Transform — Process & Software

Transform: the intersection step

Here we turn the data gathered in the Measure step into value. Transform is the intersection step of the slogan: where the green and digital axes meet. The aim fits in one sentence — to rebuild process, decision and operation on the Qera backbone as a single source of truth. That way CBAM and ESG reporting draw from the same database; no table lives in a separate file.

This page groups a technology firm’s share of the work into four streams. Each is framed by “what we do, which standard/regulation it rests on, which problem it solves.” The solutions run on Microsoft Azure infrastructure. We separate our own core from our solution partners’ role in the working model on the Services page.

Process digitalisation & automation (BPM/RPA)

The first layer of transformation moves processes that run on paper and spreadsheets into digital, traceable flows. BPM (business process management) models and digitalises a process end to end: approval flows, forms, rules and role-based permissions. RPA (robotic process automation) automates repetitive, rule-based interim steps — copying data between systems, reconciliation, reporting triggers — with a software robot.

The two work together: BPM aligns the process, RPA closes its manual gaps. The result is fewer manual touches, fewer errors and an operation where every step leaves an auditable trail. That trail later underpins the compliance and reporting work in the Sustain step.

AI & analytics

As data accumulates, you have to make sense of it. AI and advanced analytics find patterns and support decisions in areas such as demand forecasting, predictive maintenance (acting before a failure), production optimisation and energy optimisation. The International Energy Agency’s “Energy and AI” (2025) report notes that widespread AI use in industry carries a savings potential of about 13 EJ by 2035 — roughly 3% of global final energy — with added flexibility through grid management.

Let us state the scale without overclaiming: the benefit does not arrive on its own. As the European Environment Agency (EEA) stresses, digital efficiency alone does not guarantee absolute resource reduction — without clear targets and operational follow-through, analytics stays a report. Our job is to connect the model’s output to a real action — a setpoint, a maintenance order, a procurement decision.

CBAM reporting software

The definitive period of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) began on 1 January 2026. Importers in scope and the producers supplying them must report embedded-emissions data, by product and installation, to the digital CBAM registry. CBAM certificate prices are set as a quarterly average in 2026 and weekly from 2027.

Producing that data accurately, traceably and audit-ready is too intensive to handle by hand. The software layer we build in the Transform step consolidates production, energy and procurement data in one source, calculates embedded emissions and maps reporting to the registry format. We cover the policy side on the Green Transition page, and why to start now on the Why the twin transition? page.

CSRD/ESRS reporting & ESG data management

Companies in scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) report under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The climate standard ESRS E1 requires disclosure of Scope 1-2-3 greenhouse-gas emissions and GHG intensity per revenue. That makes automated, auditable carbon-data collection across the organisation a necessity.

Our ESG data-management layer keeps that data in a single source of truth; it maps emissions, energy and social/governance indicators to the ESRS structure and makes reporting repeatable. The CSRD’s scope thresholds have changed over time; for the current scope, refer to the 2025 Omnibus. The continuous-monitoring side of these frameworks continues in the Sustain service.

Where are we in the loop?

Transform is the middle of the three-step model: first Measure (data and metering infrastructure), then Transform (this page), then Sustain (compliance and sustainability) — and restart the loop. You can see the full operating model on the Methodology page and all services on the Services page.