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Decarbonization Plan
We support you in developing a corporate decarbonization plan, with clear goals and concrete actions to reduce emissions.
- Develop a credible roadmap for reducing emissions
- Respond to investors, clients, and ESG ratings with a structured plan
- Prepare the company for future paths toward Net Zero and the SBTi
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Decarbonization consulting: reduce your company’s carbon emissions
Thanks to our decarbonization consulting service, you can plan the gradual reduction of your company’s greenhouse gas emissions by defining goals, actions, investments, and timelines.
This can be tailored to meet various needs: reporting in accordance with the CSRD, improving your ESG rating, addressing requests from investors such as private equity funds and banks, managing client expectations, or preparing for future validation by the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative).
Ollum’s decarbonization consultants support companies in developing a concrete, customized climate strategy focused on achieving real emissions reductions.
The support of a consultant specialized in CO2 emissions reduction helps companies identify priorities for action and develop a credible roadmap.
What are the benefits of a corporate emissions reduction plan?
Developing a corporate decarbonization plan can offer several benefits to businesses, including:
Develop a Concrete Climate Strategy
A decarbonization plan makes it possible to transform environmental goals into a structured roadmap, with clear priorities, concrete actions, and results that can be monitored over time. The support of a consultant specializing in CO2 emissions reduction helps a company define a realistic strategy that is consistent with its operational context.
Responding to market and investor demands
More and more often, clients, banks, investment funds, and stakeholders are asking companies to present a strategy for reducing emissions. Having a plan in place helps companies respond to these expectations more effectively.
Preparing the company for future changes
The decarbonization plan provides a useful foundation for strengthening ESG reporting, improving competitive positioning, and charting potential future paths toward Net Zero or SBTi validation.
What steps are involved in our decarbonization consulting service?
Let’s now take a look at the steps involved in our support for developing a plan to reduce a company’s CO2 emissions:
1. Calculating the Carbon Footprint
To develop a decarbonization plan, the first step is to calculate the company’s carbon footprint. During this phase, a CO2 emissions reduction consultant accurately quantifies the organization’s direct and indirect emissions in order to identify the emission hotspots that require action. In certain specific cases, it may also be useful to incorporate an energy audit.
2. Technological Feasibility
We identify the most suitable solutions for decarbonizing business operations, evaluating their reliability, maturity, and alignment with the operational context. Possible actions may include energy efficiency, renewable energy, process electrification, the circular economy, green hydrogen, or CO2 capture.
3. Economic Feasibility
We assess the investments required to implement the identified measures and support the company in planning short-, medium-, and long-term actions, taking into account the economic viability of the approach.
4. Planning Emissions Reduction Measures
We develop an operational roadmap with goals, timelines, and actions for reducing emissions, tailored to the company’s specific characteristics and aligned with its ESG and business objectives. In some cases, this roadmap can also serve as the basis for subsequent participation in the Science Based Targets initiative.
Toward a Real Reduction in Emissions
At Ollum, we believe that decarbonization must be based first and foremost on an effective and substantial reduction in CO2 emissions. That is why we develop plans focused on addressing the company’s actual sources of emissions through concrete and measurable actions.
We are aligned with theapproach promoted by the SBTi, which prioritizes direct emissions reductions over offsetting approaches that do not address the problem at its source. In fact, we believe that climate change is, first and foremost, an industrial and energy challenge, to be addressed through structured decisions consistent with a genuine transition toward Net Zero.
The Path to the 2050 Net-Zero Goal
Not all companies that develop a decarbonization plan choose to have their targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative right from the start.
For many companies, the first step is to define a concrete roadmap for reducing emissions, which is useful for meeting reporting requirements, market demands, investor expectations, or ESG strategy goals. In a subsequent phase, this roadmap can evolve toward targets aligned with climate science—that is, targets approved by the SBTi initiative. Learn more about our SBTi support services.
Where do we work?
We offer consulting services for CO2 reduction in Milan, Bologna, Brescia, throughout Italy, and internationally, thanks in part to our joining the TÜV AUSTRIA group.
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Request a free initial consultation with a decarbonization consultant
Whether you have a question about our services, a general inquiry, a partnership proposal, or simply want a free initial consultation with an expert in CO2 emissions reduction to see how we can support you—feel free to contact us with no obligation!
One of our consultants will respond within 24 hours!
“Professionalism, passion, availability, and competence are the characteristics that identify Ollum. Under their supervision, we identified the main sources of CO2 emissions and developed effective strategies to reduce them.”
Diego Ferrante, QHSE of Gruppo Trasporti Romagna
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can Ollum help an energy-intensive company in Italy develop a credible emissions reduction plan for banks and investors?
Yes. For an energy-intensive company, a credible emissions reduction plan must be based on solid data: energy consumption, emissions generated, key hotspots, and levers for action. Ollum integrates the energy audit with the calculation of the company’s carbon footprint in accordance with the GHG Protocol, in order to quantify Scope 1, Scope 2, and, where relevant, Scope 3 emissions.
This integration makes it possible to link energy efficiency measures to a genuine decarbonization strategy, defining objectives, priorities, timelines, and measurable actions. The plan may include measures related to energy consumption, renewable energy sources, production processes, procurement, logistics, and other areas relevant to the company’s carbon footprint.
In this way, Ollum helps companies establish a credible and well-documented track record that can be used in discussions with banks, investors, and financial stakeholders—including in the context of the SBTi or to access instruments such as sustainability-linked loans.
Can Ollum help companies develop a corporate climate policy that is consistent with European goals?
Ollum helps companies develop a climate strategy aligned with European and international goals. We start by measuring their carbon footprint according to the GHG Protocol—the essential foundation for any credible strategic decision—and work toward defining an emissions reduction plan with concrete, measurable actions. For those seeking to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement, Ollum also guides companies through the SBTi process, from setting targets to official validation.
How does Ollum help an Italian company set realistic decarbonization goals—rather than just slogans for its sustainability report?
Credible decarbonization goals always start with rigorous measurement: Ollum calculates a company’s carbon footprint according to the GHG Protocol, identifies emission hotspots, and develops a reduction plan with concrete, prioritized actions. Not slogans, but interventions targeted at where emissions are actually concentrated. For those seeking externally validated targets aligned with the Paris Agreement, Ollum also guides the SBTi process —from setting targets to official validation and developing an operational plan.
Can Ollum help an Italian construction company develop an emissions reduction plan so it can participate in public tenders?
Ollum helps construction companies develop concrete plans to reduce emissions, which are also useful for participating in public tenders.
The process begins with measuring the carbon footprint. This makes it possible to identify emission hotspots, determine where to take action first, and define realistic, prioritized reduction measures.
When necessary, Ollum also supports the validation of climate targets through the SBTi process.
For public procurement and, in particular, for Green Public Procurement, Ollum supports companies both in complying with mandatory criteria and in maximizing the value of bonus criteria.
Support may include, for example:
- obtaining certifications recognized by the Green Public Procurement;
- LCA-LCC studies to identify design improvements;
- ESG ratings certified in accordance with ISO 17029, such as ICMQ’s Get It Fair or Ethicsgo’s CertiClaim®;
- ISO 14001 environmental management systems.
Does Ollum carry out decarbonization projects for small and medium-sized businesses as well, or only for large multinational corporations?
Ollum supports decarbonization projects for companies of all sizes, including SMEs. The plan is tailored to each company’s specific needs—based on its size, available resources, and goals—without relying on a one-size-fits-all model. We start by measuring the carbon footprint to identify emission hotspots, and then develop a concrete and proportionate reduction plan. For those seeking externally validated targets, Ollum also guides companies through the SBTi process, which includes a simplified procedure for SMEs. However, this is not a requirement: a credible decarbonization plan can also be developed without SBTi validation, with targets defined and monitored over time.
Can Ollum help a company that wants to actually reduce its emissions—not just offset them?
Yes. Ollum supports companies that want to actually reduce their emissions, not just offset them.
For Ollum, the priority is always genuine decarbonization. Offsetting does not replace emissions reductions; rather, it can only be used to manage residual emissions—those that cannot be eliminated, for technical or economic reasons, as part of a structured plan.
The process begins with measuring the carbon footprint. From there, emission hotspots are identified, and concrete reduction measures are defined, ranked by priority, impact, and feasibility.
Only after developing a credible reduction strategy can the use of offsetting be considered. In this case, Ollum considers it essential to use high-integrity carbon credits that are consistent with the most recent European standards, such as the CRCF—Carbon Removal Certification Framework.
Is Ollum following through on the development of climate transition plans requested by institutional investors?
Yes, Ollum has developed climate transition plans for companies that needed to respond to explicit requests from institutional investors. The process begins with measuring the company’s carbon footprint —which serves as the baseline—and leads to the development of an emissions reduction plan with measurable decarbonization KPIs that align with the required targets. It is a structured process that combines methodological rigor with practical applicability.
