Trusted Sustainability Data:
Sharing with Customers and Partners

THE CHALLENGE

A Major Automotive Company was preparing their CSRD report and needed sustainability data from their suppliers. Pressure from the OEM was felt by Tier 1 suppliers who pushed it down to the Tier 2 and Tier 3 level, who are smaller companies with significantly fewer resources.

The smaller suppliers needed straightforward and cost-effective support when preparing sustainability data, and the ability to automatically send it to their Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers through Catena-X or other supplier portals. To meet the automative industry standards, the suppliers needed to report:

• Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) – The summary metric of kg of CO2e per product unit sold
• Primary Data Share (PDS) – The share reported emissions in the PCF from original source data, not estimates
• Primary Data Quality (PDQ) – A score that represents the quality of data inputs, as measured by their freshness, granularity, context, issuer quality and so on

A lightweight, cost-effective solution was needed.

THE SOLUTION

Leveraging its AI-powered data preparation system, GLYNT.AI quickly automated sustainability data flows without a setup expense or delay. As a certified data service – GLYNT.AI itself has gone through a SOC 1 audit – GLYNT.AI has data quality tests built in. And, with ‘configurator’ options, GLYNT.AI easily customizes sustainability data for seamless flows. In sum, GLYNT.AI’s technology was built and ready to go.

To get started, the supplier provided an SFTP folder of source files. The files were unorganized, submitted in just one large drop. GLYNT.AI quickly ingested the files, mathematically fingerprinting each, and began the process of automation. In the first week, 95% of the files were processed and a first round of data returned to the customer. Duplicate submissions were noted.

Next, GLYNT.AI unpacked the remaining 5% of invoices – which were complicated multi-meter, multi-service, multi-location invoices – by coordinating the context and data output format with the customer. This extra step meant everyone knew what to expect.

The result was accurate, audit-ready sustainability data in the format required for data sharing in the automotive supply chain. The initial work of sustainability reporting and data sharing was accomplished in just a few weeks without hiring consultants or increasing headcount. Now the company receives automated monthly deliveries from GLYNT.AI.