Anchoring trust in carbon emissions data

Problem

Managing carbon emissions across global operations and complex supply chains requires transparent, secure, and standardized data. Traditional systems lack the integrity and automation needed to meet rising regulatory demands and accurately track lifecycle emissions.

Achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 requires precision, transparency, and trust in every stage of emissions reporting—a challenge made more complex by global supply chains and diverse regulatory environments.

Solution

The Integrated Greenhouse Gas Information System (IGIS) from Hyundai Motor Group and Kia leverages Hedera as a trust layer to create an immutable, transparent carbon tracking system. Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, it monitors emissions across entire vehicle lifecycles – from supplier components to production facilities – to ensure data integrity while streamlining compliance with international environmental regulations and sustainability initiatives.

In our mission to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, we are taking a significant leap forward with the development of IGIS. Through IGIS, we are intensifying our efforts to build a responsible value chain, demonstrating remarkable innovation in the automotive industry.

Eunsook Jin

Executive Vice President and Head of ICT Division

Hyundai and Kia launch IGIS to drive carbon neutrality with Hedera

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have introduced the Integrated Greenhouse Gas Information System (IGIS), a cutting-edge carbon management platform designed to monitor and manage emissions across the entire lifecycle of their vehicles. Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, IGIS tracks emissions from the earliest stages of component sourcing to final production, creating a comprehensive and transparent record of environmental impact.

Traditional carbon tracking systems often fall short, lacking the integrity, automation, and standardization needed to meet evolving compliance requirements and ensure credible reporting.

IGIS addresses these gaps by leveraging Hedera Consensus Service as a trust layer for all emissions data. Every record is immutably timestamped and secured on Hedera, ensuring that data cannot be altered or manipulated. This creates a verifiable source of truth for regulators, partners, and customers, streamlining compliance with international environmental standards while enhancing accountability across the value chain.

Why Hedera

By integrating LCA methodology with Hedera’s high-performance, low-cost, and sustainable distributed ledger, Hyundai and Kia can monitor emissions in near real time, identify reduction opportunities, and make data-driven decisions that align with their long-term sustainability goals. This approach not only strengthens the companies’ environmental stewardship but also sets a new benchmark for transparency and innovation in the automotive industry.

With IGIS, Hyundai and Kia are demonstrating how blockchain-based trust infrastructure can transform carbon management—empowering global enterprises to move beyond reporting and into actionable, verifiable progress toward a carbon-neutral future.