CarbonCar
Measure and manage the carbon footprint of your automotive claims operations.
CarbonCar est une solution SaaS qui, à partir des données du rapport d’expertise, quantifie les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) générées tout au long de la gestion d’un sinistre automobile, selon une Analyse du Cycle de Vie (ACV) complète, « du berceau à la tombe ».
Conçu pour les assureurs, il transforme cette donnée en levier de pilotage : suivi de la performance des réparateurs et experts, maîtrise du coût moyen et des émissions grâce à la réparation et à la pièce de réemploi (PRE), et réponse à vos obligations de reporting extra-financier au titre de la CSRD (émissions matérielles du Scope 3).
The finding
Your most carbon-intensive cost centre
Per euro, claims management carries a carbon intensity roughly 3 times higher than investments. Precision measurement and data-driven management make all the difference.
Carbon intensity / €
Database
An exceptionally precise parts nomenclature
A single database that references each part by its weight, dimensions, materials and additives.
We don’t rely on market averages: vehicles are dismantled part by part, feeding our LCAs and creating vehicle-specific emission factors. The data is traceable and auditable.
800 000+
parts referenced
≈ 2 000
dismantled parts per vehicle
+270
materials
+45
brands
+430
European models
≈ 80 %
of French market
Climate data sources
Base Empreinte® by ADEME (merger of Base Carbone® and Base IMPACTS®), Ecoinvent, French energy mix, Opendatasoft and the European Environment Agency, with LCA implementation in collaboration with our partner laboratory.
Coverage
A complete scope, cradle to grave
CarbonCar covers all emission items of a claim, across the three scopes of the GHG Protocol, complemented by the quantification of avoided emissions following the Net Zero Initiative:
The carbon journey of a claim
Seven emission items around a single claim – parts procurement
concentrates over half of the footprint.
/ dossieron average
- 1
Claim declaration
0,1 %Policyholder / Insurer
0,1kg CO₂e·cum. 0,1 %No direct insurer lever - 2
Vehicle assessment
6 %Automotive expert
7,0kg CO₂e·cum. 6 %Remote assessment - 3
Travel to the repairer
8 %Policyholder
9,4kg CO₂e·cum. 14 %Nearby approved repairer - 4
Parts procurement
53 %Repairer / ELV centre
62,0kg CO₂e·cum. 67 %Favour reused parts from ELV centres - 5
Workshop repair
4 %Repairer
4,3kg CO₂e·cum. 71 %Repair rather than replace - 6
Paint & finishing
23 %Repairer
26,9kg CO₂e·cum. 94 %No direct insurer lever - 7
Return / end of life
5 %Policyholder / ELV centre
5,9kg CO₂e·cum. 100 %Hand the wreck to partner ELV centres
Total ≈ 117 kgCO₂e / claim – illustrative estimate.
The whole framework is anchored to international standards: GHG Protocol, PEF method with CO₂ equivalent and 15 other impact indicators; avoided emissions following the Net Zero Initiative.
Comparison of 3 claims
with the detailed emission items.
Detailed claim analysis
COLLISION ASSESSMENT
Report data
- Provider
- GARAGE HELIOS AUTO
- Expert
- CABINET EXPERTISE CENTRE
- Assessment type
- 1
- Claim type
- D
- Report total (excl. VAT)
- 4 921,99 €
- Parts total (excl. VAT)
- 4 185,37 €
- Closing date
- 08/01/2026
Vehicle
- Age
- 9 yr(s)
- Make
- PEUGEOT
- Model
- 508 2.0 BLUEHDI S&S
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Type
- VP
- Weight
- 1 560,00 kg
Labour hours
Emissions breakdown (kg CO2e)
- New-part exchange (Extraction + Transport + Manufacturing)275,6180,5 %
- End of life24,707,2 %
- Reused-part exchange20,315,9 %
- Painting13,103,8 %
- Expert travel4,721,4 %
- Removal / refit1,580,5 %
- Repairs1,100,3 %
- Paint consumables0,730,2 %
- Client travel0,350,1 %
- Premises + IT0,070,0 %
Conclusion - Carbon savings
−33,12 kg CO2e
saved thanks to reused parts
−5,59 kg CO2e
saved by repairing parts
Parts
| NOM | QTÉ | PRIX | PEINT. | OPÉRATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condenser | 1 | 228,55 € | No | Used |
| Tailgate | 1 | 400,77 € | No | New replacement |
| Front panel | 1 | 236,22 € | No | Reused part |
| Air deflector | 1 | 51,85 € | No | New replacement |
| Coolant | 1 | 2,76 € | No | New replacement |
| Front bumper | 1 | 591,30 € | Yes | Used |
| Wheel trim | 1 | 92,65 € | No | New replacement |
| Wheel trim | 1 | 92,60 € | No | New replacement |
| Daytime running light | 1 | 704,85 € | No | Reused part |
| Bumper grille | 1 | 105,33 € | No | New replacement |
| Front bumper reinforcement | 1 | 92,47 € | No | New replacement |
| Rear bumper crossmember | 1 | 392,55 € | No | Reused part |
| Cooling radiator | 1 | 324,51 € | No | Used |
| Heat exchanger | 1 | 262,49 € | No | Used |
| Bracket | 1 | N.C. | Yes | Repair |
| Engine undertray | 1 | 107,12 € | No | New replacement |
| Bracket | 1 | 123,75 € | No | New replacement |
| Badge | 1 | 54,11 € | No | New replacement |
Value for the insurer
Four value drivers for the insurer
Network performance management
CO₂e becomes a tracking indicator for your providers: experts, repairers, ELV centres. Compare average emissions and gains per repairer, group, brand or region, track the % of reused and repaired parts, and direct your volumes to the best performers.
Claims cost reduction
By promoting the circular economy (reused parts) and remote expertise, CarbonCar directly links environmental performance with claims cost management.
Data engagement
A clear, shareable claim-level emission figure, displayed to the policyholder: a lever for transparency and engagement.
Non-financial reporting
Reliable, traceable and auditable Scope 3 data for your CSRD obligations and decarbonisation trajectory monitoring.
Cybersecurity
Your data, protected at every level.
The software suite underwent two penetration tests in 2025 by Advens, a European cybersecurity leader, and a roadmap aligned with the ANSSI hygiene guide. All identified vulnerabilities have been fully remediated. ISO 27001 certification is planned for end of 2026.
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