Shopify Launches Carbon Commerce, A New CO2 Credits Platform
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- Shopify’s Carbon Commerce platform offers carbon credit suppliers a streamlined sales process, allowing transactions as easy as any e-commerce product.
- The platform supports long-term corporate offtakes, monthly subscriptions, and spot purchases, facilitating market expansion for both businesses and consumers.
- Carbon Commerce integrates seamlessly with popular CRM, ERP, and carbon-specific solutions like Alcove, enabling sellers to scale with ease.
Shopify Launches Carbon Commerce Platform for Carbon Credits
Shopify, a leader in digital commerce, has introduced Carbon Commerce, a platform designed to simplify the sale and purchase of carbon credits. By leveraging their advanced e-commerce infrastructure, Shopify aims to make carbon credit transactions as straightforward as selling any other product online.
David Vranicar, Lead of Sustainability Operations at Shopify, highlighted the platform’s mission:
“Shopify enables merchants of all kinds to scale. With Carbon Commerce, we are using Shopify’s leading commerce infrastructure to bring simplicity and reliability to the sale of carbon credits.”
The platform allows suppliers like Heirloom, Graphyte, and Grassroots Carbon to list their credits for sale while eliminating complex steps in the transaction process. As Barclay Rogers, CEO of Graphyte, notes:
“Shopify makes it simple to sell carbon credits to customers of any size. At Graphyte, we’re committed to empowering buyers with access to affordable, high-quality credits, and Shopify helps us do exactly that.”
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Driving Carbon Credit Transactions
Carbon Commerce stands out by offering sellers the ability to manage various transaction types, including pre-purchase agreements, long-term offtakes, and spot purchases. Shopify’s platform also provides inventory management tools that project evolving stock levels, ensuring sellers can confidently match supply with demand.
The platform integrates seamlessly with existing CRM and ERP systems, such as HubSpot and Salesforce, as well as carbon-specific solutions like Alcove, offering users complete flexibility in managing their businesses.