Which Firms are Recognised in Verdantix’s Green Quadrant?

Organisations are putting increasing amounts of resources into carbon management strategies, aiming to decarbonise their operations and global supply chains.

Firms are also adopting commercial carbon management software solutions, helping to collect and analyse emissions data.

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: Enterprise Carbon Management Software 2026 report shows insights about 21 of the top providers, highlighting eight firms which offer the most comprehensive solutions.

The featured companies are: Watershed, Sphera, Schneider Electric, Sweep, Cority, IBM, UL Solutions, Wolters Kluwer, SAP, Gravity, Benchmark Gensuite, Greenly, Persefoni, Normative, carbmee, Quentic, osapiens, Workiva, Position Green, Salesforce and Tango.

What is the green quadrant?

In the Green Quadrant report, Verdantix explains that many firms are moving from compliance-driven approaches to more operational decarbonisation, in order to comply with the changing regulatory landscape.

This shift is calling for more asset-level data collection and management, which can be provided by some of the firms in the top eight, including Cority, Gravity and Schneider Electric. 

For example, Cority provides real-time carbon data collection at site level, while Gravity and Schneider Electric can help organisations with integrated energy and carbon management.

Alessandra Leggieri, Senior Analyst at Verdantix, says: “As firms shift from reporting to operational decarbonisation, they need solutions that connect asset-level data, product-level emissions, supply chain information and corporate targets.

“Organisations are prioritising streamlined supplier engagement, stronger automation and platforms that embed sustainability insights into risk and financial decision-making. 

“Vendors that invest in agentic AI and deeper automation across products and supply chains will not only deliver more accurate emissions data, but set the pace in supporting firms to actively drive decarbonisation across their value chains.”

How does Sphera lead in the sector?

Sphera was named in the Leader category by Verdantix, which is the highest possible ranking.

It was assessed for its Integrated Sustainability approach that aims to help solve supply chain, product and corporate sustainability challenges.

The company achieved market-leading scores for capabilities including value chain emissions management, carbon emissions calculation, data acquisition and data management.

Paul Marushka, CEO and President of Sphera, says: “This recognition cements Sphera’s status as a market-leading provider of AI-powered Operational Intelligence in the value chain emissions space.

“As carbon management software capabilities continue to converge, Verdantix identifies product-level carbon management and AI-enabled functionality as key areas of differentiation in an evolving market, with Sphera standing out for its enterprise carbon intelligence solutions, combining scientifically rigorous methodologies, deep lifecycle assessment expertise and operational execution tools designed for complex global enterprises.”

Gravity's work in decarbonisation

Gravity has been recognised in the Green Quadrant, highlighted as an Innovator.

The company is emerging as a breakout player in enterprise carbon management, with its place on the Quadrant celebrating its market-leading capabilities.

Its software helps automate data ingestion challenges, using AI to extract sustainability and cost information from disparate sources across operations and supply chains.

Gravity's platform has been awarded Innovator status for its coverage of Scopes 1, 2 and 3, as well as its audit-ready sustainability reporting.

Watershed’s carbon management solutions

Another company recognised in Verdantix’s Green Quadrant is Watershed, which has also been named as a Leader.

Its position in the ranking highlights its strengths across the enterprise carbon management lifecycle, awarding its carbon emissions calculation engine and its calculation methodologies.

Watershed’s carbon emissions calculation engine is powered by more than 500,000 annually updated emission factors across 148 countries and 400 industries.

It was recognised for its more than 250 automated data-quality guardrails that can detect errors and identify anomalies across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 data.

Verdantix also praised Watershed’s supply chain tools, which combine customisable supplier surveys, engagement portals and an ESG database which covers more than 20 million firms.

Taylor Francis, Co-Founder of Watershed, says: “Carbon management is an operational challenge that touches every corner of global enterprises.

“We built Watershed to tame that complexity and turn sustainability into a business driver for our customers.

“We’re proud to be recognised as an industry leader by Verdantix for our work and we’re grateful to the customers who have trusted Watershed’s sustainability AI to power theirs.”