Siemens successfully connected SiGREEN, a trusted actuarial and traceability of Carbon footprints, with BayWa Carbon Connect, a carbon offset software
Make the carbon footprint of a product transparent throughout the supply chain by generating, reducing and offsetting carbon emissions
In the first application case, Siemens offsets the carbon emissions of part of the Simatic S7-1500 series at the Amberg plant
Siemens and BayWa cooperate to advance the application of low-carbon production in the industrial sector. As a key result of this collaboration, the two companies have successfully connected SiGREEN, a trusted actuarial and traceability of Siemens’ Carbon footprint, with BayWa Carbon Connect, a carbon offset software that helps industrial companies understand the carbon emissions of specific products throughout the supply chain and offset emissions. First, companies can use SiGREEN to calculate the true carbon footprint of their products throughout the supply chain and develop measures to reduce CO2 emissions. Second, BayWa Carbon Connect purchases carbon dioxide certificates from trusted climate protection projects to offset carbon emissions that cannot be reduced. For now, the collaboration has selected only carbon-curable types of projects, such as biomass or humus, as pilots.

During the project, Siemens worked closely with the Estainium Association to complete the design of the data interface and the selection of the climate protection project. Based on this, Siemens and BayWa will support the association’s goal of achieving net zero emissions in the industrial sector through digital technologies.

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Harmonized quality standards for climate protection projects

By combining the two software/solutions, business users can share information about emissions offsetting projects across the supply chain with other companies without limiting the data sovereignty of suppliers and sub-suppliers. This provides a digital means for companies to define and incorporate uniform quality standards for emissions offsetting projects in their own supply chains. Thanks to this, in the future manufacturers will be able to find out whether their suppliers’ products have achieved emissions offsets and their specific projects.

“The vision of this joint project is to establish a consistent, trusted and certified end-to-end process that covers the entire process from the generation of unavoidable carbon emissions to the final removal of those emissions from the atmosphere,” said Dr. Gunter Beitinger, Siemens Digital Industries Group.

Until now, a lack of transparency has prevented companies from fully trusting their supply chains with carbon neutrality and offsetting measures. “I believe that by bringing BayWa Carbon Connect and SiGRREN together, we can lay a solid foundation for a unified quality standard across our supply chain, which heralds a transformative step towards trusted emissions offsetting in industry.”

——Steffen Winkler

Head of BayWa’s Information Technology Products and Services Division

Head of BayWa’s Carbon Services business

The first application case landed in Ximenzi Amberg factory

Siemens is driving the implementation of this joint project at its production site in Amberg, Germany: It is proposed to offset the carbon emissions generated during the production of part of the Simatic S7-1500 controller family from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, including all emissions from the supply chain to the factory gate (” cradle to gate “). From 2015 to 2022, the Amberg plant has reduced its CO2 emissions by 49%, with plans to become carbon neutral by 2026. Siemens is taking a number of steps to reduce emissions in its supply chain. For example, Siemens reduces the carbon footprint of specific products through the use of recyclable materials and partnerships with suppliers. This year, the plant received the Sustainability Lighthouse Award from the World Economic Forum (WEF).