While being aware of the importance of these initiatives, Boom’s challenge lays in balancing sustainability efforts with maintaining a profitable business, a necessity for a company focused on business continuity and long-term growth.

“We need to make choices that not only reduce CO2e emissions but also support the sustainable growth of the company’s value,” says Ineke Lip, Boom’s Chief Financial Officer.

Furthermore, Boom Publishers became increasingly aware of the upcoming Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the need to comply with the regulations.

“With CSRD coming into effect, it’s essential to focus on the quantitative aspects and actual reporting. Working with Coolset was our first step toward compliance, and I’m confident we’ll achieve it,” says Ineke Lip.

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Coolset provides data-driven insights that help businesses like Boom Publishers balance sustainability goals with long-term growth. By offering granular data on Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, Coolset identified where reductions would have the most impact, enabling Boom to make informed business decisions.

Additionally, Coolset provides a compliance management tool that helps companies navigate evolving sustainability regulations and ensure compliant reporting. By working with Coolset, Boom were able to manage both carbon reduction initiatives and regulatory requirements through a single platform.

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Before partnering with Coolset, Boom Publishers were often forced to rely on guesswork and common sense to gauge the environmental impact of their business choices.

With Coolset's analysis of Boom's emissions data, the company now gains a more accurate picture of their impact.

"It was quite reassuring to discover that some of our efforts were right on track. For instance, we were already trying to focus on reducing our data usage due to its high costs. When we got back our emissions dataset from Coolset, we noticed that data storage was a huge source of carbon emissions," says Ineke.

Coolset also helped Boom Publishers by quantifying their sustainability initiatives and setting KPIs for tracking progress, a crucial requirement for complying with CSRD.

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What Boom Publishers value most about Coolset is access to data-driven insights that help them balance sustainability efforts with long-term profitability.

Ineke also expressed excitement about the possibility of future benchmarking.

“As a financial professional, I’m quite used to taking data points and benchmarking those across different years, to put things in context. I’d really love to get a picture of how we perform over time, or even in comparison to companies similar to ours.”

Ineke is optimistic about the collaboration with Coolset, appreciating the continuous improvements to its platform that make managing sustainability and securing compliance ever more easy.

“After all, what gets measured gets done. Instead of relying on guesswork, now we’ll be able to make decisions based on actual results.”