Vendor profile · in its own words
Normative: what it says it does, against UK requirements
Normative describes itself as a carbon accounting platform whose engine maps business activities to emission factors, calculates Scopes 1, 2 and 3, and supports reporting for CSRD, SECR and other disclosures.
This profile quotes only Normative’s own published pages, read on 30 September–1 October 2026, and sets each claim against the UK requirement it touches.
It is not a review or a rating; the questions at the end are the ones to put on a demo.
What it says it is
Normative, as Normative describes it
Normative presents itself as a carbon accounting engine first: it extracts calculations from business data, shows emissions hotspots, and plans reductions against targets.
Its pricing page describes the calculation as a hybrid of spend-based and activity-based methods built on the GHG Protocol Corporate and Scope 3 Standards, and says each figure shows the factors, databases and conversions applied.
It offers two plans, Essential and Premium, the second adding data management, value-chain engagement and reduction planning.
Normative’s own account says its engine underwent an evaluation by TÜV SÜD against ISO/IEC 25051 and the GHG Protocol; the word both parties used is evaluation, which is a different claim from certification or accreditation.
Normative’s pages also carry performance statistics and statements about its advisers; this profile does not repeat them, because a vendor’s own page is evidence of its features and prices, not of results.
| Feature, in Normative’s words | Where |
|---|---|
| A “proprietary implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard and Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standards” | Pricing |
| An emissions database of 349,000 emission factors | Pricing |
| AI-powered matching of business activities to emission factors | Platform |
| Calculation transparency: factors, databases, conversions and inflation corrections shown | Pricing |
| “One-click reporting to support with CSRD, SECR, and other leading disclosures” | Platform |
| Financed emissions under Scope 3 Category 15; FLAG emissions | Pricing |
| Supplier engagement initiatives and surveys (“the Carbon Network”) | Platform |
Normative and SECR compliance
“One-click” SECR — against Schedule 7
Normative lists SECR among the disclosures its reporting suite is built for, and publishes a UK customer story about SECR data and a Carbon Reduction Plan.
SECR’s lines are set by Part 7A of Schedule 7: energy in kWh, emissions from gas, transport fuel and purchased electricity, at least one intensity ratio, the methodology, the efficiency narrative where measures were taken, and last year’s figures.
A company under 40,000 kWh states that it is not disclosing the figures for that reason, and a one-click report should print that statement rather than nothing.
A large factor database needs one discipline for UK reporting: the UK government conversion factors for the activity year — a 2024 year on the 2024 set — with the year recorded on each figure.
The disclosure is walked through on the SECR reporting guide.
Normative as a carbon accounting platform
The engine, read against the GHG Protocol
Normative says its engine implements the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and the Scope 3 Standard.
The Corporate Standard’s Chapter 9 turns into a software specification: the consolidation approach stated, gross Scope 1 and 2 kept apart from offsets, gas-level data, a base year with a recalculation policy, biogenic carbon dioxide outside the scopes, and exclusions with reasons.
The Scope 3 Standard requires all fifteen categories to be accounted for, with exclusions disclosed and justified; Normative’s categorical upload by scope and category is the kind of structure that supports it.
The test on a demo is the upgrade path: move one category from spend-based to supplier data and see whether the rest stays as it was, with the method recorded per category.
For financial institutions, Normative lists financed emissions under Category 15; UK SRS S2 asks for the methodology used and prescribes no formula.
The mechanics requirement by requirement are on GHG reporting software.
Normative and IFRS sustainability standards
UK SRS and the FCA’s rules — what to ask to see
Normative’s pages name CSRD and SECR; IFRS and UK SRS were not named on the pages we read.
UK SRS S1 and S2 are voluntary standards, and listed companies in UKLR 6, 14, 15, 16 and 22 report against them on a comply-or-explain basis for periods from 1 January 2027 under the FCA’s PS26/19, which replaced the CP26/5 proposal.
UK SRS S2 asks for location-based Scope 2, a split of Scope 1 and 2 between the consolidated group and other investees, and the Scope 3 categories included, and a listed company that does not meet S2 in full explains which requirements, why and the steps planned.
The FRC’s sustainability FAQs follow how the standards are applied; the standards themselves are on UK SRS S1 and S2, the mechanics on UK SRS compliance, and the dates on the register of S1 and S2 dates.
No UK regime requires assurance; where it is wanted, sustainability assurance explains what an engagement involves.
Carbon Reduction Plans
PPN 006: five Scope 3 categories, not fifteen
Normative’s customer story concerns a Carbon Reduction Plan under PPN 06/21, the note that applied to procurements before 24 February 2025; PPN 006 applies to procurements from that date.
The PPN 006 Technical Standard asks for Scope 1 and 2 in full plus five Scope 3 categories — upstream and downstream transport and distribution, waste, business travel and employee commuting — and a commitment to net zero by 2050.
It is a condition of bidding for in-scope central government contracts above £5 million a year, not a general legal duty, so a platform that produces a Carbon Reduction Plan should produce exactly that subset.
Your regimes
Normative’s claims, regime by regime
The checklist beside this builds the outputs your regimes require, each cited to its provision, and shows what Normative’s own pages say for each regime you tick.
Where no claim was found, that is a question for Normative, not a finding about the product.
Every vendor side by side is on carbon reporting software, and CDP keeps its own directory of accredited providers for anyone reporting there.
Step 1 · which regimes apply to you?
Step 2 · 12 outputs to see on a demo · 0 confirmed
What Normative says on its own site
- SECR (unquoted / LLP): “One-click reporting to support with CSRD, SECR, and other leading disclosures”
- PPN 006: A customer story on SECR data and a Carbon Reduction Plan under PPN 06/21
Vendor pages read 30 September–1 October 2026.
A missing claim is a question to ask, not evidence of a missing feature.
Outputs are the duties in the cited provisions; the demo tests are our reading of them.
Nothing you tick is stored or sent.
Pricing
Price: Enterprise level · TBD
Normative’s pricing page sets out what Essential and Premium include but publishes no figures, so this site lists it as Enterprise level · TBD.
Normative says a full baseline including Scope 3 takes eight to twelve weeks; that is its statement about its own product.
Ask for a three-year cost at the plan you would need, including supplier engagement and any advisory time.
Demo questions
Six questions to put to Normative
Demo questions · tick the ones you need
The pass tests are our reading of the cited provisions.
Nothing you tick is stored or sent.
Frequently asked
Normative, answered from its own pages
What is Normative?
Normative describes itself as a carbon accounting platform: an engine that maps business activities to emission factors and calculates Scope 1, 2 and 3, dashboards for hotspots, supplier engagement through what it calls the Carbon Network, reduction planning and one-click reporting to support CSRD, SECR and other disclosures.
Does Normative support SECR compliance in the UK?
Normative says its reporting suite is built for SECR, CSRD and more, and it publishes a UK customer story about SECR data.
SECR’s directors’ report needs energy in kWh, emissions from fuel and purchased electricity, at least one ratio, the methodology, the efficiency narrative where measures were taken, comparatives, and a statement where consumption was 40,000 kWh or less; ask to see each.
What calculation methodology does Normative use?
Normative says its engine is a proprietary implementation of the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard, using a hybrid of spend-based and activity-based data, with a database it puts at 349,000 emission factors and a view of which factors, databases and conversions were applied to each figure.
Is Normative certified by TÜV SÜD?
No — it was evaluated.
Normative’s own account says it voluntarily underwent an independent evaluation by TÜV SÜD against ISO/IEC 25051 and the GHG Protocol, and that TÜV SÜD confirmed the software meets its evaluation requirements.
An evaluation is a different claim from a certification or an accreditation.
Does Normative handle financed emissions?
Normative’s pricing page lists financed emissions for financial institutions under Scope 3 Category 15.
UK SRS S2 asks asset managers, banks and insurers for additional financed-emissions information and the methodology used, but prescribes no formula; PCAF is the market convention, not a requirement.
How much does Normative cost?
Normative’s pricing page describes Essential and Premium plans without figures (30 September–1 October 2026). This site lists it as Enterprise level · TBD.
How long does a Normative baseline take?
Normative says a full carbon baseline, including Scope 3, takes eight to twelve weeks. That is the vendor’s statement about its own product.
Sources
Primary sources
Normative’s own pages are cited only for what Normative says about itself.
Every regulatory statement traces to the instrument’s owner.
- NormativeCarbon accounting platform
The engine, supplier engagement and one-click reporting. Vendor’s own material.
- NormativePricing — Essential and Premium plans
Plan contents and the feature list, no figures. Vendor’s own material.
- NormativeCarbon calculation engine evaluated by TÜV SÜD (10 October 2025)
An evaluation against ISO/IEC 25051 and the GHG Protocol. Vendor’s own account.
- legislation.gov.ukSI 2008/410, Schedule 7 Part 7A
The SECR lines.
- Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroGovernment conversion factors for company reporting
The UK factor sets.
- Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2024
An earlier set, for 2024 activity data.
- GHG Protocol (WRI, WBCSD)Corporate Standard
The standard Normative says its engine implements.
- GHG ProtocolScope 3 Standard
The fifteen categories.
- Department for Business and TradeUK SRS S1 and S2
Voluntary standards, published 25 February 2026.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityPS26/19 — final rules
Comply or explain for listed companies from 2027.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityCP26/5 — the consultation
The proposal the final rules changed.
- Financial Reporting CouncilSustainability reporting developments — FAQs
How the standards are being applied.
- Cabinet OfficePPN 006 Technical Standard
Scope 1 and 2 plus five Scope 3 categories.
- CDPAccredited Solutions Providers directory
Where CDP lists the providers it accredits.