Can we reach net zero through offsets?

Not credibly. Offsets are for genuinely residual emissions after reduction, and their quality varies widely. We build the reduction pathway first and treat offsetting as a disclosed remainder.

What if the pathway falls short of the target?

We say so, and show the gap. A pathway that visibly falls short is more useful than one closed with assumptions nobody can deliver.

How does a net-zero & decarbonization strategy engagement start?

With a short discovery conversation and a written view of scope, risk and the decisions to be made. That view is useful to you whether or not the work continues.

How is a net-zero & decarbonization strategy engagement priced?

Scope and, where relevant, rules of engagement are agreed in writing before any work begins, and the engagement is a fixed fee for that scope or phased with a cost envelope per phase — so you know the cost and the boundaries up front. Larger pieces of work are broken into phases with findings delivered early rather than a single invoice at the end.

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Net-Zero & Decarbonization Strategy

We build decarbonisation pathways from measured abatement options, each with its cost, emission saving and feasibility, rather than from a target date leaning on offsets. The pathway is modelled against expected growth with interim milestones, so progress can be checked long before the headline year arrives. We align the work with capital cycles, energy contracts and supplier engagement, because reductions happen through investment decisions, not announcements. Where a pathway falls short of the target, we show the gap plainly rather than closing it with assumptions nobody can deliver.

In short

Net-zero and decarbonisation strategy sets a credible pathway of actual emission reductions, with residual emissions treated honestly. A date on its own is not a strategy; the pathway that gets you there is.

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What we do

The work inside net-zero & decarbonization strategy.

Abatement option analysis

We identify reduction measures and quantify the cost, emission saving and feasibility of each, so investment can be ranked on evidence. A marginal cost view of the options is what turns an aspiration into a set of decisions the business can actually fund.

Pathway modelling

We model reductions over time against expected growth, with interim milestones you can be held to. Modelling the trajectory, rather than just the end point, is what makes slippage visible early enough to correct.

Capital and procurement planning

We align the pathway with capital cycles, energy contracts and supplier engagement, so reductions land when the opportunities to invest arise. Tying abatement to the calendar of real decisions is what keeps the plan from drifting year after year.

Residual emissions position

We state how residual emissions will be treated and where offsetting is and is not appropriate. Being explicit that offsets are a disclosed remainder after reduction, not a substitute for it, is what keeps the claim defensible.

What you receive

Deliverables, in writing.

Documented output your teams keep and can act on without us in the room.

Abatement option list with cost and saving per measure
Decarbonisation pathway with interim targets
Capital and procurement alignment plan
Documented position on residual emissions and offsets

When this work helps

You may be facing this.

A net-zero commitment exists without a pathway
Energy or fuel costs are rising and reduction options are unclear
Customers are asking for supplier reduction plans

How an engagement runs

Discover, assess, design, deliver.

01
Discover
Understand your sector, stakeholders, existing commitments, and the requests you are receiving. We establish who is asking you for ESG information and what you have already committed to publicly, so the work answers real pressure rather than a generic checklist.
02
Assess
Review material topics, current data, governance, and the gap to the reporting you need to produce. We report plainly where your current numbers would not withstand scrutiny and what it would take to close the gap.
03
Design
Define metrics, ownership, data flows, controls, and a reporting approach you can repeat. The design fixes how each number is produced and who owns it, so reporting becomes a repeatable process rather than an annual scramble.
04
Deliver
Implement the measurement and governance changes, and review disclosures against the evidence. We test every public claim against its source before publication, so what you disclose is what you can defend.

Where we work

Delhi, India — and wherever the work is.

Fidova provides ESG consulting from Delhi, India, and works with organisations internationally, including those reporting under global frameworks and responding to customer, investor, and supply chain requirements from other markets.

Engagements run in English, are scheduled around your time zone, and can be delivered remotely end to end, with on-site time planned where a phase genuinely benefits from being in the room.

Related services

Often needed alongside this.

Climate Risk Assessment

Climate risk assessment evaluates physical and transition risks to your operations, assets and value chain under different scenarios. Its value is operational as much as regulatory: it tells you which sites and product lines are actually exposed.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental impact assessment evaluates the environmental effects of operations or projects and the measures to mitigate them. A sound assessment establishes the baseline first, so that significance can be judged against conditions as they actually are.

Energy & Resource Efficiency

Energy and resource efficiency work reduces energy, water and material use through measured, prioritised interventions. The discipline that sets it apart is verifying savings after the fact, not assuming the estimate held.

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