Agent responsibilities
Defining what each agent can do, which information it can use and when review is required.
Green Gate Pilot
SustainZone is developing a governed AI platform that uses specialist agents to support sustainability data, carbon accounting, planning, monitoring, verification and reporting.
Current work: defining the platform architecture, agent responsibilities, governance controls and the way sustainability requirements are mapped into practical workflows.
A practical approach to governed sustainability work.
Green Gate is being designed as more than a reporting dashboard. The pilot explores how controlled AI agents can complete defined sustainability tasks while remaining subject to permissions, evidence checks and clear records of how each result was produced.
The aim is to bring data collection, calculation, planning and reporting into one structured process without removing human oversight.
Governance controls
Checking permissions, data use, sensitive information, assumptions and output quality.
Framework mapping
Organising common information so it can support several sustainability requirements.
Evidence traceability
Keeping calculations, source records, assumptions and agent actions connected.
From source information to a usable report.
Each gate represents a defined stage of sustainability work. Information moves through the sequence with its evidence, assumptions and governance record retained.
Assess
Organise available data, establish emissions boundaries and identify missing information.
Plan
Develop targets, reduction pathways and practical sustainability actions.
Track
Monitor new information, progress and changes against the agreed pathway.
Verify
Check calculations, supporting evidence, consistency and readiness for review.
Report
Prepare structured outputs for the relevant sustainability requirement.
Security and governance operate across every gate. The Security Auditor is being designed as a continuous control rather than a final check added after the work is complete.
Six specialist agents, each with a defined role.
The pilot is defining how the agents work together, what data each agent can access and which conditions must be satisfied before an output can move forward.
Carbon Auditor Agent
Organises activity data, applies suitable emission factors and supports Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 calculations.
Strategy Builder Agent
Turns emissions findings into targets, carbon reduction plans and prioritised actions.
Progress Tracker Agent
Monitors updated information, tracks performance and identifies missing or inconsistent data.
Audit Preparation Agent
Checks evidence completeness, identifies gaps and prepares structured information for review.
Report Writer Agent
Prepares reports and evidence packs using approved data, calculations and framework rules.
Security Auditor Agent
Checks access, sensitive data, security controls and governance requirements throughout the process.
Agent actions are reviewed before their results are used.
The governance engine is central to the concept. It controls what an agent is allowed to do, limits the information used and checks the result before it progresses through the platform.
Data enters the workflow
Operational records, supplier information, evidence and existing sustainability data are organised.
Permissions and rules are checked
The system reviews intent, access, necessary data, sensitive content and applicable requirements.
The specialist agent completes its task
The relevant calculation, analysis, preparation or monitoring activity is carried out.
The output is checked and recorded
The result is linked to its evidence, assumptions and action record before use.
Shared information across several sustainability requirements.
The pilot is exploring the common data, evidence and workflow needs across the following areas. Their inclusion describes the current design scope and does not mean every module is complete.
GHG Protocol Carbon accounting
NHS Evergreen Supplier readiness
SBTi Target alignment
PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plans
EPR Packaging data
EUDR Supply chain evidence
CDP Environmental disclosure
UK Sustainability Reporting Standards Reporting structure
Work currently in progress at SustainZone.
Green Gate remains an active pilot. The immediate priority is to establish reliable agent boundaries, clear governance rules and traceable information flows before making broader platform claims.
Architecture and controlled workflows come first.
The current work is focused on the structure behind the platform rather than presenting it as a finished commercial product.
Defining which tasks belong to each agent and where human review or approval is required.
Developing checks for permissions, necessary data, sensitive content and framework requirements.
Mapping shared information, evidence and calculations across the selected requirements.
Testing how assumptions, calculations, source records and agent actions remain connected.
This page describes an active SustainZone pilot project. Functions, integrations and framework coverage may change as development and testing progress.
