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Your supply chain is fragmented. Now you have to prove it.

CBAM. CSRD. SBTi V2.0. PPWR. The regulations don't care that your suppliers are spread across twelve countries and four material streams. You are required to report on all of it.

Xworks is the verification infrastructure that makes that possible — without rebuilding your supply chain.

The model
The Xworks model

One verification spine. Three reasons to use it.

The same underlying infrastructure — the same audit trail, the same VVB validation — serves three different corporate needs. You choose the route.

01 · Compliance
Verify your supply chain
CBAM, CSRD, PPWR, UK PPT and maritime ESG reporting all require verified supply chain data — across plastics, steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, fuels and more. Xworks produces it: third-party VVB-validated by Control Union, audit-grade, structured for submission.
CBAMCSRDPPWRUK PPTFuelEU
02 · Insetting
Claim what you're already doing
Already taking action in your polymer supply chain? Xworks structures and VVB-validates that evidence so you can claim it as a verified inset under SBTi V2.0. The action is yours. The claim becomes defensible.
▸ Currently polymer-scoped. Other materials follow as methodologies register.
SBTi V2.0Scope 3InsettingPolymer-scoped
03 · Supplement
Buy MSR-X
Can't move your supply chain fast enough? Supplement your Scope 3 position with verified MSR-X reductions — the first material instance issued on the Xworks Verification Spine. MSR-X is not a plastic credit. Not an offset. Every batch is third-party VVB-validated by Control Union.
MSR-XPlastics-firstGold StandardVVB-Validated
Why now
Why now

Nine mandates. Several already in force.

These are not forthcoming regulations. Five are already active and carrying penalties today. All require verified supply chain data you almost certainly do not have.

In force · Now GHG Protocol 2026 Every Scope 3 input must be labelled measured or estimated. Spend-based calculations must be replaced with verifiable data. Unverified data is disclosed publicly — visible to investors, procurement and CSRD auditors. LIVE
In force · Now SBTi V2.0 · CSRD Offsets are dead for Scope 3 targets. Only verified supply chain insetting qualifies. 10,263 companies affected. Unverified purchases do not satisfy disclosure. CRITICAL
Sep 2026 EU ECGT — Green Claims Environmental claims not backed by verified supply chain evidence are prohibited. "Carbon neutral" without verified proof is illegal. Fines up to 4% of EU annual turnover per unverified claim. 6 MONTHS
In force · Now FuelEU Maritime · IMO CII Vessels >5,000 GT in EU waters face €2,400/tonne deficit penalty. Poor CII ratings reduce charter competitiveness. Penalties running from 2025. PENALTIES RUNNING
In force · Now ISO 14064-5 · GS V2.0 Physical on-site VVB verification mandatory. Self-declared reductions will not satisfy ISO or Gold Standard requirements. Auditor capacity constrained globally. MANDATORY
2026–2034 EU CBAM Carbon border levy on imports of steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity, hydrogen. Unverified embedded carbon pays default rates — 20–40% above verified supply chains. Overpayment active today. LEVY ACTIVE
2030 · Phased EU PPWR 30–65% recycled content mandatory in plastic packaging. Unverified recycled content cannot be used for compliance claims. Batch-level source traceability required. PHASED
2027+ · Phased EU Digital Product Passport Products must carry verifiable supply chain data — material origin, recycled content, environmental performance. Unverified data will not satisfy DPP requirements. PHASED
In force · Now Article 6.2 — Paris Sovereign carbon trading requires verified chain of custody. Double-counting explicitly prohibited. Untraced supply chain claims cannot be transferred internationally. ACTIVE
The gap
The verification gap

You cannot self-verify. ISO 14064-5 says so.

Every framework now requires the verifier to be independent of the participant. CDP scores, CSRD audits, CBAM declarations, SBTi insetting claims — none accept supplier self-declaration as verified data.

What you have
Supplier-declared data
  • PDF certificates emailed by suppliers
  • Self-declared recycled content, origin or emission data
  • Material origin claims on commercial invoices
  • Spend-based emission factors from databases
  • Annual sustainability questionnaires
What regulators require
Independent third-party verification
  • VVB validation by an ISO 14065 / 14066 accredited body
  • Physical on-site verification of activity
  • Reproducible audit trail tied to physical evidence
  • Activity-based, not spend-based, emission data
  • Per-batch traceability, not aggregate annual claims

Xworks closes that gap. Control Union signs off every batch. No batch issued without independent verification.

Route 01 · Compliance
 Route 01 · Compliance

Verified supply chain data for the reports you have to file.

From supplier onboarding through to manufacturer receipt, every event is captured at source and validated against your reporting framework. Three tiers. One audit-grade chain — whatever the material.

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Tier 01 · Entity Eligibility Onboarding & statutory authority Gate condition: no shipment evidence is accepted until Tier 1 status is approved.
  • Business ID / Tax VAT or TIN
  • Site permit · operating license
  • Scale calibration certificate
  • Authority to process · material category
Pre-shipment gate
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Tier 02 · Transactional Evidence Per-shipment chain of custody Captured at the point of event — weighbridge, dispatch, customs — and linked to the Xworks Shipment Reference.
  • Weighbridge ticket · verified net weight
  • CMR / BL transport note · signed handovers
  • Load photo · material grade evidence
  • Annex VII · cross-border customs trail
Per-load capture
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Tier 03 · Processing Finality Manufacturer receipt & reconciliation Closes the chain at the factory. Mass balance variance >1% triggers automatic correction loop.
  • Transformation proof · input vs. output grade
  • Site receipt · facility stamp + signature
  • Manufacturer receipt (XW-SOP-02)
  • Internal SKU / batch ID · mass balance check
Per-receipt close-out
Output formats
  • CBAM: verified embedded carbon per CN code, per shipment
  • CSRD: Scope 3 disclosure with VVB sign-off, audit replay package
  • PPWR: recycled-content percentage, batch-level traceability
  • UK PPT: structured data submission, exemption evidence
  • FuelEU: bunker pool intensity, well-to-wake records
What you avoid

CBAM default rates 20–40% above verified supply chains. ECGT fines up to 4% of EU turnover per unverified claim. CSRD non-compliance disclosure on the public record.

Route 02 · Insetting
 Route 02 · Insetting

Already acting? Make it count under SBTi V2.0.

Procurement-led changes to recycled content, supplier consolidation, transport-mode shifts — the action is yours. SBTi V2.0 only credits it if the evidence is independently verified. That's the layer Xworks adds.

POLYMER-SCOPEDCurrently scoped to polymers; other materials follow as methodologies register.

What SBTi V2.0 requires
An inset is not a press release
  • Quantified emission reduction tied to specific physical activity
  • Independent VVB validation of the underlying data
  • Chain-of-custody from action through to claimed batch
  • Transparent boundary — no double-counting with suppliers
  • Audit-grade documentation reproducible by third parties
What Xworks produces
Verified, claimable, defensible
  • tCO₂e quantified per Gold Standard methodology
  • Control Union VVB sign-off on every claim batch
  • Full chain of custody from raw activity to issued credit
  • Boundary registered — no overlap with supplier disclosure
  • Audit replay package, regulator-ready

If you've already started reducing supply chain emissions, the question is no longer is it real? It's can you prove it to your auditor?

Route 03 · MSR-X
 Route 03 · MSR-X

Supplement Scope 3 with verified reductions you can buy now.

When supply chain transformation can't move at the pace your reporting requires, MSR-X closes the gap. Not a dashboard claim — a third-party VVB-verified evidence chain, transferable and retireable.

PLASTICS-FIRSTMSR-X is the first product issued on the Xworks Verification Spine, applied to mechanical plastics recycling. The same spine extends to steel, aluminium, textiles, e-waste and other fragmented industrial supply chains as additional methodologies are registered.

Each MSR-X represents one tonne of verified, additional CO₂e reduction from documented mechanical recycling activity. Every batch is third-party VVB-validated by Control Union and registered under Gold Standard methodology.

Spot inventory 17,892 t Available CO₂e for immediate retirement
VVB · live Control Union ISO 14065 accredited; signs off every batch
Methodology Gold Standard PoA GS23382 · live registration
Listing Carbonmark CMARK-5 · live trading
Market position
Market position

Only one issuer is live. The rest are pilots, frameworks or platforms.

When buyers ask who else is doing this? the answer is published. There is no live, plastics-issuing, VVB-validated competitor in the market today.

Player Methodology Registry · VVB Status
MSR-X · Xworks Polymer substitution — 7 types, mechanical recycling activity Gold Standard PoA GS23382 · Control Union VVB Live · issuing
Verra S3S Agriculture, concrete, forestry-led Scope 3 standard Verra registry, Q3 2026 target Pilot · no plastics
Gold Standard direct General GS methodology, no plastics-specific issuer Methodology only — no live plastics issuer No live issuer
AIM Platform Framework definition only, no issuance layer No registry connection Framework
SustainCERT Verification platform infrastructure Platform only — not an issuer Platform

When a verified, plastics-specific, VVB-validated alternative exists, this slide will need updating. Today it does not. Buyers procuring MSR-X today are not betting on a winner — they are working with the only live counterparty.

Objections
What we hear

Three objections. Three answers.

01 · Common objection "We already report through CDP and EcoVadis. That's our verification."
CDP and EcoVadis are disclosure scoring, not verification. Neither performs ISO 14064-5 third-party validation against physical activity. CSRD auditors, CBAM declarants and SBTi V2.0 reviewers all require independent VVB sign-off — which CDP scores explicitly do not provide. Your CDP A-list ranking does not satisfy ECGT, CBAM or PPWR.
02 · Common objection "Our suppliers are already certified. ISCC, GRS, RCS — we're covered."
Material certifications govern eligibility, not claim verification. ISCC, GRS and RCS confirm that a supplier may participate. They do not produce per-batch, third-party verified emission reduction data tied to your specific procurement. CBAM, CSRD and SBTi V2.0 require the second layer — the verification of your claim, not the supplier's certification status.
03 · Common objection "We'll wait for the regulations to settle before acting."
Five mandates are already in force. CBAM default-rate overpayment is active today. ECGT enforcement begins September 2026 with fines up to 4% of EU turnover per unverified claim. SBTi V2.0 disclosure deadlines are running. Waiting is not a neutral position — it is the active accumulation of liability against a known, dated regulatory floor.
The decision
The decision

Three routes. One conversation.

Pick the route that matches the gap you're closing. Each goes to the team responsible for that route — with the context already in the subject line.