Doing your carbon assessment yourself or with a consultancy?
Should you keep your carbon assessment in-house with software or entrust it to a consultancy? It depends on size, budget and complexity.
Consultancy: when it makes sense
A consultancy brings expertise on very complex scopes, specific sectors or a structuring first year. The trade-offs: high cost, dependence and an assessment sometimes hard to reproduce in-house the following year.
Software: autonomy and repeatability
Guided software lets you run the assessment in-house, update it easily and build skills, at a controlled cost. UltraCarbon is built for this: jargon-free guidance, automatic factors, regulatory exports and certification.
Frequently asked questions
Is the result reliable without a consultancy?
Yes, if the software relies on recognised factors (ADEME) and standards (GHG Protocol). The method is the same; the tool secures the calculations.
Can you combine both?
Yes: occasional support in the first year then internalising via software is a common, economical approach.