# Best carbon accounting software for Korea in 2027 Canonical: https://senseible.earth/best-carbon-accounting-software-korea Six tools describe their carbon accounting in Korean or name Korean rules on their own pages. ## The list ### 1. Aentscope - Who it is for: Large Korean groups that want one set of numbers for the KSSB disclosure and the K-ETS statement. - Best for: Groups with subsidiaries and overseas sites that file KSSB and K-ETS from the same records. - Strengths: One entry feeds the KSSB disclosure, the K-ETS statement and CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project). Pulls data from the national power utility and other Korean systems. - Limits: Its page is written in Korean, with English support mentioned. ### 2. Hana.eco - Who it is for: Korean companies that need allowance tracking and supplier data in one tool. - Best for: Companies that track K-ETS allowances next to Scope 1, 2 and 3 and connect plant systems. - Strengths: Allowance management and an allowance ledger. Connects to plant energy and production systems. - Limits: Its page does not name the KSSB standards or Korean emission factors. ### 3. i-ESG - Who it is for: Korean groups that collect Scope 1, 2 and 3 data from subsidiaries and suppliers. - Best for: Groups that gather data from many subsidiaries and suppliers and want Korean factors built in. - Strengths: Korean and global emission factors are built in. Suppliers enter data in their own workspace. - Limits: Its carbon page does not say it produces a KSSB report or a K-ETS statement. ### 4. EDK - Who it is for: Korean companies that want ESG data, Scope 1, 2 and 3 and disclosures aligned to KSSB from one team of consultants and software. - Best for: Companies that want disclosures aligned to International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and KSSB with a consulting team behind the data. - Strengths: English pages, and disclosures aligned to ISSB and KSSB. Approval steps and an audit trail on ESG data. - Limits: Its page does not name K-ETS or Korean emission factors. ### 5. Logblack - Who it is for: Korean companies that want emissions data linked to the emissions statement and the sustainability report. - Best for: Companies that start from ESG data across the group and want it linked to reports. - Strengths: Links emissions data to the emissions statement and the sustainability report. Generates reports and connects to third-party verification. - Limits: Its page does not name KSSB, Scope 3 or Korean emission factors. ### 6. Thingspire - Who it is for: Korean companies and local governments that want an emission factor feed and emissions monitoring. - Best for: Teams that want emission factors delivered by interface to their own systems. - Strengths: Provides emission factors through an interface (API) for your own systems. Monitors emissions for companies and local governments. - Limits: Its home page does not name KSSB, K-ETS, the scopes or an audit trail. ## What Korea’s rules say - KSSB standards are based on the international sustainability standards. - Under the July 2026 plan, the largest listed companies start with their 2027 financial year. - K-ETS covers 813 of Korea’s largest emitters. Its fourth phase runs 2026 to 2030. ## Side by side | Tool | KSSB reports | K-ETS statement | Scope 1, 2 and 3 | Korean factors | Automatic data | Supplier data | Audit trail | Verification link | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aentscope | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Hana.eco | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Partly | | i-ESG | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes | Partly | Partly | | EDK | Partly | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Partly | Yes | Not stated | | Logblack | Not stated | Partly | Partly | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Partly | Yes | | Thingspire | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | ## Quick answers ### What is the best carbon accounting software for a Korean listed company preparing KSSB disclosure in 2027? The highest score on this guide’s checks is Aentscope, then EDK and i-ESG. Why Aentscope: completes the KSSB climate disclosure. ### Which carbon accounting software is best for a company covered by K-ETS in 2027? The highest score on this guide’s checks is Aentscope, then Hana.eco and i-ESG. Why Aentscope: writes the K-ETS statement and tracks allowances. ### Which carbon accounting software helps a Korean group collect supplier emissions data in 2027? The highest score on this guide’s checks is Aentscope, then Hana.eco and i-ESG. Why Aentscope: supply chain portal for Scope 3 supplier data. ### Which carbon accounting software is best for getting ready for third-party verification in Korea in 2027? The highest score on this guide’s checks is Aentscope, then i-ESG and Logblack. Why Aentscope: a verification package for third-party checks. ### Which Korean carbon accounting software comes with a consultant to work alongside you? The highest score on this guide’s checks is Aentscope, then EDK and i-ESG. Why Aentscope: offers consulting. ## How to choose 1. Prepares disclosures for the Korea Sustainability Standards Board (KSSB) standards. Ask: "Show us the KSSB climate disclosure it drafts from our data." 2. Supports the K-ETS emissions statement or allowance tracking. Ask: "Can it fill our K-ETS statement and show allowances against emissions?" 3. Calculates emissions across Scope 1, 2 and 3. Ask: "Which Scope 3 categories can we calculate today?" 4. Ships with Korean emission factors. Ask: "Which Korean factor set and year does each line use?" 5. Collects data automatically from utilities, ERP or plant systems. Ask: "Which Korean utility or ERP feeds work without a custom project?" 6. Collects emissions data from suppliers for Scope 3. Ask: "How does a small supplier send us its figures?" 7. Keeps evidence and a change history behind each figure. Ask: "Click one total and walk me back to the bill." 8. Connects to third-party verification. Ask: "Can our verifier work from the same records?" 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