Industry · Manufacturing01 / 10

Your OEM customer wants climate data per article.

Your ERP already knows the answer.

A third of Sweden's emissions come from industry — and now the big customers send supplier forms with deadlines. You have Scope 1 and 2 under control. But Scope 3, often 40–80 % of the footprint, hides in your purchasing. Wellfish makes it traceable, transaction by transaction.

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40–80 %

of a manufacturer's footprint typically sits in Scope 3 — purchasing

120

tonnes CO₂e per €M revenue — the CDP median, the benchmark to beat

249

Swedish companies with reviewed climate data in Wellfish

02How it works

From ERP to climate report — in three steps.

The raw materials, energy, freight and machinery are already in the books. Wellfish turns the transactions into a climate calculation with full traceability.

Connect the business system

Wellfish reads transactions directly from the accounting system — Business Central, Visma, Fortnox and more. No manual data collection, no surveys to purchasing.

AI classifies — you approve

Every purchase is matched to emission factors and GHG categories: raw materials, energy, logistics, capital goods. You review and approve — every tonne traces to a transaction.

The report is ready

A climate calculation per the GHG Protocol, ready for the supplier form, the tender or the bank — and to follow up next year.

03The emissions

The process shows in the smokestack. The rest sits in the ERP.

The scope split varies enormously between sub-sectors — heavy industry is dominated by process emissions, assembly by purchasing. Typical ranges for Swedish manufacturing:

40–80 %

Scope 3 — purchased materials & components

Steel, plastics, electronics, purchased services. Biggest for most — and least measured.

15–60 %

Scope 1 — process & fuel

Own facilities and process emissions. Dominates in steel, cement and chemicals.

5–20 %

Scope 2 — electricity for production

Machinery and premises. The Swedish grid mix makes this smaller than many think.

often > Scope 1+2

Logistics — inbound and outbound

In a Swedish case study, logistics exceeded the factory's own emissions. It hides in freight invoices.

Ranges from the Swedish EPA, Statistics Sweden and published research. The spread within each sub-sector is wide — which means you can beat your competitors, measurably.

04The systems

Connects to the systems you already use.

The business system is the data source — so everything starts with a connection. Most common among manufacturers:

Business CentralVisma.netVisma BusinessFortnoxHogiaMediusGoMonitor (via export)

…and more. See all system integrations

05The pitfalls

Four traps manufacturers walk into.

We see the same mistakes again and again. All four are avoidable.

Scope 3 becomes a black hole

You measure combustion and electricity — but 40–80 % of the footprint sits in purchasing. A mapping that stops at Scope 1+2 doesn't answer the customer's form.

Logistics gets forgotten

Inbound materials and outbound distribution together can exceed the factory's own emissions. The freight hides in supplier invoices and never gets counted.

The one-off mapping that ages

A consultant report from 2023 doesn't answer 2026's forms. Without live data from the ERP, every year starts from zero.

The estimate that meets an audit

Industry averages per revenue krona don't hold when the OEM customer wants to see methodology. A number without transactions behind it is an opinion, not data.

06The payoff

What you get.

Full traceability

Every tonne traces to a transaction in the ERP. It holds up when the customer's auditor asks.

Answers to supplier forms

CSRD and Scope 3 forms answered with data, not guesses — before the deadline.

The whole chain covered

Raw materials, energy, logistics and capital goods in one calculation — not just what shows in the smokestack.

A basis for price pressure

Carbon pricing is moving into the supply chain via the EU ETS. Whoever measures sees the cost coming — and can act first.

07Worked example

What it looks like in practice.

A worked example built on the benchmarks — a component manufacturer with SEK 100M revenue on Business Central:

Starting point

The OEM customer demands cradle-to-gate data in the supplier portal before Q1

Benchmark

SEK 100M (~€9M) × 120 ≈ 1,100 tonnes CO₂e — rough starting point

Connection

Business Central connected; the AI classifies purchasing, energy and freight

Review

Finance and purchasing approve the categories together

Result

Climate calculation with Scope 1, 2 and 3 — form answered with traceable data

The surprise

Inbound and outbound freight bigger than the whole factory's own emissions

Worked example based on public benchmarks — not a single customer company.

“The automation through integrations with invoicing systems, combined with Wellfish AI, streamlines the work considerably.”

Alexandra Ridderbjelke, Corporate Development Manager · Viva Wine Group

The industry report08 / 10

What does a manufacturer actually emit?

The 2026 industry comparison for manufacturing — climate data, maturity levels and a self-test, on a single page. Free, in exchange for contact details. (The report is in Swedish.)

What's inside the report

Where Swedish industry stands: 14.1 Mt CO₂e in 2024, −32 % since 1990
The scope split per sub-sector: 15–60 / 5–20 / 40–80
The biggest emission sources: iron & steel, minerals, refineries
Three levels of climate maturity — and the self-test: which are you?
Did you know: companies that measure react fastest to carbon pricing

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09FAQ

Questions we often get

We already report to authorities — isn't that enough?

Regulatory reporting doesn't cover what customers ask for. OEMs and large companies want your total footprint including Scope 3 — purchasing, logistics, capital goods. That's a different calculation, and it sits in your ERP.

Our production is complex — can the AI really classify it?

The AI classifies transaction by transaction against emission factors, and you review and approve before anything is locked in. Complex or unusual purchases are flagged for manual assessment — you always have the final say.

How do you handle process emissions?

Spend-based and activity-based emission factors are combined per the GHG Protocol. For operations with significant process emissions, the transaction data is complemented with activity data — quantities, fuels, energy types.

What does it cost?

Fixed price per engagement — from SEK 25,000 per year, depending on volume and number of systems. The demo account is free and the preview calculation of your first 500 records is included. Current pricing is on wellfish.se/en/pricing.

Which systems do you support?

A dozen-plus Swedish accounting systems — including Business Central, Visma, Fortnox, Hogia and MediusGo. If yours is missing, records can be uploaded manually.

Can we break the number down per customer or product line?

The calculation is transaction-based, so it can be tracked per category and period. Product-specific life-cycle assessments (LCA) are a different discipline — but a company-level number with traceable methodology is what most supplier forms actually require.

10Next step

Measure before your competitors — not after the requirement.

Connect the ERP, review the classification, answer the form. Start with a free demo account or book a 20-minute walkthrough.

Demo account without a card — first 500 records free
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Climate report per the GHG Protocol

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