Sold by: McKinsey & Company
Catalyst Zero is McKinsey’s next-generation SaaS solution designed to accelerate cost-optimal decarbonization roadmaps. By automatically harmonizing fragmented data across ERP and cloud systems into a single source of truth, it enables automated emissions calculations, identifies the most cost-effective decarbonization actions, and allows users to plan decarbonization scenarios in real-time - helping organizations cut costs, reduce emissions, and move faster toward net-zero
Overview
Catalyst Zero is McKinsey’s next-generation decarbonization analytics and pathway planning tool, designed to help organizations move from reporting to real action. By combining proprietary data, advanced AI, and automation, Catalyst Zero provides end-to-end visibility and enables companies to identify and execute the most cost-effective decarbonization pathways
Leveraging AWS Route 53 and CloudFront, the SaaS solution integrates seamlessly with ERP, procurement, and cloud systems to harmonize scattered data into a unified source of truth, reducing manual effort while enhancing transparency and auditability. With access to McKinsey’s library of over 300k emission factors and 1,400+ decarbonization levers across 170 value chains, Catalyst Zero helps quantify abatement impacts, CapEx and OpEx implications, and ROI with precision
Key capabilities include:
- Automated baselining & reporting: streamline compliance with global standards
- Dynamic scenario modeling & MACC analysis: identify and prioritize the most impactful, cost-efficient levers
- Pathway planning & real-time monitoring: stress-test options, track progress, and adapt strategies as conditions evolve
- Supplier & stakeholder engagement: increase visibility and align decision-making across the value chain
Catalyst Zero is more than an emissions tool - it acts as a shared platform for cross-functional teams to align on strategy, investment, and execution, unlocking both sustainability impact and financial value
Highlights
- Automated Data Integration & ERP Connectivity: Seamlessly pulls emissions data from ERP, procurement, and cloud platforms to create a single source of truth, eliminating manual effort and resulting in rapid emission baselining and up-to-date insights
- Scenario Planning with MACCs: Prioritizes decarbonization levers by cost and impact using dynamic Marginal Abatement Cost Curves and abatement potential modelling
- Execution & Governance at Scale: Empowers teams to embed decarbonization into decision-making through emission pathway planning, and track performance through intuitive dashboards and role-specific tools
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Website: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/how-we-help-clients/catalyst-zero
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