Frequently Asked Questions
Market trends
Why is Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) important?
- New CBAM financial penalties are tied to product (not company) emissions.
- Sourcing decisions at Customer’s Customer are done at the product level.
- Enables operational improvement decisions at product/line/machine levels.
- Current approaches are inaccurate and too expensive.
Is sustainability relevant today and in the long-term?
Frameworks and methodologies
Which GHG accounting frameworks and standards does your platform align with?
We support multiple GHG, ISO 14067:2018, CBAM, SBTi, CDP. BACUTI continues to add new methodologies. Customer can configure which methodology to apply.
Does your solution support multiple Scope 3 categories and calculation methodologies (e.g., mass-based, expense-based, distance-based)?
Does your system allow upload or customization of emission factor libraries?
Does your system support fetching supplier-specific emission factors?
Is your solution pre-loaded with verified and global emission factor databases (e.g. EcoInvent, DEFRA, GHG Protocol)?
BACUTI vs. LCA: How is BACUTI different from traditional LCA?
Security and Data Privacy
How is sensitive company and supplier data protected within your system? (Include data hosting location, backup, and access management if relevant)
- Supplier Data and Company Data are isolated with no overlap. Exchange of information is governed by fine grain access control that allows exchange of product carbon footprint over a secure but open protocol called PACT. Neither can access the others data without double opt-in.
- Data is protected by using encrypted Backups, Encryption at Rest and Encryption in Transit
- Access control with Mult-factor authentication and principle of principle of least privilege are in place
- We also have Access control monitoring, encryption, firewalls, implement segregation of duties and follow user provisioning standard procures.
- We use RBAC and JWT based authentication and access control procedures.
- We follow secure software development cycle, and secure coding techniques
Would you have cybersecurity certifications or other 3rd party audit reports
How do you separate my data from other customers' data?
Is there a complete audit trail for all data, calculations, and user activity?
Enterprise Deployments
Does BACUTI’S solution integrate with major ERPs (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and enable automated/manual data fetching?
Yes, BACUTI’S solution integrates with major ERPs (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and enable automated/manual data fetching.