Fourgreen, Streamlining carbon footprint reporting

Fourgreen is a climate tech company founded in 2020 with a mission to help organizations reduce their carbon footprint and achieve sustainability goals. They provide comprehensive carbon footprint reporting services, helping clients measure, analyze, and mitigate their environmental impact.

Challenge

Fourgreen, faced a significant bottleneck in their carbon footprint reporting process. Previously, they relied on manual data collection, requiring clients to fill out Excel spreadsheets and submit them via email. Fourgreen's team then had to manually process and validate the data, calculate emissions, and generate reports for each client. This time-consuming and error-prone approach limited their scalability and degraded the overall client experience.

Solution

Velvet Lab was tasked with transforming Fourgreen's carbon footprint reporting into a streamlined, self-service process. We designed and developed a custom SaaS web application that automated data collection through an intuitive step-by-step form and automatic generation of comprehensive carbon footprint reports.

The application leveraged cutting-edge technologies, including Next.js for the frontend and Server Actions for the backend, MongoDB for the database, and Google Cloud for a scalable and secure cloud infrastructure. We also implemented DevOps practices via GitLab CI pipelines for automated deployments and continuous integration.

Key Features of the SaaS Application

Intuitive User Interface: A user-friendly online form for clients to easily input their data.
Automated Data Validation: Real-time checks to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
Comprehensive Reporting: Generation of detailed carbon footprint reports, including emissions breakdowns and recommendations for reduction.
Data Visualization: Interactive charts and graphs to visualize carbon footprint data effectively.
Cloud: Scalable and secure cloud infrastructure for high performance and reliability.

Impact

Enhanced Efficiency: The new SaaS application eliminated the need for manual data entry, significantly reducing the time and effort required for carbon footprint reporting.
Improved User Experience: Clients now have a user-friendly online form to submit their data, making the process more convenient and accessible.
Increased Scalability: The cloud-based infrastructure allows Fourgreen to handle a growing number of clients without compromising performance.
Data Accuracy: The automated system minimizes errors and ensures the accuracy of carbon footprint calculations.

Technology Stack

Frontend: Next.js
Backend: Next Server Actions
Database: MongoDB
Cloud Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform
DevOps: GitLab CI