Vendor profile · in its own words
Plan A: a carbon management platform, now part of Diginex
Plan A describes a carbon management platform that measures emissions and plans their reduction, with expert support on top; since January 2026 it has been owned by Diginex.
This profile uses only Plan A’s own pages, its acquirer’s release and the certifying body’s own register, read on 1 October 2026, and sets each against the UK rule it touches.
It gives no rating and no ranking; the target calculator and checklists below are for your own figures.
What it says it is
Plan A, as Plan A describes it
Plan A sells three tiers: Essential, a starting point to measure, report and reduce; Pro, with advanced reporting, API access and a customer success manager; and Enterprise, with personalised expert support and 500 suppliers included.
A Supply Chain+ module and an AI assistant it calls Gaia are optional on some tiers.
The decarbonisation side is what distinguishes the pitch: target setting, an action plan, internal carbon pricing and forecasting sit beside the inventory.
The offerings page calls it a “certified software platform”; the certificate behind that phrase is described below in the certifying body’s own words.
| Area | What Plan A’s offerings page lists |
|---|---|
| Carbon accounting | Data collection across Scopes 1, 2 and 3; methods “aligned to GHG Protocol”; automated calculations; custom emissions; multi-facility management; data tagging; an activity log; API |
| Reporting and analytics | Dashboards, charts, filters, an emissions report export and a narrative PDF report |
| Decarbonisation | Target setting, decarbonisation actions, action planning, internal carbon pricing, forecasting |
| CSRD reporting (add-on) | Step-by-step guidance, double materiality and gap analysis, ESRS data collection |
| Expert services | Carbon accounting, CSRD readiness, decarbonisation consulting, data migration |
Who stands behind it
A methodology certificate, then a new owner
Two facts about Plan A can be stated from parties other than Plan A.
First, TÜV Rheinland’s own Certipedia register lists a certificate for PlanA.Earth GmbH, ID 0000081059, with the scope “Corporate Carbon Footprint”.
The register’s text says the reviewer concludes that the CCF methodology (status March 2025) “is scientifically based and reflects the state of the art”, and that the data and approach for target setting are appropriate for the method’s goal and scope.
That is a review of a methodology; it does not verify any customer’s footprint, which is the job of a GHG verification under ISO 14064-3, explained on GHG verification standards.
Second, Diginex’s release says it closed its acquisition of PlanA.earth GmbH on 14 January 2026, for €3 million in cash and 6,720,317 ordinary shares valued at about €52 million.
Diginex describes the combination as linking its ESG reporting platform with Plan A’s carbon accounting and decarbonisation tools, so a buyer should ask which product it will contract for, and on whose roadmap.
- 2021TÜV Rheinland certificate announced
Plan A’s own news page: its Corporate Carbon Footprint methodology certified by TÜV Rheinland.
- Mar 2025Methodology status reviewed
Certipedia records the CCF methodology “(status March 2025)” as the version reviewed.
- 2 Dec 2025Acquisition announced
Diginex signs a memorandum of understanding to buy PlanA.earth GmbH.
- 14 Jan 2026Acquisition closed
€3m cash and 6,720,317 Diginex shares, about €55m in all (Diginex release).
Decarbonisation and carbon reduction planning
Target setting in the product — validation outside it
Searches for a decarbonisation platform or carbon reduction planning software reach this page, and Plan A’s decarbonisation module is aimed at exactly that job.
A target is only “science-based” once the SBTi has validated it, and the SBTi’s near-term criteria set what it must cover: at least 95% of Scope 1 and 2, and at least 67% of Scope 3 where relevant Scope 3 is 40% or more of the total.
The near-term target year falls five to ten years from submission, with a base year no earlier than 2015, and carbon credits never count as reductions.
The SBTi published its Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 on 11 June 2026; it takes effect on 1 February 2027, and until then version 1.3.1 governs.
The calculator beside this works the minimum near-term cut under the SBTi’s absolute contraction approach, on your own base-year figures; the full rules are on science-based targets.
For a UK government supplier, the reduction plan that is actually asked for is the PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan, set out on the Carbon Reduction Plan page.
Minimum near-term cut · absolute contraction, April 2026 method
Base-year emissions (tCO2e)
Most-recent-year emissions (tCO2e)
| Target | Rate a year | Cut 2025–2030 | Target-year tCO2e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | 4.20% (floor) | 21.0% | 4,740 |
| Scope 2 | 6.67% | 33.3% | 2,667 |
| Scope 3 covered (well-below 2°C) | 3.00% | 15.0% | 23,375 |
Method Appendix to the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V1.3.1 (April 2026), Table 2 and Equations 1–6; checks from the Corporate Near-Term Criteria V5.3.1 (C4, C6, C13, C14, R7).
A minimum ambition for separate scope 1 and scope 2 targets, not a validated figure — the tools in the Validation Portal do the official calculation.
Nothing you enter is stored or sent.
Plan A and SECR compliance
Not on the offerings page — the lines to ask for
SECR was not named on the Plan A offerings page read for this profile, though the platform measures the energy and emissions SECR is built from.
An unquoted company is in SECR when it exceeds at least two of the paragraph 20B qualifying conditions — “not more than” £36 million turnover, £18 million balance sheet and 250 employees.
Paragraph 20D then asks for UK energy use in kWh, emissions from gas, purchased electricity and transport fuel, at least one intensity ratio, the methodology, the principal efficiency measures and last year’s figures.
The government’s SECR guidance expects the UK conversion factors for the activity year, and Plan A’s methods are described as aligned to the GHG Protocol, so the factor set behind each UK line is the question.
The disclosure line by line is on the SECR reporting guide.
UK SRS and CSRD
An EU-built product, read against UK rules
Plan A’s regulatory add-on is for the CSRD, the EU regime whose scope Directive (EU) 2026/470 narrowed in 2026.
UK SRS was not named on the offerings page; UK SRS S1 and S2 were published by the Department for Business and Trade on 25 February 2026 for voluntary use.
Under the FCA’s PS26/19, 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, replacing the CP26/5 proposal of mandatory S2.
UK SRS S2 measures to the GHG Protocol and asks which of the fifteen Scope 3 categories are included, with location-based Scope 2.
The two standards are set out on UK SRS S1 and S2, and how they differ from the CSRD on CSRD and UK SRS compared.
Many mid-sized companies meet these rules second-hand, through a customer’s CDP supply-chain request rather than a regulator.
Your regimes
Plan A’s claims, against your own list
Tick the regimes that apply and the checklist lists each output they require, cited to the provision.
Underneath, it shows what Plan A’s own pages say for each regime, or that no claim was found.
The same list runs on the Climatise and Greenly profiles, so a mid-sized company can compare the written answers.
Step 1 · which regimes apply to you?
Step 2 · 12 outputs to see on a demo · 0 confirmed
What Plan A says on its own site
- SECR (unquoted / LLP): no claim found on the pages we read
- CSRD / ESRS: CSRD reporting listed among its offerings
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
Plan A’s offerings page sets out what each of Essential, Pro and Enterprise includes, with the CSRD module as an add-on and expert services as options, but publishes no figures.
This site does not estimate a price, so the entry reads Enterprise level · TBD.
The Enterprise tier includes 500 suppliers, so for a company planning supplier engagement the supplier count is a question to settle in the quote.
Demo questions
Six questions to put to Plan A
Each question tests one claim — Plan A’s, TÜV Rheinland’s or Diginex’s — against the provision or record it touches.
The last two are about the company rather than the software, and matter more after an acquisition.
Every vendor’s claims are compared on carbon reporting software.
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
Plan A, answered from its own pages
What is the Plan A carbon management platform?
Plan A describes a carbon management platform in three plans — Essential, Pro and Enterprise — covering data collection across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 with GHG Protocol-aligned methods, dashboards and report exports, and a decarbonisation module for targets, actions, internal carbon pricing and forecasting.
CSRD reporting is an add-on, and expert services are offered alongside.
Who owns Plan A?
Diginex Limited, a Nasdaq-listed company headquartered in London, says it closed its acquisition of PlanA.earth GmbH on 14 January 2026, for €3 million in cash and 6,720,317 ordinary shares valued at about €52 million — about €55 million in all — in exchange for all of Plan A’s equity.
What does Plan A’s TÜV Rheinland certificate cover?
TÜV Rheinland’s own Certipedia register lists a certificate for PlanA.Earth GmbH with the scope “Corporate Carbon Footprint”.
Its text records a review concluding that Plan A’s CCF methodology (status March 2025) is “scientifically based and reflects the state of the art”.
It concerns the methodology; it is not a verification of any customer’s footprint.
Is Plan A carbon reduction planning software?
Plan A’s decarbonisation module lists target setting, decarbonisation actions, action planning, internal carbon pricing and forecasting.
A target is only science-based once the SBTi validates it, and the SBTi’s near-term criteria set what a target must cover; the calculator on this page works the minimum cut on your own figures.
Does Plan A support SECR compliance in the UK?
SECR was not named on the Plan A offerings page read for this profile.
SECR is a directors’ report section for quoted companies and large unquoted companies and LLPs: UK energy in kWh, the emissions it creates, at least one intensity ratio, the methodology, the efficiency narrative and comparatives.
Ask to see that section produced from your own data.
Does Plan A support UK SRS?
UK SRS was not named on the Plan A offerings page.
UK SRS S1 and S2 are voluntary standards; under FCA PS26/19, 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.
Ask whether Plan A or Diginex maps disclosures to UK SRS by name.
What is the best carbon solution for a mid-market company?
This site does not rank vendors, because nobody here has tested them.
Start from the regimes that apply to you — SECR, a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan, a customer’s CDP request — list the outputs each requires, and see each vendor produce them on your own data.
How much does Plan A cost?
Plan A’s offerings page describes Essential, Pro and Enterprise plans, an optional CSRD add-on and optional expert services, but publishes no figures (read 1 October 2026). This site records it as Enterprise level · TBD.
Sources
Primary sources
Plan A’s and Diginex’s pages are cited only for what each says about itself; TÜV Rheinland is cited for its own register.
Every regulatory statement traces to the instrument’s owner.
- Plan AOfferings — Essential, Pro and Enterprise
Plan contents, the CSRD add-on and expert services; no figures. Vendor’s own material.
- TÜV Rheinland (Certipedia)PlanA.Earth GmbH, certificate ID 0000081059 — Corporate Carbon Footprint
The certifying body’s own register entry and its review wording.
- Plan APlan A is TÜV Rheinland certified (2021)
Plan A’s own announcement of the first certificate. Vendor’s own material.
- Diginex LimitedDiginex closes acquisition of PlanA.earth GmbH (14 January 2026)
The acquirer’s own release: closing date and consideration.
- legislation.gov.ukSI 2008/410, Schedule 7 paragraph 20B
The SECR qualifying conditions for unquoted companies.
- legislation.gov.ukSI 2008/410, Schedule 7 paragraph 20D
The SECR disclosures.
- GOV.UK (DESNZ, Defra)Environmental Reporting Guidelines, including SECR requirements
The government SECR guidance.
- Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroGovernment conversion factors for company reporting
The UK factor sets.
- Department for Business and TradeUK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2
Published 25 February 2026 for voluntary use.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityPS26/19 — final rules
Comply or explain for listed companies from 2027.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityCP26/5 — consultation page
The proposal the final rules changed.
- Science Based Targets initiativeSBTi
Near-term criteria; target validation.
- Science Based Targets initiativeCorporate Net-Zero Standard V2
Published 11 June 2026; not yet in force.
- GHG Protocol (WRI, WBCSD)Corporate Standard
The basis Plan A says its methods align to.
- GHG Protocol (WRI, WBCSD)Scope 3 Standard
The fifteen categories.
- EUR-LexDirective (EU) 2026/470 (Omnibus I)
The narrowed CSRD scope.
- CDPCDP
A voluntary disclosure system.