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Non-EU vendorESG & SustainabilityHeadquarters: GB

Zevero: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Zevero is carbon management software for growing organisations that want to measure and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions across Scope 1, 2 and 3. According to the company's website, users upload CSV files, PDFs and other documents, or connect finance, procurement and operations systems, and calculations follow the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1. The platform also produces draft outputs for reporting frameworks such as CSRD, SECR and CDP, and customers can consult carbon specialists. It is delivered as a software platform with a customer login.

The website lists offices in London, Singapore and Tokyo. Zevero refers to ISO 27001 certification for information security management, but the website does not say where customer data is hosted and points visitors to a Trust Centre for that. The website does not state the legal entity or ownership. As a UK company, Zevero is outside the EU and EEA, so European organisations sharing emissions or supplier data should check where it is processed, which sub-processors are used and which transfer safeguards apply.

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Sovereignty score
32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 11, 2026
Headquarters
GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
ESG & Sustainability
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Zevero

The European alternatives to Zevero come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Zevero

Zevero is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

Zevero hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Zevero is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Zevero together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Zevero?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Zevero include bluesign, Carbmee and Carbonfact. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Zevero?

Our list of EU alternatives to Zevero is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is Zevero GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Zevero is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in ESG & Sustainability

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