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Carbon Cost Hit in 2026.
See Them Before They Hit Your P&L.

EU CBAM turns every imported tonne of Steel into a carbon cost. VerC shows the carbon-adjusted total cost per supplier — before you sign the contract.

First analysis delivered in 72 hours. No integrations.

Your ERP isn't lying. It's incomplete.

3 teams. 3 truth. One blind spot big enough to hit your P&L.

Your ERP calculates price.

Your sustainability team tracks tonnes.
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But EU CBAM and EU ETS charge you cost — the Carbon-Adjusted Total Cost (CATC).

10,000 tonnes of steel

Your “saving”: €600,000

Your real cost under CBAM: €1,600,000

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That’s a €1M carbon-adjusted loss — caused by a spreadsheet that only saw the “cheapest” price.

EU CBAM Procurement effects

Your ERP didn’t pick the wrong supplier.

It picked the wrong metric.

This isn't a “Carbon Problem”

It’s a cost problem.

Procurement still buys on price per tonne.

Sustainability still reports tonnes of CO₂e.

But CBAM and EU ETS turn those tonnes into euros —

and they do it dynamically, non-linearly, and differently for every border.

 

Tonnes don’t hit your P&L.

Costs do.

This is where the Blind Spot forms:

Suppliers use different emissions methods → numbers can’t be compared

Carbon cost stays unpriced and unmodeled

ERPs can’t reconcile ETS cost vs CBAM cost

Procurement chooses suppliers on “price”

while the real exposure is CATC — Carbon-Adjusted Total Cost

If you’re not calculating CATC, you’re negotiating contracts blind.
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What VerC Delivers

Carbon-Adjusted Total Cost — for every supplier, in every RFQ.

Your suppliers all send different emissions numbers.

Different methods.

Different boundaries.

Different levels of truth.

VerC turns it into one number:​

CATC — Carbon-Adjusted Total Cost per supplier.

With VerC, you get:

One verified CATC per supplier — same rules, same model, same currency

Regulatory defensibility — CBAM-aligned pricing logic baked into every calculation

A true CBAM-to-ETS comparison — origin, method, and documentation no longer distort your costs

​        Procurement visibility — hidden carbon-liability finally exposed before you sign the contract

           Financial-grade clarity — not ESG scores, not dashboards, just the real cost

The Discipline Behind It:

Carbon Procurement Intelligence (CPI)

Where carbon stops being an environmental metric

and becomes a financial variable you can control.

EU CBAM Carbon Procurement Intelligence

Not consulting.

Not sustainability software.

A carbon financial model — delivered as a service.
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The Proof Engine

ACE — The Applied Carbon Economics™ Model

ACE is the financial engine behind Carbon Procurement Intelligence (CPI).

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ACE turns carbon exposure into euros.

Accurately. Consistently. Defensibly.

What ACE Actually Computes

ACE runs every supplier through the same playbook:

ACE Output

One CATC.

Per supplier.

Every time.

 

CFO-ready.

Audit-ready.

Comparable across origins, methods, and data quality.

ACE Is Not:

EU CBAM Carbon-adjusted total cost per supplier

✘   Not a calculator

✘   Not a sustainability dashboard

✘   Not a reporting widget

ACE is a carbon financial engine.​

ACE gives a defensible decision — in days, not months.

The VerC Workflow

First deliverable in 72 hours — ready for your next RFQ.

Send Us Your RFQ + Supplier Emissions Files

Share your RFQ and the emissions declarations.

ACE Recalculates Every Supplier Under One Cost Model

ACE — runs every supplier through verified logic:

one EU CBAM + EU ETS cost framework, corrected boundaries and methodologies, integrity-scored emissions inputs a computed CATC  for each supplier.

Get Your OSS Brief — The Optimal Supplier Selection™ Packet

  • This is the deliverable your CFO will actually read.

  • Inside:

  • the true CATC per supplier

  • the exposed comparability gap

  • the defensible financial recommendation

  • every assumption, correction, and regulatory basis — documented

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  • One page. One decision.

  • Just: Pick Supplier X. Here’s the financial proof.

Why Teams Choose VerC

Carbon is now a cost. Not a metric. And VerC is the only system that turns it into a financial number your CFO can sign off on.

Predictable Cost Control

Most teams discover carbon costs after delivery.

VerC shows CATC — the real CBAM-adjusted cost per supplier — before you sign the contract.

One Financial Truth Across CBAM & ETS

A unified model that aligns EU CBAM and EU ETS logic — one financial reality for every supplier.

Decisions You Can Defend to a CFO

Every recommendation is backed by facts:

verified emissions inputs
corrected boundaries + methodologies
​audit-ready carbon cost logic

Clarity in 72 Hours — Not 6 Months

You move from exposure → clarity → contract decision in three days.

That speed is a competitive advantage.

A Strategic Edge Under Carbon Procurement Intelligence (CPI)

While competitors negotiate on price, you negotiate on CATC, carbon integrity, and future liability.

Why This Matters Now

Carbon is no longer a “sustainability number.”

Under EU CBAM and EU ETS, it’s a direct procurement cost — attached to every tonne you import.

And by 2026, that cost becomes impossible to ignore:

CBAM charges euros per embedded tonne.

Import 10,000 tonnes of steel → your carbon bill can outrun your price savings.

 

That’s not a rounding error.

That’s a line item.

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EU CBAM Too Large - 2026 carbon cost shock.
The consequence of waiting:
The opportunity:

Margins shrink quietly.

Contracts become un-defensible.

Compliance risk lands on your P&L before the steel even ships.

Teams who master CATC now lock in 2026 cost positions competitors won’t see coming.

 

Carbon isn’t the threat.

Not knowing the cost is.

FAQs

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