Overview
Many sustainable-purchasing tools report last year's emissions and do little to change next month's purchase order. NetZeroFyer is an Innovate UK funded research project that takes a different approach: it supports the buyer at the moment of purchase.
What it does
When someone raises a purchase request, NetZeroFyer suggests comparable lower-carbon alternatives and explains the trade-offs, such as carbon, cost and delivery, in plain terms. Its recommendations are based on sourced evidence and are recorded, so they can be reviewed later. The buyer always makes the final decision.
Current status
The Innovate UK funded phase of NetZeroFyer is complete. We are now developing a minimum viable product (MVP) based on the research, with a view to commercialisation.