Case Study: Smart Parking
Company size
300+ employees
Industry
Facility management & technology
Location
UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand & Australia
With mandatory climate reporting deadlines fast approaching, the need to have a robust emissions management system in place is critical, particularly for Group 2 entities in Australia like Smart Parking.
Pressure is also mounting in the UK and Europe, where sustainability reporting is quickly becoming a norm across every industry.
For Smart Parking, strengthening its emissions reporting capability has been a timely and important step forward. It’s also a way to understand how the business is having an impact on the environment, backed with data, to put in place a strategy to reduce its emissions.
About Smart Parking
Smart Parking is a global technology company that designs and manages intelligent parking solutions.
Listed on the ASX (SPZ), Smart Parking operates in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Europe — with a recent expansion into the US — and manages tens of thousands of car park spaces using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), Licence Plate Recognition (LPR), and Pay-on-Foot technology.
Sustainability Focus
Smart Parking’s emissions reporting is driven by regulatory compliance across multiple markets.
- Meeting UK and Australian emissions disclosure obligations
- Preparing for mandatory climate reporting in Australia (Group 2 entity)
- Aligning with expectations from the Board and key shareholders
- Building defensible reporting foundations across all regions
Prior to partnering with Climate Zero, sustainability hadn’t been a central strategic focus, but this was changing rapidly, particularly in response to growing regulatory expectations, including specific guidance from its Board.
Given the company’s broad international footprint, aligning practices across multiple jurisdictions posed a natural challenge, especially without a formal structure or unified process in place.
Smart Parking also engaged Rewild Agency, a trusted consulting partner to Climate Zero, to support aspects of its broader sustainability strategy and reporting approach.
Choosing a carbon accounting partner
Smart Parking needed a carbon accounting software solution that was simple, credible, and could scale with their global footprint. Another factor driving the decision was the increasing prioritisation of emissions reporting across their industry, especially among competitors and peers operating in the UK and European markets, where sustainability expectations are becoming standard.
Smart Parking’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Gillespie said the team needed a platform that would give them confidence their reporting was compliant and backed by appropriate evidence.
“We needed something that gave us confidence — something we could stand behind when engaging regulators or auditors,” Paul said.
Another driver in the decision was trust: Climate Zero came highly recommended by a key shareholder, and Smart Parking’s executive team valued the personal, hands-on support from the Climate Zero team.
Results
- Formalised carbon reporting across global operations
- Built defensible emissions data to meet evolving compliance standards
- Reduced its reliance on external consultants
- Increased the internal visibility and confidence in reported figures
Looking ahead
The company plans to maintain reporting consistency across its growing international operations, and now is able to do so confidently with Climate Zero’s carbon accounting software ensuring compliance and clarity at every step.
With the foundations now in place, Smart Parking is well positioned to not only meet upcoming mandatory reporting obligations in Australia and the UK, but also turn its attention to how it can reduce its emissions in line with global standards.
