The challenge: siloed sustainability
Copart, one of the UK's leading vehicle remarketing companies, had a dedicated sustainability manager but found that carbon data was siloed within the sustainability function. Operations, finance, and facilities teams provided data when asked but had no visibility into how their decisions affected the company's overall footprint. The sustainability manager was spending the majority of their time chasing data and manually compiling reports rather than driving strategic reduction initiatives across the business.
Creating shared visibility
The first step was giving every department access to their own emissions data within Climatise. Fleet managers could see transport emissions by vehicle type and route. Facilities managers could track energy consumption by site. Procurement could see the carbon intensity of their supply chain spend. This transparency was transformative — when people can see the impact of their decisions in near-real-time, behaviour changes naturally. Fleet managers started optimising routes, and facilities teams got more proactive about energy efficiency.
Embedding carbon into business processes
Copart went further by integrating carbon metrics into their existing operational dashboards. Instead of sustainability being a separate reporting stream, carbon data sat alongside financial and operational KPIs. Quarterly business reviews now included emissions performance. Capital expenditure proposals required a carbon impact assessment. This wasn't about adding bureaucracy — it was about making carbon as visible and measurable as revenue or headcount.
Results and lessons learned
Within 18 months, Copart achieved full Scope 1, 2, and 3 coverage, established reduction targets aligned with their net-zero roadmap, and — critically — shifted from a model where one person was responsible for sustainability to one where the entire leadership team had carbon ownership. The key lesson: technology alone doesn't create cultural change, but it removes the friction that prevents it. When data is accessible, accurate, and timely, carbon ownership follows.