Regulatory pressure, the complexity of supply chains and the need to reduce energy costs – in a context marked in Spain by regulations such as the Crea y Crece Law, which promotes digitalization and business traceability – are accelerating a change in the way in which the industrial sector manages its carbon emissions. Beyond traditional sustainability reports, the industrial sector is beginning to rely on tools based on artificial intelligence capable of analyzing operational data and acting in real time.
In this context, IFS has announced the launch of IFS Zero, a new emissions management platform designed specifically for the industrial sector, especially in environments with complex operations and high asset consumption characteristic of the industrial sector.
The company presents the solution as a system capable of centralizing the calculation and monitoring of carbon emissions in the three scopes (Scope 1, 2 and 3), integrating operational, energy and sustainability data in a single environment adapted to the needs of the industrial sector.
“One of the main challenges that companies in the industrial sector currently face is the fragmentation of information. In many organizations in the industrial sector, data related to emissions continues to depend on manual processes, spreadsheets and disconnected systems, which makes both reporting and operational decision-making difficult,” explains Gonzalo Valle, pre-sales director at IFS.
As explained by IFS, the new platform incorporates agentic AI capabilities and an operational intelligence approach, which allow automating key tasks such as data validation, anomaly detection or the generation of audit-ready reports, also connecting emissions information with the daily operations of the industrial sector.
The objective is to reduce the administrative burden associated with climate reporting and make it easier for sustainability teams in the industrial sector to focus on decarbonization strategies.
“This type of automation can reduce the effort dedicated to data collection by around 30% and save hundreds of operational hours per year,” says Valle, highlighting the direct impact on the efficiency of the industrial sector.
Reduce global CO₂ emissions
The announcement reflects a growing trend in the industrial sector, where artificial intelligence is increasingly being applied to sustainability and operational efficiency within the industrial sector itself. A report by sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management, an IFS investor, estimates that the widespread adoption of smart technologies in the industrial sector could contribute to reducing more than 2% of global CO₂ emissions in certain segments of the industrial sector.
Caitlin Keam, vice president of manufacturing applications and sustainability at IFS, believes that the industrial sector market is entering a new phase: “For too long, sustainability has meant slow implementations, manual spreadsheets and after-the-fact reports. IFS Zero replaces that model with an operating system based on agentic AI that provides an emissions baseline in very short timeframes and offers visibility into the daily operations of the industrial sector. ”
New IFS Zero platform incorporates agentic AI capabilities and an operational intelligence approach
For her part, Alessandra Leggieri, senior analyst of Net Zero & Energy Transition at Verdantix, points out that companies in the industrial sector are increasingly looking for tools capable of connecting emissions information with energy consumption, operational efficiency and investment decision-making within the industrial sector.
With all this, the launch of IFS Zero also coincides with the arrival of IFS Cloud 26R1, the new update of the company’s business platform, which incorporates improvements in key areas for the industrial sector, such as ERP, service management, asset management and aeronautical maintenance.
