The Carbon Management Roadmap

Establishing data foundations is a critical first step, but many companies stall there, refining data quality long after those improvements stop delivering new value.

This white paper maps carbon management maturity across three pillars, from data foundations to costed decarbonization planning to integrated financial control.

What’s inside this 21-page white paper:

• The three pillars from carbon accounting to financial control. Data foundations, costed decarbonization planning and integrated financial control, with the standards and frameworks referenced for each pillar.
• The eight points where carbon management stalls, and how to fix each one. From chasing perfect data to integrating finance and carbon.
• A self-assessment to see where your company stands. Five questions covering data foundations, targets and actions, leadership, scenario planning and control.
• Key figures from current research. For example, the Horváth CSO Study 2026, based on more than 300 sustainability leaders with a DACH focus, shows that 74% have embedded sustainability in corporate strategy, while 25% have integrated it into financial planning.

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“A costed decarbonization plan may look different after underlying assumptions shift. Cozero’s tools now make it possible to evaluate multiple decarbonization routes against changing conditions.”

Helen Tacke, CEO and co-founder of Cozero

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