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Manufacturing
Process heat, purchased electricity and upstream materials dominate manufacturers' footprints — and the sustainable-finance opportunity is proportionally large.
Sustainability challenges
Where the pressure sits
- Volatile energy and fuel prices exposing operating margins.
- Rising CBAM and taxonomy pressure on cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser and hydrogen.
- Increasingly demanding customer scope-3 data requests through the value chain.
Sustainable finance opportunities
How capital can move
- Sustainability-Linked Loans priced against energy intensity or absolute Scope 1+2 targets.
- Green Loans for on-site renewables, electrification and process heat recovery.
- Grants and blended finance for hard-to-abate process innovation.
Typical emissions sources
Where the tonnes are
- On-site fuel combustion (Scope 1)
- Process emissions from chemistry, calcination, refining (Scope 1)
- Purchased electricity and steam (Scope 2)
- Purchased goods and raw materials (Scope 3.1)
- Upstream and downstream transport (Scope 3.4 / 3.9)
- Use of sold products (Scope 3.11)
Recommended KPIs
What to measure
- Absolute Scope 1+2 tCO₂e
- tCO₂e per tonne / unit produced
- kWh per unit output
- % renewable electricity
- % supplier coverage by primary-data emissions
Relevant regulations
What applies
- CSRDCSRD / ESRS
Mandatory sustainability disclosure for large manufacturers.
- CBAMEU CBAM
Border adjustment on cement, iron & steel, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity.
- IEDIndustrial Emissions Directive
Emissions and BAT requirements for large industrial installations.
How Redigo supports manufacturing
The Redigo Carbon operating system
Redigo Carbon ingests ERP, MES and utility data to produce an audit-ready Scope 1–3 inventory, orchestrates SLL and Green Loan documentation with independent reviewers, and turns the resulting data into board-grade transition plans.
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