Greenhouse Gas Modelling for NZ Businesses

Carbon Measurement + Management

We offer robust models for organisations of all sizes.

Our measurement programme is internationally recognised as best practice in its field. We leverage efficient processes to support comprehensive (scope 1-4) carbon measurement and draw on our expert expertise to account for carbon removals.

Our Services

  • Organisations

    Your carbon footprint represents the total greenhouse-gas emissions generated by your organisation’s activities over a year, expressed in carbon-dioxide equivalent (CO₂e).

    A carbon footprint establishes a baseline for measuring and managing emissions, revealing how your actions drive impact and guiding decarbonisation targets for a transition to a low-carbon future.

  • Building LCAs

    A building carbon footprint captures the total greenhouse gas emissions across a building’s lifecycle— including construction, operations, maintenance, and end-of-life. For existing buildings, it reflects actual performance; for those in design, it forecasts future impact.

    This assessment helps target high-impact areas, guide sustainable decisions and support emissions reduction and reporting.

  • Investments + Grants

    A carbon footprint for your investment or grant project represents the total greenhouse gas emissions from all activities and resources across its lifecycle.

    This measurement helps assess environmental impact and supports efforts to improve the project’s efficiency and resilience.

  • Product

    A product carbon footprint (PCF) is the total greenhouse gas emissions linked to your organisation’s products or services full lifecycle. This can cover a specific item or a category of offerings.

    It helps guide design decisions to reduce emissions and provides transparency for customers to understand the impact of their purchases for their own reporting.

  • Events

    An event carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas emissions generated from all activities before, during and after the event.

    This measurement can feed into your organisation’s overall footprint, support efficiency improvements, and provide the data needed to enable event-specific carbon offsetting.

  • Scope 4: Avoided Emissions

    Scope 4: Avoided Emissions accounts for emissions prevented through the use of a specific product or service. Unlike Scopes 1, 2, and 3, which track past emissions from operations and the value chain, Scope 4 looks at potential future savings.

    Measuring avoided emissions helps organisations evaluate the benefits of investing in sustainable solutions.

To learn more about our services, please contact us.

Are you ready to make tangible and meaningful progress?

Join our carbon management programme, TILT. 

TILT

Built for what’s next in emissions performance.

Get ready. You're about to change the game.

TILT is Aotearoa NZs first integrated programme enabling emissions measurement across products, buildings, investments, and organisations - but it doesn’t stop at measurement.


We go further to ensure you’re equipped for meaningful decarbonisation and performance.


TILT combines tech-enabled, full-scope emissions modelling, optimised data systems and stronger supplier engagement to unlock better carbon outcomes.

Annual Deliverables

TILT provides clarity and momentum across three key pillars:

Measure.

We do the heavy lifting- streamlining data collection and system design to deliver a clear, efficient, and accurate emissions profile tailored to your operations.

Reduce.

Our decarbonisation experts identify high-impact, achievable reduction opportunities aligned with your sector, goals, and constraints - ensuring ambition is grounded in practical delivery.

Report.

We provide annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reports aligned with international and national standards - supporting compliance, transparency and confident decision-making.

TILT builds internal capability through Carbon Confidence Workshops.


And for organisations seeking external validation, TILT can be combined with our Carbon Certification pathway for greater recognition and credibility.

Measurement & Management

FAQs

  • A greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is a detailed account of an entity’s emissions over a defined period. It includes Scope 1 (direct), Scope 2 (indirect from energy), and Scope 3 (value chain) emissions, aligned with standards like the GHG Protocol.

    • Scope 1: Direct emissions from owned/controlled sources (e.g. vehicles, boilers, fugitive gases).

    • Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased electricity or energy.

    • Scope 3: All other indirect emissions across the value chain (e.g. commuting, travel, procurement).

    • Scope 4: Not formally defined by the GHG Protocol but used to describe avoided emissions—those prevented through interventions (e.g. renewable energy replacing fossil fuels).

  • TILT, our flagship carbon management programme is designed to guide organisations through the full journey of emissions measurement, reduction, and action. TILT is built on international best practice and is supported by optional carbon certification to validate your progress and leadership.

    The programme uses tech-enabled systems to accurately measure and manage Scope 1, 2, 3, and avoided emissions (often referred to as Scope 4). Our integrated platform reduces reliance on assumptions and industry averages by incorporating supplier-specific data, emissions modelling, and remote sensing tools.

    We also help organisations account for carbon removals, enabling credible climate claims aligned with emerging standards. Our approach ensures high accuracy, cost-efficiency, and the flexibility to scale as your climate strategy evolves.

  • It helps organisations identify their climate impact, uncover reduction opportunities, comply with regulations, meet stakeholder expectations, and align with goals. It builds the foundation for meaningful action.

    • Avoidance: Preventing emissions (e.g. renewable energy projects).

    • Removals: Actively drawing down CO₂ (e.g. reforestation, direct air capture).

    • Offsets: Credits from projects that reduce/avoid/remove emissions elsewhere.

    • Insets: Reductions or removals within your own value chain (e.g. supplier engagement).

  • Decarbonisation is essential but not enough. To stay below 1.5°C, external action is critical. Voluntary carbon markets have mobilised billions for verified projects. Companies using high-quality credits are decarbonising faster than those that don’t. Offsetting is not a "license to pollute"—when done well, it accelerates net zero progress.

  • Projects must meet high rigourous third-party standards and permanently retired to avoid double counting. High-integrity credits also deliver biodiversity and community benefits.

    Are offets considered best practice?

    Yes- when paired with emissions reductions. Hard-to-abate sectors will require carbon removals, which must scale rapidly. The IPCC estimates we’ll need 5–16 GtCO₂/yr of removals by 2050. Carbon credits remain one of the most viable near-term tools to support that shift.

    Can The Lever Room help with carbon removals?

    Yes. Our Native Carbon Programme provides verified, high-impact removals. It uses field science and remote sensing, with co-benefits for ecosystems and communities.

    We also provide carbon MRV (Measurement Reporting and Verification) for a range of organisations including investors.