Asuene acquires UK-based Secaro in supply-chain carbon push

Sustainability platform Asuene has acquired UK-based Secaro for $37 million to expand its supply-chain carbon management capability globally, as reported by KnowESG.

According to the KnowESG report, the acquisition reflects the growing weight of sustainability disclosure regulation in major economies: the EU's CSRD is already phasing in, with more companies expected in scope from 2028, while in the UK, proposals would require listed companies to adopt ISSB-aligned sustainability reporting from 2027.

That a UK supply-chain carbon specialist is the asset being bought is the notable detail. Supply-chain — Scope 3 — emissions are the hardest part of any corporate carbon inventory, and consolidation around the companies that can measure them suggests acquirers expect that difficulty to become demand.

What it means for UK reporters

The UK timeline the report references is the FCA's CP26/5: proposed mandatory UK SRS S2 reporting for in-scope listed companies from 1 January 2027, with Scope 3 reporting on a comply-or-explain basis biting a year later. For most companies the Scope 3 bottleneck is supplier data — the same problem this acquisition is betting on. UK preparers can get ahead of it by understanding the SECR data they already hold and the carbon management software options for extending it up the value chain.

Source: KnowESG. SRS Report News Desk is independent and has no relationship with the companies named.