ASUENE has acquired UK based supply chain carbon platform Secaro, strengthening its position in Scope 3 emissions, supplier data, and international sustainability disclosure markets.
The deal marks ASUENE’s eighth acquisition and is designed to deepen its presence across the UK, Europe, and North America. Secaro provides supply chain sustainability data collection, analytics, and supplier decarbonisation programmes for global manufacturers operating in more than 90 countries.
ASUENE said Secaro’s customers span major manufacturers including Toyota, Honda, and GM, across a network of more than 8,000 companies. The acquisition follows a business alliance agreement between ASUENE and Secaro in July 2025.
The transaction comes alongside ASUENE’s $87m Series D funding round, led by Decarbonization Partners, the joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek. ASUENE said the round brings total funding raised to $161m and will support international M&A, AI and product development, and expansion across sustainability disclosure markets.
Kohei Nishiwada, founder and chief executive of ASUENE, said: “Since signing our business alliance agreement with Secaro in July 2025, the two companies have built deep mutual trust while exploring how far we could take our collaboration. Today, I’m honoured that Secaro has made the decision to join the ASUENE group. My heartfelt thanks go to CEO Toby, the leadership team, the shareholders, and everyone who helped bring this together.
“Secaro serves the supply chains of some of the world’s largest manufacturers, including super major players in automotive and pharmaceuticals. By joining forces with ASUENE, we’ll deliver even greater value to those customers, connecting supply chain data not only across the U.S. and Europe but globally, including Japan and Asia, strengthening our product-level CO2 and LCA capabilities, and helping companies throughout the supply chain cut both energy costs and CO2 emissions.”
The acquisition reflects a broader shift in sustainability technology. Carbon accounting is no longer confined to company level reporting; supplier networks, product footprints, lifecycle assessment, and operational decision making now require more detailed emissions data. Scope 3 emissions, which sit in a company’s value chain, are often the largest and hardest to measure part of a carbon footprint.
Regulation is increasing that pressure. Large companies in Europe are already reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, while the UK is developing International Sustainability Standards Board aligned Sustainability Reporting Standards. Manufacturers selling into regulated markets are being pushed to collect more reliable data from suppliers, not only from their own operations.
Supply chain data has therefore become a strategic issue. Companies need to know where emissions arise, which suppliers create the largest exposure, and where reductions can be achieved without disrupting cost, quality, or resilience. Spreadsheets and supplier questionnaires are increasingly inadequate for that task.
The deal sits within a more active climate technology funding environment. Capital has been flowing towards technologies linked to energy, infrastructure, and measurable commercial need, as seen in climate tech funding rebounds on data centre demand. ASUENE’s funding and acquisition activity show investor appetite for sustainability data that supports compliance and operational decisions.
Manufacturing supply chains are a natural focus. Automotive, pharmaceuticals, electronics, industrial machinery, chemicals, and consumer goods companies are under pressure from customers, regulators, and investors to understand value chain emissions. Their suppliers, many of them smaller companies, often lack the systems to provide consistent, auditable information.
ASUENE’s strategy appears to combine software, AI, advisory capability, and acquisition led expansion. That integrated model may appeal to large manufacturers that need both technology and practical support. It also reflects wider consolidation in carbon management, as platforms seek scale, geographic reach, and deeper functionality.
Integration will be critical. Sustainability software acquisitions can expand capability quickly, but customers need continuity, data quality, interoperability, and support across jurisdictions. ASUENE will need to combine Secaro’s supplier network and specialist expertise with its own platform without disrupting existing customer programmes.
The commercial opportunity is substantial if disclosure requirements continue to tighten and buyers increasingly demand primary supplier data. Scope 3 management is no longer only about annual reports. It is becoming part of procurement, product design, supplier engagement, risk management, and cost control.
ASUENE’s acquisition of Secaro gives the company a stronger UK and European platform at the point when supply chain emissions data is becoming more valuable. The deal also signals a more consolidated phase for sustainability software, with capital backed platforms competing to become the operating layer for corporate climate data.
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