Case Study: Rabobank builds transparent, low-carbon supply chains with CarbonChain

How Rabobank is working with commodity traders to build transparent supply chains for a net-zero future

Rabobank, a cooperative bank with significant trade and commodity finance operations, needed high-quality carbon accounting data to measure financed emissions and uncover carbon hotspots across complex commodity supply chains. To support its climate strategy and help clients address Scope 3 carbon risk, Rabobank turned to CarbonChain’s carbon accounting platform.

CarbonChain implemented a pilot connected to Rabobank’s Rabo Trace portal, enabling clients to share raw trade data and automatically calculate carbon footprints and intensities across entire supply chains. The solution provided granular, auditable emissions reporting, supplier and asset benchmarking, and actionable insights for trades such as copper and aluminum, helping Rabobank identify reduction opportunities, improve client collaboration on KPIs and climate plans, and strengthen low-overhead, standards-aligned carbon reporting.

Rabobank

Frank van Oordt

Global Head Trade Commodity Finance, Energy & Metals