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Developing a Decarbonization Strategy for Your Company

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We turn decarbonization into a practical pathway to Net Zero.

A decarbonization strategy translates climate goals into reliable business decisions. It shows where emissions occur, which reduction levers are realistic, and how to create an economically viable pathway to Net Zero. We support companies in developing a well-founded decarbonization strategy: from greenhouse gas accounting to reduction targets and action assessment, all the way to operational implementation. The result is a roadmap that integrates strategic priorities, economic feasibility, and external requirements.

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What is a Decarbonization Strategy?

A decarbonization strategy is a structured roadmap for systematically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Unlike a pure CO₂ balance or sustainability report, it primarily answers three practical questions:

Where do the significant emissions occur?
Which reduction targets are realistic and meaningful?
Which measures contribute how much within which timeframe?

The outcome is not a declaration of intent, but a solid decision-making basis with prioritized levers, intermediate targets, and an actionable decarbonization path. The goal of such a strategy is to progressively reduce emissions to the point where a company can achieve Net Zero in the long term.

What Does Net Zero Mean?

It refers to a state in which a company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions so far that any remaining emissions are offset only to a limited extent through credible removals.

For business practice, this means: reduction is the priority. Compensation or neutralization is not a substitute for a reliable decarbonization path, but should only be considered where emissions remain despite all measures taken.

Why a Decarbonization Strategy is Relevant Now

Strategic Advantages of a Net-Zero Strategy

From Accounting to Implementation: A decarbonization strategy translates emission data into prioritized actions, investments, and a realistic reduction pathway.
CO₂ Price as a Cost Driver: The pricing of CO₂ gradually makes fossil energy consumption more expensive, increasing the incentive to systematically reduce emissions.
Supply Chain and Competition: Instruments such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) make emissions data and reliable reduction pathways in affected supply chains more economically relevant.
Financing and Funding: A robust decarbonization strategy makes it easier to prepare for financing discussions and is a concrete requirement in certain funding programs – for example, in Germany’s KfW Program 292 for large companies or Switzerland’s ITINERO funding program, which requires a Net Zero roadmap according to the Climate and Innovation Act (KIG).

Legal Requirements for Decarbonization

EU – Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): Large companies will be required to disclose climate goals, actions, and a potential climate transition plan; if no plan exists, they must disclose whether and when such a plan will be introduced.
EU – European Banking Authority (EBA) Guidelines: From 2026, credit institutions must systematically manage ESG risks and develop specific plans for transition planning. This makes the transformation and decarbonization capability of companies more relevant in the financing environment.
Switzerland – Climate Reporting Ordinance (KlimaVO): Certain large companies must disclose climate-related information, including a transition plan aligned with Switzerland’s climate goals. If such a concept is missing, the principle of “Comply or Explain” applies.
Switzerland – CO₂ Act: Companies with reduction obligations must submit a decarbonization plan to the government and update it every three years. This plan is part of the requirements for exemption from the CO₂ levy.

Our Service: How We Develop Your Decarbonization Strategy

Capturing Emissions and Identifying Hotspots

A reliable data foundation is established when you have a CO₂ balance created for your company. We analyze your emissions across Scope 1, 2, and 3 according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and/or ISO 14064, identifying the key emission sources, levers, and priorities for further strategy development.

Setting Reduction Targets and Goal Architecture

Based on the emissions analysis, we develop a target system that integrates regulatory requirements, stakeholder expectations, and corporate ambition. Where appropriate, we align the goal architecture with recognized frameworks such as the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

Evaluating Measures and Developing a Reduction Pathway

We translate goals into concrete action options and evaluate measures based on emission impact, economic feasibility, implementability, and time-based realizability. This results in a prioritized decarbonization pathway with clear intermediate targets and solid decision-making foundations.

What You Will Receive at the End of Your Decarbonization Strategy

A structured analysis of your emission sources across Scope 1 to 3
Identification of key hotspots and reduction levers
A target image with short-, medium-, and long-term reduction goals
A prioritized action plan with economic classification
A realistic reduction pathway to Net Zero
A transition plan, if needed, for reporting, financing, and stakeholder communication

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From Decarbonization Strategy to Implementation

A decarbonization strategy creates real value only when it is implemented. Therefore, we support companies not only in developing goals and measures but also in embedding them operationally in daily practices. This includes, among others:

Monitoring: We measure progress along defined intermediate targets and regularly compare emissions data with the set goals.
Control: We continuously review the decarbonization pathway and adjust it as circumstances change.
Reporting: We prepare goals, measures, and results so that they are manageable internally and can be credibly communicated externally.
Compensation: We assess remaining residual emissions and properly classify suitable compensation or neutralization approaches.

For Which Companies a Decarbonization Strategy is Particularly Relevant

This service is especially relevant for companies that:

Have a target agreement for emission reductions to be exempt from the CO₂ levy (Switzerland)
Are preparing for climate-related reporting obligations
Want to build a climate or transition plan
Are being asked by banks, investors, or customers for emissions data and reduction targets
Already have a greenhouse gas balance but lack a prioritized action plan
Or need to address high Scope-3 shares in procurement, logistics, or the value chain.

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We help you develop a realistic reduction path and a solid action plan from emissions data – technically sound, regulatory-compatible, and operationally feasible.

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