Frequently asked questions

Avarni’s AI is a machine learning model trained to recognise which emission factors should be mapped to any spend data that it receives, with a high degree of accuracy. This automates what was a previously manual process. Think of it as a virtual analyst that does all the excel work you don’t want to do for you.

Avarni is built on the GHG Protocol, the global standard for carbon accounting which is compliant with all reporting frameworks, including CDP, GRI and TCFD.

The spend based method is the best method for understanding quickly where in your supply chain your focus for supplier enablement should lie. It is not meant to be the be all and end all of supply chain emissions measurement. Once you know which suppliers to focus on, more accurate data must be sourced from them directly, which can be done using Avarni’s Supplier Mobilization tools.

Avarni puts our tools into the hands of your suppliers, enabling them to measure & report their emissions even if they have never done so before. Your suppliers are empowered to take a step further and begin planning reduction initiatives & tracking their own supply chain emissions. This reflects them as a preferred supplier back to you, motivating suppliers to stand out from competition and providing you with more accurate data that you can use to make better decisions on how to decarbonize.

There is no manual mapping required — Avarni's AI can automatically recognise which emission factor a category should map to, since it has been trained on millions of lines of real procurement data.

Avarni sources its emission factors from government agencies such as EPA, NGER, DEFRA, and others from the GHG Protocol. For Scope 3, factors are also sourced from third parties such as EXIOBASE.

Avarni’s calculations completely disclose the emission factors that it uses, including the conversion factors themselves, the year, and source of factors. Avarni is unique in the market of carbon accounting in this way, and many other solutions do not offer this level of transparency. This means that all of Avarni’s calculations are fully auditable and exportable from the platform.

Avarni integrates with over 1,000 SaaS apps, databases, AI services, and APIs – including Coupa, Microsoft Power BI, NetSuite, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Xero, and more. So you can easily import your procurement spend data into Avarni, and get started on your carbon management plan.

In addition, data integration can be done using APIs that hook into Avarni’s platform on one end, and your platforms on the other end. The level of automation that can be done will depend on how flexible the APIs provided by your systems are — this can be more easily scoped out once we understand all the systems you'd like Avarni to interact with.

Avarni covers the Scope 3 categories 1-14, with specialised features to aid in the automatic calculation of Purchased Goods & Services, Capital Goods, Business Travel, Employee Commuting, Investments (Financed Emissions) and Upstream & Downstream Transportation & Distribution. Avarni does not cover category 15 (Investments); this requires manual input of emission calculation.

Yes – Avarni has capabilities to also track Scope 1 & 2. This is naturally necessary for us to provide to our customers' suppliers so our customers can get a supplier specific footprint (their Scope 3 is their suppliers' Scope 1 & 2).

Avarni’s company database includes information on 7 million public and private companies, from SMEs of 10 employees all the way up to enterprises. The dataset includes industries, employee sizes, headquarter locations, as well as any public statements that the company has made regarding their emissions reduction initiatives, as well as net zero targets they have disclosed.

Avarni’s AI methodology aligns with TCFD, GRI and GHG Protocol standards. The methodology has been tried and tested by multiple leading consulting firms such as Schneider Electric and KPMG. They have compared its results against their manual calculation processes in order to verify its accuracy.

Yes, all data can be exported out of the platform for use in reporting and other programs.

Avarni provides platform support, as well as implementation support, as part of the subscription. If you require support with coming up with a carbon reduction strategy, or with the initial data collection process, we have a partner network of consultants that we can refer you to.

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