How access to BeZero's fundamental data has improved ERM's project screening efficiency
What they said
Accelerated project screening by significantly cutting assessment time.
Enhanced credit selection by using BeZero’s Project Fundamentals to quickly filter and assess high-impact projects.
Optimised resources by integrating analysis-ready datasets with in-house screening protocols
Silvana Claassen, Technical Director ERMBeZero's Project Fundamentals are found to play an important role in delivering screening outcomes within acceptable turnaround times. With seamless access to key parameters and risk insights, ERM is able to identify red flags associated with certain carbon projects in an efficient yet thorough manner - ensuring only high-quality credits make it onto ERM's portal.
Challenge
As sustainability ambitions grow, organisations look for expert guidance to navigate complex challenges. With over 50 years of experience, ERM helps clients turn their goals into action through strategic advice and practical solutions. A key part of their work in climate markets involves assessing carbon projects and associated carbon credits’ vintages to ensure they meet the high standards required for inclusion in ERM's credit portal. Assessing these projects requires rigorous screening. Leveraging BeZero’s rating analysis enables a streamlined approach and ensures only the most credible projects make it to the portal.
BeZero Platform
ERM has identified the benefit of leveraging Project Fundamentals on BeZero's platform to inform its own due diligence process for screening carbon projects. With the ability to filter through hundreds of projects based on key criteria, ERM’s integrity team can quickly narrow down options to a select few that meet their standards. This data-driven approach enables them to extract, compare, and interpret project details at various levels, whether evaluating individual projects, benchmarking against peer groups of similar projects, or analysing market trends. Leveraging BeZero’s fundamental data benefits the efficiency with which ERM can generate a quick and thorough understanding of the potential that a carbon project has for delivering high quality credits. This data contributes directly to the analytical processes involved with ERM's integrity screening of various projects, supporting informed decision-making when selecting projects for ERM's credit portal.
Impact
Leveraging BeZero’s Project Fundamentals supports ERM’s due diligence, enabling its integrity team to efficiently screen high-impact projects for its carbon credit portal. Instant access to digitised, sector-specific data has eliminated manual data extraction and supports transparent, defensible decision-making. By integrating analysis-ready datasets in-house, ERM has reduced costs, freed up internal resources, and enhanced screening efficiency. Due to a shortened turnaround time, ERM can confidently offer spot and forward contracts on high-integrity carbon credits, helping clients make informed and effective carbon market transactions.
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