DATA AUTHENTICATION

The need for real-time data authentication

There is a growing demand for real-time data authentication, driven by a complex, rapidly changing regulatory environment as well as consumer and investor expectations.

Enhanced Security and Compliance

Until now, carbon accounting has typically used aggregated historical data, which is prone to bias, inaccuracies and interference. By capturing and verifying data directly at the source using cryptographic methods, businesses can protect the integrity of their carbon data and satisfy regulatory requirements.

Accurate, Immediate Decision-making

Real-time authenticated data enables more precise and informed decisionmaking regarding environmental impact at every stage of production. This intelligence improves the overall accuracy of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and other carbon accounting processes, enhancing both operational efficiency and competitive positioning.

Transparency

Independent data authentication prevents human interference or augmentation, ensuring that the data used in carbon accounting is both verifiable and reliable. This transparency builds credibility with regulators, certifiers and consumers by demonstrating a commitment to rigorous and honest environmental reporting.

THE CHALLENGE

The challenge of carbon emissions reporting

Carbon emissions reporting requirements – including Scope 1, 2 and 3 Reporting – present businesses with a number of complex challenges.

Scope 1 reporting: Tracking and reporting of direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by a company.

Scope 1 reporting is a critical component of a company’s overall carbon footprint and is often required for regulatory compliance, environmental reporting, and sustainability initiatives.

Challenges
  • Accurate tracking of diverse direct emissions sources, such as fuel combustion and fugitive emissions
  • Ensuring compliance with varying regulatory standards.
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Scope 2 reporting: Tracking indirect greenhouse gas emissions from the consumption of purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling that a company uses in its operations.

Challenges
  • Accurately attributing emissions from purchased energy, especially when dealing with multiple energy providers.
  • Regional variations in emission factors.
  • Consistent reporting across all operations.

Scope 3 reporting: Tracking all other indirect greenhouse gas emissions that occur throughout a company’s value chain, including those from suppliers, product use, transportation, and waste disposal.

Challenges
  • Requires collecting and verifying data across the entire value chain, including suppliers, distributors, and customers.
  • Difficult to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
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Across Scope 1, 2 and 3 reporting, the consistent challenges are:

Accurate, transparent and verified data.
Consistent standards for measurement and reporting.
Navigating a complex and varied range of regulatory requirements.
Carbon accountability
HOW BLOCKCHAIN CAN HELP

How emerging blockchain technology can help

The latest innovations in blockchain technology make it possible to address significant challenges to carbon emissions measurement and reporting by:

Ensuring accurate and independently verified real-time data collection across all emission sources.

Providing transparency while allowing companies to maintain the privacy and security of their information.

Enabling more consistent standards for measurement and reporting.

Zero-knowledge rollup technology is an emerging blockchain technology that leverages cryptographic proofs, known as zero-knowledge proofs, to improve the scalability, privacy, and efficiency of blockchain networks. Zero-knowledge rollups allow for the processing of transactions off-chain while still ensuring the validity proof remains on the main chain.

WHY ZEALAB

Why Zealab?

We’re a research and innovation lab dedicated to providing immutable proof of carbon data at the point of origin. We take pride in our global team of brilliant minds, all united by a single goal: to elevate industry standards for carbon data authentication.

Our core values—innovation, integrity, transparency, accountability, independence, and continuous improvement—drive everything we do. We aim to set the standard for excellence and empower businesses to achieve sustainable impact.

Meet the team