As global markets increasingly demand traceability of emissions, resource efficiency, and low-carbon production, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are under growing pressure to adapt. For many SMEs, the ability to monitor and report emissions is becoming increasingly important for maintaining access to international value chains and emerging low-carbon markets.
PAGE, through UNIDO, partnered with Industrial Union of Argentina (UIA)’s Ruta X programme to combine technical guidance, digital tools, and peer learning, to help SMEs turn emissions measurement from a reporting exercise into a business management tool. By reframing sustainability beyond compliance, participating companies can use carbon measurement to improve efficiency, strengthen competitiveness, and prepare for evolving low-carbon market requirements.
Participating companies gained improved data organization, greater visibility over resource use, and stronger capacity to identify operational inefficiencies. The initiative also demonstrated how sustainability and digitalization are becoming increasingly interconnected in industrial transformation.
