Alibaba’s cloud services unit launches carbon management tool for its global business customers to aid decarbonisation drive

Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud business unit is introducing a digital platform to help its customers around the world manage their carbon emissions, in the e-commerce giant’s latest move to support global decarbonisation progress and combat climate change.

The Hangzhou-based company announced the global launch of Energy Expert, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool for its enterprise customers, on Thursday. Companies that use the artificial intelligence-powered platform, will be able to measure, analyse and manage their carbon emissions at a corporate and product level, helping them make more sustainable decisions, according to Alibaba Cloud.

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The platform is designed to help companies achieve their carbon neutrality goals via Alibaba’s technologies and solutions, said Chen Lijuan, general manager of product and solutions at Alibaba Cloud, in a statement on Thursday.

“We hope our proven innovation can be helpful for our global customers to achieve their net-zero targets through insightful actions and informed sustainability practices,” she said.

Energy Expert helps customers to automate their carbon accounting and reporting process, and obtain real-time sustainability impact statistics to keep them informed on corporate- and product-related emissions. It can help users identify the source of carbon emissions from daily business activities and the full life cycle of their products.