Asuene Acquires Secaro, Strengthening Supply Chain Carbon Management Solutions

Published on: July 27, 2026•4 min read

by KnowESG

Asuene acquires UK-based Secaro for $37M to expand supply chain carbon management globally.

Takeaways

Asuene has acquired supply chain carbon management platform Secaro for approximately $37 million to strengthen its global sustainability business.
The acquisition expands Asuene's presence in the UK, Europe, and the US, where demand for supply chain emissions reporting is increasing.
The combined expertise of both companies aims to help manufacturers reduce Scope 3 emissions and meet evolving sustainability disclosure requirements.

Tokyo-based sustainability technology company Asuene has acquired UK-based supply chain carbon management platform Secaro in a deal worth approximately $37 million. The acquisition is part of Asuene's broader international growth strategy as businesses worldwide face increasing pressure to measure, manage, and report emissions generated across their supply chains.

The move comes shortly after Asuene announced an $87 million Series D funding round, with a significant portion of the capital earmarked for mergers and acquisitions. The company is actively expanding its footprint across key sustainability reporting markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

Founded in 2018 as Manufacture 2030 before rebranding as Secaro last year, the company specializes in helping manufacturers collect and analyze sustainability data across their supplier networks. Its platform gathers corporate, facility, and product-level information while supporting supplier engagement and collaborative decarbonization efforts through data analytics and artificial intelligence.

Secaro's solutions enable manufacturers to work more closely with suppliers, making it easier to identify emissions hotspots and improve environmental performance throughout complex global supply chains.

Commenting on the acquisition, Secaro CEO Toby Newman said the partnership would allow the company to expand its impact by combining supplier engagement expertise with Asuene's technology, AI capabilities, and international reach. He added that the combined business will be able to develop new solutions faster while helping manufacturers accelerate supply chain decarbonization on a global scale.

The acquisition also reflects the growing importance of sustainability disclosure regulations in major economies. Europe has already begun implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), requiring many businesses to disclose sustainability information. Additional companies are expected to come under the regulation from 2028. In the UK, proposals would require listed companies to adopt sustainability reporting aligned with International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards beginning in 2027.

Asuene believes these evolving regulations will significantly increase demand for reliable supply chain emissions data. For many manufacturers, Scope 3 emissions, which arise across the value chain, represent the largest share of their overall carbon footprint, making accurate supplier data increasingly important for both regulatory compliance and emissions-reduction strategies.

Asuene Founder and CEO Kohei Nishiwada said Secaro already supports the supply chains of several leading global manufacturers, including major automotive and pharmaceutical companies. By combining both businesses, Asuene plans to connect supply chain emissions data across Europe, North America, Japan, and the rest of Asia.

Nishiwada added that the acquisition will also strengthen Asuene's product-level carbon dioxide accounting and life cycle assessment (LCA) capabilities. The company expects the combined platform to help businesses reduce both energy costs and carbon emissions while supporting compliance with evolving global sustainability disclosure requirements.

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With regulatory expectations rising and manufacturers placing greater emphasis on Scope 3 emissions, the acquisition positions Asuene to expand its role in the growing market for supply chain carbon management and sustainability reporting solutions.

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Source: ESGtoday