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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed, the leading enterprise sustainability platform, and Lumen Energy, the modern solar broker for leading commercial real estate owners, are partnering to make onsite solar a more practical business decision across large, distributed portfolios of buildings. The partnership will help companies move from planning to operating projects with predictable power costs and measurable emissions reductions.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed, the leading enterprise sustainability platform, today announced the release of Product Footprints, sustainability AI to advance supply chain decarbonization. Product Footprints deconstructs every good purchased by a company into the materials and processes behind it, unlocking more accurate upstream emissions measurement and smarter product design and procurement decisions.

Cornerstone brings together researchers from the Stanford Sustainable Solutions Lab and Watershed to elevate the standards of global sustainability data

Co-funded by Canva and its biggest print partners, the program will clean up the Illinois grid while expanding access to renewable energy for local communities

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed, the enterprise sustainability platform trusted by companies like Airbnb, General Motors, Carlyle Group, FedEx, and Visa, today announced an expansion of its global operations to Latin America with the launch of a new Mexico City office.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA & LONDON, UK, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed, the enterprise sustainability platform, has been named a Leader by global research and advisory firm Verdantix in the 2025 Verdantix Green Quadrant: ESG & Sustainability Reporting Software.Watershed has earned market-leading scores across critical capabilities like data quality, benchmarking, and readiness for mandatory disclosures, affirming the impact Watershed delivers for organizations navigating fast-changing regulatory demands.“Sustainability reporting is no longer just about ticking boxes. It’s about building a foundation for stronger, smarter businesses,” said Taylor Francis, co-founder of Watershed. “Companies need more than compliance—they need reliable, scalable systems that drive ROI, reduce risk, and support long-term strategy. This recognition underscores our commitment to being that trusted partner for our customers.”“Amid growing regulatory uncertainty and rising stakeholder scrutiny, organizations can no longer rely on fragmented systems or manual processes to manage sustainability disclosures,” said Verdantix. “The demand for accurate, auditable and real-time (or near real-time) sustainability data has elevated reporting software from a supporting tool to a strategic requirement. The 2025 Green Quadrant highlights those vendors best positioned to help firms navigate evolving requirements, meet assurance expectations and embed sustainability performance into core business decision-making.”Verdantix highlighted Watershed’s strengths across the full ESG reporting lifecycle. Key capabilities include:

SAN FRANCISCO, CA & LONDON, UK, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed, the enterprise sustainability platform, and Powertrust, the leading emerging-market clean distributed energy marketplace, today launched a global request for proposals (RFP) to source 150 megawatts (MW) of new clean power projects—the equivalent of taking more than 100,000 gasoline-powered cars off the road or powering nearly 200,000 homes in India. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA & LONDON, UK, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed, the leading enterprise sustainability platform, today announced Open CEDA, a free version of its global emissions factor database the Comprehensive Environmental Data Archive (CEDA). The database, which covers 148 countries, 400 industries, and 95% of global GDP, aims to address critical gaps in emissions reporting data to inform more impactful climate action at the private, nonprofit, academic, and public sector levels. Open CEDA will be available at openceda.org. 

LONDON, UK, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CDP, the world’s only independent environmental disclosure platform, has worked with Watershed, an enterprise sustainability platform, to collect and analyse data for its own emissions reporting, including its annual CDP report. Nearly 25,000 companies worldwide disclosed environmental data via CDP in 2024.Following a rigorous evaluation of its platform, CDP selected Watershed for its precise measurement approach and reliable data traceability. Leveraging Watershed’s platform, CDP completed its most comprehensive emissions reporting so far—as well as their own CDP disclosure—within just six weeks."Sustainability progress relies on robust data. Watershed's measurement process was a critical factor in our decision to use it for our own reporting," said Daniel Turner, Director of Reporting and Operations at CDP.Sustainability data collection involves standardising large volumes of raw business activity, aligning it with emissions factors that vary by region and evolve over time. Watershed is structured as an end-to-end platform with audited methodologies that standardise and transform business data into rigorous sustainability data with 150 error checks to prevent common mistakes. In addition, Watershed is built on CEDA, an emissions factor database with 60,000 emissions factors from 149 countries globally. Most other commonly used emissions factor databases aren’t globally representative. Watershed found that only 11% of companies reporting to CDP in the last cycle used multiregional emissions factor datasets."We are honoured that CDP will be using Watershed to report to CDP—and execute on their leading-by-example sustainability program," said Taylor Francis, Co-founder of Watershed. "The impact CDP has had on advancing standards and enabling companies and the public sector to develop strategies for decarbonisation is unmistakable. They are a prime example of how transparency and data can ignite real momentum on decarbonisation."The partnership coincides with the launch of a new Watershed feature that enables companies to transfer their data directly to the CDP portal, streamlining the process of submitting to CDP by reducing manual entry and the risk for potential errors.CDP joins hundreds of Watershed customers across industries and regions, including 4 of the top 6 US banks, and companies like Spotify, British Airways, and Mondelez International. Watershed currently has an estimated 1 gigatonne of CO2e emissions under management, roughly equivalent to the total emissions of Japan.

Through Watershed, companies including BlackRock, Ripple, Samsara Inc., and Block, Inc. are taking steps to address their corporate emissions by purchasing SAFc that will add sustainable aviation fuel directly to Alaska Airlines passenger flights, leading to an estimated 75% reduction in carbon intensity relative to conventional jet fuel

SAN FRANCISCO, CA & LONDON, UK, Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed, the enterprise climate platform, announced it has been designated as a leader in the 2023 Green Quadrant for Enterprise Carbon Management by independent research and advisory firm Verdantix.In the report, Verdantix highlighted Watershed’s supply chain emissions management capabilities and support for customer emissions abatement: “Watershed was a top scorer for data aggregation – Scope 3 capabilities, particularly excelling with its financed emissions management offering,” and “scored highly for its abatement best practices library, offering a built-in knowledge hub with content for clients, their employees and their suppliers at a range of expertise levels.”Watershed co-founder Christian Anderson said, “At Watershed we focus not only on measuring our customers’ emissions but on arming them with the data and expertise they need to decarbonize their business, including throughout their supply chain. We’re proud to power best-in-class sustainability programs at the world’s leading companies and thrilled to be recognized by Verdantix as a leader in enterprise carbon management.”The market landscape for carbon management software is evolving rapidly, and organizations are under pressure to manage and report high-quality carbon data to meet growing regulatory requirements and stakeholder demands. In September 2023, Verdantix conducted a detailed fact-based comparison of the 19 most prominent carbon management software vendors in the market to help corporate buyers of carbon management software to quickly identify the best solution for their needs. Based on the proprietary Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology, the analysis encompassed two-hour live briefings, desktop research, and vendor responses to an extensive questionnaire.

Corporate carbon footprints measured using the updated CEDA are a median 15% lower than previously estimated

The aggregated investments of Watershed customers including Block, Braze, DoorDash, Match Group, and Unity will add new renewable energy to accelerate Michigan’s transition to 100% clean power

Watershed is mobilizing the private sector to reduce emissions and accelerate the climate economy

Customers can now access all environmental data in a single platform

Watershed for CSRD launches one year before thousands of global companies are due to report extensive ESG data

Watershed, the enterprise climate platform, today announced an expanded partnership with Lowercarbon Capital, a leading investor in groundbreaking climate technologies. Lowercarbon Capital participated in Watershed’s Series B funding round in 2022. Today they are becoming a Watershed customer with a purchase of 1000 tonnes of high-quality verified carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the Watershed Marketplace.

Watershed received the highest possible scores in the following criteria: sustainability intelligence, ESG strategy, ROI calculation, reporting, and four more

Today Watershed, the enterprise climate platform, launched Watershed Disclosures, a first-of-its-kind product offering that enables companies to produce high-quality climate disclosures to meet mandatory and voluntary reporting requirements. Companies can now use Watershed’s embedded climate intelligence to understand which disclosures apply to them, build multiple audit-ready disclosure reports, and develop best-in-class answers informed by peers’ responses and expert guidance.

Series C financing led by Greenoaks makes Watershed the most valuable climate software company in the world

Watershed’s expanded network now includes 45 Marketplace partners; a new Science Advisory Board; and partnerships with Arcadia, ecoinvent, ERM, Accenture, and more

Watershed, the leading enterprise climate platform, today announced former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro will join the Watershed Policy Advisory Board, a group of climate policy leaders offering strategic advice to Watershed as it helps companies navigate a fast-changing climate policy landscape.

Watershed, the enterprise climate platform powering corporate climate action at the world’s leading companies, today announced an alliance with KPMG LLP, a leader in audit, tax and advisory services.

Watershed, the leading enterprise climate platform, today announced the formation of the Watershed Policy Advisory Board, a group of climate policy leaders who will offer strategic advice to Watershed as it helps companies navigate a fast-changing climate policy landscape.

Watershed, the leading enterprise climate platform, today announced it has been distinguished as an accredited global gold software solutions provider by CDP, the leading voluntary environmental disclosure system. The accreditation recommends Watershed to the over 18,000 companies that report to CDP.

Watershed, the enterprise climate platform, today announced a partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate climate action for joint organizations by providing them access to Watershed’s purpose-built climate software. This partnership formally designates Watershed as part of the Google Cloud Ready Sustainability program. Since its founding in 2019, Watershed has been built from the ground up on Google Cloud. It will continue to evolve its enterprise climate platform—which includes measurement and reporting functionalities—using Google Cloud.

Watershed, the leading enterprise climate platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Novata, the leading ESG data management platform built for private markets, to provide private investment firms with a comprehensive ESG solution. The partnership enables customers to benefit from both Watershed’s deep climate expertise and Novata's breadth of ESG knowledge.

Watershed, the leading enterprise climate platform, and Workiva (NYSE:WK), the world’s leading platform for regulatory, financial, and ESG reporting, today announced a strategic partnership that provides joint customers with a unified solution for consolidated, audit-grade carbon emissions reporting.

Watershed, the enterprise climate platform powering corporate climate action at the world’s leading companies, today announced it is joining the World Economic Forum (WEF) as part of the Global Innovators Community, an invitation-only group of the world’s most promising start-ups and scale-ups at the forefront of ethical technological and business model innovation.