Booost Initiates Data Linkage PoC for EU CBAM Compliance
Booost Inc. has commenced a free Proof of Concept (PoC) for data linkage using its "booost CBAM" solution, designed for compliance with the EU and UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This first phase, involving multiple companies from the screw and bolt industry, consulting firms, and verification bodies, aims to identify practical challenges and establish use cases for emission data linkage across the entire supply chain.
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Booost Inc., headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, with Hiroki Aoi as Representative Director, supports corporate SX (Sustainability Transformation) by providing "Sustainability ERP*1," which has held the No. 1 market share among major companies for two consecutive years, and by advocating the "Sustainability 2026 Problem*2." The company has initiated the first phase of a free Proof of Concept (PoC) on April 1, 2026, using its solution "booost CBAM" to address the EU and UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Participants include screw and bolt trading companies (Shinjo International Co., Ltd., Takashima Co., Ltd., Miyagawa Metal Sales Co., Ltd., Live Fabless Co., Ltd.), screw and bolt manufacturers (Kyuhisei Co., Ltd., Maru-Emu Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Miyagawa Co., Ltd.), Persol Business Process Design Co., Ltd., which develops consulting and BPaaS services including BPO, and DNV Business Assurance Japan Co., Ltd., a third-party verification body.
**Background**
Booost Inc. was the first Japanese startup to be selected as a global partner in the "Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT)," an international framework for calculating product carbon footprints (PCF) and data exchange. Furthermore, it is certified as a solution provider in the "Pathfinder Network," PACT's international technical specification. Its sustainability ERP, "booost Sustainability (booost PCF)," implements the PACT Methodology.
Against the backdrop of advancing standardization in international data linkage, the importance of ensuring transparency and practical data linkage for emission data across the entire supply chain is increasing. The full implementation of the EU's CBAM also requires the understanding and reporting of emissions on a per-product basis, making it essential for companies to acquire and link actual data across their entire supply chain.
However, in practice, a structural problem persists where emission data is concentrated upstream in the supply chain and not sufficiently shared with midstream and downstream companies. To solve this problem, Booost has developed and offers "booost CBAM," an application that safely and efficiently links the data necessary for CBAM compliance. This first phase of the free PoC using "booost CBAM" was conducted to identify use cases and operational challenges, verifying the flow of actual data.
Reference: Press release "booost CBAM" application for EU/UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism compliance now available for free.
**PoC Implementation Overview**
Date of implementation: April 1, 2026
Participating companies:
4 screw and bolt trading companies: Shinjo International Co., Ltd., Takashima Co., Ltd., Miyagawa Metal Sales Co., Ltd., Live Fabless Co., Ltd.
3 screw and bolt manufacturers: Kyuhisei Co., Ltd., Maru-Emu Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Miyagawa Co., Ltd.
2 cooperating companies: Persol Business Process Design Co., Ltd., DNV Business Assurance Japan Co., Ltd.
Confirmed items (partial list):
Methods for ensuring confidentiality across the entire supply chain
Assumed procedures for actual data flow within the supply chain
Ensuring that business partners cannot access a company's confidential information
Ensuring that midstream companies cannot access emission information from upstream blast furnaces, etc., while downstream exporters can access emission data.
After the verification, information exchange was conducted regarding questions about providing actual data for EU CBAM compliance and the publication schedule of the latest draft EU implementing regulations.
**About Free Provision**
The free PoC will continue to be offered from May 2026 until September 2026, when the EU CBAM implementing laws are expected to be fully established. Those interested are encouraged to inquire via the contact form below.
Contact: https://booost-tech.com/contact/
**Future Plans**
Moving forward, based on the finalization of the EU CBAM detailed implementing regulations (scheduled for Q3 2026) and trends in the UK CBAM system, Booost will promote the practical application of a data distribution platform centered around "booost CBAM." Through PoC and actual operations during the free provision period, the company aims to resolve practical challenges and establish use cases for actual data linkage between companies.
Booost will continue to advance data linkage across the entire supply chain, utilizing CBAM compliance as an opportunity to enhance data distribution infrastructure and solutions, aligning with international data linkage frameworks such as PACT.
**Background**
Booost Inc. was the first Japanese startup to be selected as a global partner in the "Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT)," an international framework for calculating product carbon footprints (PCF) and data exchange. Furthermore, it is certified as a solution provider in the "Pathfinder Network," PACT's international technical specification. Its sustainability ERP, "booost Sustainability (booost PCF)," implements the PACT Methodology.
Against the backdrop of advancing standardization in international data linkage, the importance of ensuring transparency and practical data linkage for emission data across the entire supply chain is increasing. The full implementation of the EU's CBAM also requires the understanding and reporting of emissions on a per-product basis, making it essential for companies to acquire and link actual data across their entire supply chain.
However, in practice, a structural problem persists where emission data is concentrated upstream in the supply chain and not sufficiently shared with midstream and downstream companies. To solve this problem, Booost has developed and offers "booost CBAM," an application that safely and efficiently links the data necessary for CBAM compliance. This first phase of the free PoC using "booost CBAM" was conducted to identify use cases and operational challenges, verifying the flow of actual data.
Reference: Press release "booost CBAM" application for EU/UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism compliance now available for free.
**PoC Implementation Overview**
Date of implementation: April 1, 2026
Participating companies:
4 screw and bolt trading companies: Shinjo International Co., Ltd., Takashima Co., Ltd., Miyagawa Metal Sales Co., Ltd., Live Fabless Co., Ltd.
3 screw and bolt manufacturers: Kyuhisei Co., Ltd., Maru-Emu Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Miyagawa Co., Ltd.
2 cooperating companies: Persol Business Process Design Co., Ltd., DNV Business Assurance Japan Co., Ltd.
Confirmed items (partial list):
Methods for ensuring confidentiality across the entire supply chain
Assumed procedures for actual data flow within the supply chain
Ensuring that business partners cannot access a company's confidential information
Ensuring that midstream companies cannot access emission information from upstream blast furnaces, etc., while downstream exporters can access emission data.
After the verification, information exchange was conducted regarding questions about providing actual data for EU CBAM compliance and the publication schedule of the latest draft EU implementing regulations.
**About Free Provision**
The free PoC will continue to be offered from May 2026 until September 2026, when the EU CBAM implementing laws are expected to be fully established. Those interested are encouraged to inquire via the contact form below.
Contact: https://booost-tech.com/contact/
**Future Plans**
Moving forward, based on the finalization of the EU CBAM detailed implementing regulations (scheduled for Q3 2026) and trends in the UK CBAM system, Booost will promote the practical application of a data distribution platform centered around "booost CBAM." Through PoC and actual operations during the free provision period, the company aims to resolve practical challenges and establish use cases for actual data linkage between companies.
Booost will continue to advance data linkage across the entire supply chain, utilizing CBAM compliance as an opportunity to enhance data distribution infrastructure and solutions, aligning with international data linkage frameworks such as PACT.