Carbonfact vs Hedgehog Carbon Platform

Carbonfact is an environmental data platform for apparel and footwear companies, covering carbon accounting, product life-cycle assessments, regulatory reporting, and decarbonization. Its Product LCA offering runs cradle-to-grave assessments across a full catalogue and 16 PEFCR impact indicators. Carbon Accounting provides a GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2, and 3 inventory, including activity-based Scope 3.1. The platform uses more than 150,000 fashion-specific emission factors and fills data gaps with automated heuristics and verified supplier data. Its integrations directory lists more than 58 connections, including Centric, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Snowflake, Tableau, and Power BI. Reporting options include Digital Product Passports, CSRD ESRS E1, CDP, Textile Exchange Materials Benchmark, and Better Cotton Initiative reports. A separate decarbonization add-on models product and company-wide reduction scenarios. Carbonfact says its methodology aligns with the GHG Protocol, ISO 14040/14044, and EU PEFCR, with annual peer review by PwC. It lists web and API access. Pricing is on request, while a free supplier plan covers environmental-data exchange and LCA verification. The company says a first audit-ready GHG Protocol report takes six weeks, and a full Product LCA data-granularity implementation takes about four months.

Hedgehog Carbon Platform is web software for organizations calculating business emissions and preparing reports. It records Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from operational data according to the GHG Protocol. Users enter data manually, upload sheets for AI analysis, and ask an AI guide about data sources; human GHG experts are also available for in-app support. The platform accommodates multiple business locations and sites, with dashboards spanning entities and activities, and role-based invitations for data owners, auditors, and managers. Reporting is presented for the GHG Protocol, PPN 006, and the CO2-Prestatieladder. Hedgehog says it can provide needed emission-factor databases and supports a range of industries, including construction materials, manufacturing, retail, health services, finance, and professional services. Its security measures include HTTPS, OAuth2, role-based access controls, and daily data backups; the company says its information security management system complies with ISO 27001 standards. A free plan covers five emission sources, one user, and one entity. Pro starts at €100 per month, billed annually; Expert starts at €1200 per month.