Positioning
Global Manufacturers are the production end of carbon data. The platform provides Global
Manufacturers across all jurisdictions with a unified channel for data entry, calculation,
verification, and compliance, enabling them to transform raw emissions data into audit-grade
Good Data within one working hour, stored in the Data Vault for Importers to access and
regulators to review.
Module 1: Registration & Identity Management
Global Manufacturers must complete platform registration, submitting basic corporate
information, facility lists, industry classification, and export destinations. The platform assigns
a unique identifier linked to all of the Global Manufacturer's facilities, product lines, and
emissions data, forming a complete corporate carbon identity profile. Identity information is
verified and recorded on-chain, ensuring immutability and end-to-end traceability.
Design Principle Alignment : Good Data begins with trusted identity. The Global
Manufacturer's unique identifier is the trust anchor for all of its carbon data.
Module 2: Facility-Level Emissions Data Collection
The platform guides Global Manufacturers through the entry of each production facility's direct
emissions (Scope 1), energy indirect emissions (Scope 2), and relevant precursor emissions
data, covering all CBAM commodity categories (steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers,
electricity, hydrogen). Data collection forms auto-adapt by industry, with embedded validation
rules that flag missing fields and anomalous values in real time.
Design Principle Alignment : Data collection is the starting point of the entire Good Data
chain. Through industry-adapted forms and real-time validation, the platform compresses
Global Manufacturers' data entry time to the minimum, serving the One-Working-Hour
objective.
Module 3: Methodology Selection & Emission Factor Matching
The platform offers multiple approved carbon accounting methodologies for Global
Manufacturers to choose from, including measurement-based and calculation-based methods.
The emission factor library covers officially published national values and industry defaults.
The system automatically recommends the most suitable emission factors based on the Global
Manufacturer's region and industry, while also allowing Global Manufacturers to upload their
own verified measured data to achieve higher data quality ratings.
Design Principle Alignment : Methodological transparency is the prerequisite for data
trustworthiness. The platform records not only emission values but also the methodology
choices and emission factor sources behind them, enabling regulators and Importers to fully
audit the logic of data generation.
Module 4: Carbon Footprint Calculation & Product Embedded Emissions
Based on facility-level emissions data and production volume data, the platform automatically
calculates the Specific Embedded Emissions for each product category, generating product
carbon footprint reports that meet CBAM requirements. The entire calculation process is fully
documented, covering allocation rules, system boundaries, and heat-electricity conversion
coefficients, ensuring calculations are reproducible and auditable.
Design Principle Alignment : Product embedded emissions are the core data point of CBAM
compliance. The platform automates complex carbon footprint calculations, enabling Global
Manufacturers to produce compliant data without deep carbon accounting expertise.
Module 5: Data Quality Tiering & Improvement Pathways
The platform assigns a quality rating to each data point, from lowest to highest: Default,
Estimated, Measured, and Verified Measured. The system provides Global Manufacturers with
clear data quality improvement pathway guidance, indicating the current rating and the
conditions required to reach the next tier, incentivising Global Manufacturers to continuously
improve data accuracy.
Design Principle Alignment : Good Data is not a single standard but a process of continuous
improvement. The tiering system enables Global Manufacturers to understand where their data
stands against global benchmarks and provides actionable directions for improvement.
Module 6: Third-Party Verification Integration
Global Manufacturers can directly commission accredited third-party verification bodies
(Services Providers) within the platform to conduct independent verification of their emissions
data. Upon completion, verified data is locked on the blockchain, its status updated to
"Verified," and automatically synchronised to the compliance workbench of linked Importers.
Design Principle Alignment : Verification is the critical step in elevating data from "selfreported"
to "trustworthy." The platform's built-in verification workflow eliminates the friction
cost of Global Manufacturers searching for verification bodies offline, accelerating Good Data
generation.
Module 7: Data Vault Storage & Sharing Authorisation
All verified emissions data is stored in the platform's Data Vault, accompanied by a complete
data processing history, methodology records, and verification conclusions. Global
Manufacturers can independently set data sharing permissions, determining which Importers
and which regulators may access their data, with sharing scope configurable down to the
product-line level.
Design Principle Alignment : The Data Vault is the ultimate destination of Good Data. Global
Manufacturers retain data sovereignty, while the platform provides secure storage and granular
authorisation mechanisms, striking a balance between data openness and privacy protection.
Module 8: Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance Support
The platform provides differentiated compliance guidance based on the Global Manufacturer's
home-country carbon pricing policies and export-destination carbon border mechanism
requirements. When a Global Manufacturer has already paid a carbon price in the country of
origin, the platform assists in recording and generating a carbon-price-paid certificate for use
by Importers in CBAM certificate deductions.
Design Principle Alignment : Global Manufacturers face not a single regulation but the
overlay of multiple carbon pricing systems. Through the multi-jurisdictional compliance
module, the platform enables Global Manufacturers to enter data once and satisfy compliance
requirements across multiple destinations.
Module 9: AI-Powered Assistance
The AI Shen Zhu Engine runs across the Global Manufacturer's entire operational workflow:
intelligently guiding data entry, automatically identifying data anomalies and gaps,
recommending optimal methodologies and emission factors, estimating product embedded
emissions, generating draft compliance reports, and providing multilingual regulatory
interpretation.
Design Principle Alignment : AI is the technological foundation of the One-Working-Hour
promise. Global Manufacturers need not become carbon accounting experts; AI embeds
professional knowledge into every operational step, lowering the threshold for Good Data
generation from "expert-level" to "universally accessible."