Floodlight vs Normative
The original carbon accounting platform - audit-ready Scope 1-3 data backed by 21 scientific databases and GHGP-certified climate strategists. Strong on enterprise Scope 3 accuracy and SBTi approval workflows.
Satellite-verified emissions data
Emissions figures derived from independent atmospheric satellite observations, not reported disclosures or emissions factors.
Asset-level monitoring
Emissions and risk scores tied to individual facilities, buildings, or assets - not rolled-up sector or company averages.
Independent third-party verification
Data produced without reliance on issuer self-disclosure; independently reproducible and auditable by third parties.
Continuous / near-real-time monitoring
Emissions tracked on an ongoing basis with alerts for anomalies; not a once-a-year snapshot.
Global asset coverage (190+ countries)
Coverage of industrial and commercial assets worldwide, not limited to North America or Western Europe.
Scope 1 direct emissions
Direct emissions from owned or controlled sources including combustion, process emissions, and fugitive releases.
Scope 2 market and location-based
Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, and cooling - both market-based and location-based methods.
Scope 3 / PCAF financed emissions
Financed emissions across lending and investment portfolios aligned with PCAF data quality scores 1-3.
Normative covers Scope 3 supply-chain categories well; PCAF financed-emissions for financial institutions is not a primary use case.
Methane and fugitive emissions detection
Detection of methane leaks, venting, and flaring events often missed by factor-based inventories.
Multi-gas coverage (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs)
Coverage beyond CO2 to include the full basket of Kyoto greenhouse gases on a CO2e basis.
CBAM embedded emissions reporting
Facility-level embedded emissions per CN code for EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism importer reporting.
Physical climate risk assessment
Asset-level exposure scores for flood, heat stress, wildfire, sea-level rise, water stress, hurricane, and other perils.
Transition risk assessment
Exposure to regulatory carbon costs, stranded-asset risk, and technology disruption under decarbonisation scenarios.
Normative supports SBTi pathway planning but not financial transition VaR.
Climate Value-at-Risk (Climate VaR)
Probabilistic financial loss estimate under named climate scenarios, in the same units as market and credit VaR.
CSRD / ESRS E1 compliance
Data mapped to CSRD ESRS E1 data-point IDs including E1-5, E1-6, and E1-9 financial-effects table.
SFDR / Principal Adverse Impact (PAI)
PAI indicators for Article 8 and 9 funds including GHG intensity, biodiversity, water, and social metrics.
Full audit trail and data provenance
Every figure traceable to satellite overpass, model version, and confidence band - reproducible by external reviewers.
Normative claims a 100% audit success record - a genuine strength for assurance-readiness.
Limited assurance (ISAE 3410)
Methodology and documentation pack sufficient for limited assurance opinion without supplementary procedures.
REST API access
Programmatic access to all data via documented REST API with pre-trade and portfolio query modes.
Honest verdict
Where Floodlight wins
Normative is a well-regarded carbon accounting platform but it relies entirely on activity data and emissions factor libraries - it cannot independently observe what a facility actually emits. Floodlight's satellite measurement layer adds an independent verification check that auditors and regulators increasingly require, and catches fugitive emissions and flaring events that Normative's factor-based approach will systematically miss. Floodlight also provides physical climate risk, Climate VaR across NGFS pathways, CBAM embedded-emissions support, and financed-emissions analytics for financial institutions that go well beyond Normative's corporate carbon accounting focus.
Where Normative wins
Normative's combination of scientifically validated calculations, a 100% SBTi approval record, and embedded GHGP-certified expert support is a strong offering for enterprises who need their targets validated by SBTi and their disclosures to withstand CDP scrutiny. The Carbon Network for verified supplier data is a genuine differentiator for enterprises with complex Scope 3 supply-chain categories.
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