements the software with paid expert validation, assurance and lifecycle analysis services.

Product overview

EcoHedge is a carbon accounting SaaS platform for UK small and medium enterprises. The core offering consists of EcoHedge Express, an automated carbon reporting product that generates Scope 1, 2 and relevant Scope 3 emissions reports aligned with GHG Protocol, SECR and PPN 006 standards. This is supported by specialized modules including Carbon Reduction Plans for public sector compliance and the Emissions API for developer embedding. Free diagnostic tools (Sustainability Authority Checker, Carbon Reporting Timeline Simulator, Green Loan Readiness Check) serve as lead-generation and education tools. Expert validation services provide human review of carbon reports. The Data Explorer provides public access to 50,000+ emission factors. All products connect to accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks) via API integrations for automated data import.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EcoHedge Express: Automated carbon reports for SMEs providing Scope 1, 2 and relevant Scope 3 emissions reporting aligned with GHG Protocol, SECR and PPN 006.
• EcoHedge Experts
• Carbon Reduction Plans
• Emissions API
• Data Explorer

Products and services

• EcoHedge Express Cloud-based SaaS carbon reporting platform for UK small and medium enterprises that automatically calculates emissions from Xero, QuickBooks or CSV-uploaded transactions and generates audit-ready, SECR- and PPN 006-aligned reports in under an hour.
• Carbon Reduction Plans Standalone module that generates PPN 006 compliant Carbon Reduction Plans for UK suppliers bidding on public sector tenders, with reusable reporting baselines to satisfy procurement evidence requirements.
• Emissions API Embeddable API that allows developers and product teams to integrate EcoHedge emissions calculations and 50,000+ factor database into their own software products.
• Data Explorer Web-based browsable database of 50,000+ emission factors across 261 countries with full audit metadata, supporting verification and methodology transparency for carbon calculations.
• EcoHedge Experts Validation Services Paid expert validation and assurance services for EcoHedge-generated carbon reports, with three tiers (Reassurance Review £750, Reassurance+ £1,950, Independent Assurance from £5,950) aligned to ISO 14064-3 for disclosure and regulatory readiness.
• LCA Lite Consulting Lifecycle analysis (LCA) consulting service that delivers product-level carbon footprint assessments and environmental reporting for new product lines, typically delivered as a 4-week project engagement.
• Sustainability Authority Checker Free public diagnostic tool that scans a company's website for sustainability claims, carbon evidence and trust signals, returning a 0-100 buyer-readiness score with practical recommendations.
• Carbon Reporting Timeline Simulator Free planning tool that produces a personalised, phased implementation roadmap for Scope 1, 2 and relevant Scope 3 carbon reporting, sized to team size, systems and operational complexity.
• Green Loan Readiness Check Free readiness assessment tool that evaluates an SME's evidence readiness for green business loan applications across categories including solar, EV, LED, refrigeration, insulation, heat pumps and machinery upgrades.

Quantifiable outcome

• Audit-ready carbon reporting in under 1 hour from raw data
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• XerocoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration via API. EcoHedge connects to Xero to automatically import financial transaction data for emissions calculation. Listed as a primary integration on the platform, featured in Growth tier with dedicated connection support.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration via API. EcoHedge connects to QuickBooks to automatically import financial transaction data for emissions calculation. Available as an API integration on the platform.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing provider used for subscription billing and payment collection. EcoHEdge processes customer payments via Stripe.
• Auth0coreTechnology or IntegrationAuthentication and identity management provider used for user authentication, access management, and team member access controls within the EcoHedge platform.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI services provider powering automated transaction categorisation, emissions insights, and AI-assisted carbon analysis within the EcoHedge platform. Used for anonymised data model training as stated in the privacy policy.
• ToplcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner4-week LCA Lite consulting partnership to analyse and report lifecycle emissions for Topl's new reusable cup product line. EcoHedge delivered 100% lifecycle coverage with a reusable model for ongoing environmental assessment. CEO Eleanor Humphrey praised the impact on decision-making.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Watershed: US-based enterprise carbon accounting platform covering Scope 1-3 reporting. Direct competitor in core carbon accounting SaaS, though typically serving larger enterprises than EcoHedge's UK SME focus.
• Sweep: Carbon accounting and ESG data platform serving mid-market and enterprise customers globally. Direct competitor on SaaS carbon reporting functionality, with stronger international footprint than EcoHedge.
• Persefoni: Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for enterprises and financial institutions. Direct peer in carbon accounting SaaS, focused more upmarket but functionally comparable on Scope 1-3 emissions.
• Greenly: Carbon accounting platform targeting SMBs and mid-market with automated data ingestion and similar SME-first GTM philosophy. One of the closest direct competitors to EcoHedge in customer segment and product approach.
• Plan A Earth: Berlin-based carbon accounting and decarbonisation SaaS for SMBs and enterprises. Direct European peer with overlapping SME focus, regulatory alignment (CSRD), and decarbonisation action plans.
• Emitwise: Carbon accounting software that uses AI to map financial transactions to emissions factors — a core methodological parallel to EcoHedge's AI transaction categorisation engine. Direct competitor on automation-led accounting data ingestion.
• Normative: Stockholm-based carbon accounting platform with strong Scope 3 and value-chain emissions capabilities. Direct competitor in software-led carbon accounting, with a comparable accounting-data-driven approach.

Broad incumbents

• Carbon Trust: Established global climate consultancy and standards body offering carbon footprinting, assurance, and advisory services. Broad incumbent that overlaps with EcoHedge's assurance and consulting offerings rather than core SME SaaS.
• South Pole: Global climate solutions provider combining carbon project development, advisory, and digital tools. Broad incumbent that intersects with EcoHedge's LCA and carbon reporting services at the high end of the market.
• ClimatePartner: European climate action company combining carbon accounting software with offset brokerage and consultancy. Broad incumbent with a software offering that overlaps EcoHedge's SME carbon accounting use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecohedgeHQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/26479602

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

M&A

Investments

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

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