Patch Platform - Digital Marketplace Software
The Patch Platform is a software suite + digital marketplace built by the company Patch, to help companies access, purchase, manage and integrate carbon credits (i.e., offsetting or removal of CO2) into their sustainability strategies.
Strategy
Whether you’re new to carbon markets or evolving your programs, Patch can help you harmonize your company goals with your climate goals.
Carbon market and climate expertise
Patch experts are an extension of your sustainability team. We provide deep market expertise and insights to inform a best-practice strategy.
Tailored to your sustainability goals
Our experts help you define or advance a carbon credit strategy aligned to your sustainability goals and budget, including spot purchases and offtake agreements.
Purchase criteria that supports your mission
We help you define the types of credits and tonnage volume you need to build a carbon credit portfolio that will achieve your sustainability goals with your budget.
Sourcing
With access to hundreds of millions of tonnes sourced from across the market, Patch helps you compare a wide variety of only the highest integrity projects.
Every project type
From avoidance to removal, nature-based to engineered, Patch gives you the widest, deepest access to high-integrity credits and can even source from any specific suppliers you prefer.
Neutral criteria matching
Patch doesn’t own credits, so we can provide you unbiased, expert guidance to help you to narrow down your project selection and portfolio mix.
Actionable insights
Review project details, indicative inventory available from suppliers, and price trends based on real transaction data from our network.
Diligence
Data-backed integrity reviews and diligence evaluations help you gain confidence in your portfolio.
A consistently high bar for integrity
All projects must pass a strict criteria, which is based on the latest science, standards, and methodologies--ensuring the credits you buy all meet the same high bar for integrity.
Data from across the market in one place
The Patch platform centralizes hundreds of disparate project attributes, which our experts use to inform an efficient diligence process.
Rich analysis that’s easy to understand
Our experts translate the data into digestible diligence evaluations — complete with Patch analysis — so you can see how well each project on your shortlist aligns to your priorities.
Purchase
A carbon credit transaction can be complex. Patch makes it simple by centralizing the process for your whole portfolio.
We take care of delivery and retirement
Patch can often source the same project from multiple suppliers. We`ll collect and negotiate offers, and you`ll have full visibility into the process.
Multiple projects. One contract
Patch makes it easy to negotiate and purchase a wide portfolio of credits from multiple suppliers with a single contract and payment, and then manage retirement.
Purchase options that fit your strategy
Whether you’re spot purchasing or crafting complex, multi-year offtake agreements, Patch can negotiate on your behalf to lock in tonnage and pricing.
Manage
You’re not on your own after your transaction. Patch helps you monitor and report on your entire portfolio in one place.
Claims and compliance reporting
From net-zero claims to compliance requirements like the EU’s CSRD — Patch helps simplify the reporting process by putting all the data you need at your fingertips.
Manage your entire portfolio
Patch makes it easy to track all your credits — including past purchases made outside the platform — in one place, so you can audit the past and plan for the future.
Protection against credit defaults
If a project fails to deliver a future credit vintage, Patch will replace the credits at no additional fee, so you can help scale cutting-edge solutions with confidence.