VerdantCart Carbon Reports

VerdantCart Carbon Reports helps WooCommerce stores estimate carbon emissions from orders and review reporting data over time.

The plugin calculates estimated emissions for eligible WooCommerce orders, aggregates reporting data by period, and displays results in dashboards for both store-level and customer-level reporting.

Main reporting features include:

• Estimated carbon emissions per WooCommerce order
• Monthly, weekly, and yearly reporting views
• Store-level and customer-level dashboards
• Trend comparison against previous periods
• Product hotspot reporting
• CSV and PDF exports
• Sustainability insights
• Snapshot-based reporting for stable historical results

VerdantCart Carbon Reports is useful for:

• WooCommerce stores that want visibility into estimated order emissions
• Merchants preparing internal sustainability summaries
• Brands monitoring emission trends over time
• Store owners who need exportable reporting data

This plugin provides operational sustainability reporting based on WooCommerce order data. It is not a certified ESG report, GHG Protocol report, legal compliance document, or verified carbon audit.

Features

• Estimate emissions for WooCommerce orders
• View reporting by month, week, and year
• Review store-level reporting data
• Review customer-level reporting data
• Compare reporting periods
• Identify higher-impact products with hotspot reporting
• Use snapshot-based reporting for stable results
• Export reports as CSV or PDF
• View sustainability insights
• Run backfill for historical WooCommerce orders

Usage

After activation, the plugin can:

• Estimate emissions for eligible WooCommerce orders
• Aggregate reporting data for supported periods
• Display reporting inside store and customer dashboards

You can use the dashboards to:

• View emissions by reporting period
• Review store and customer reporting data
• Monitor trends over time
• Identify higher-impact products
• Export reports for further use

The customer-facing dashboard can be displayed with this shortcode:

Legacy shortcodes from earlier builds may still work for compatibility, but [vcarb_dashboard] is the recommended shortcode.

How It Works

VerdantCart Carbon Reports estimates emissions using internal calculation rules applied to WooCommerce order data.

Reporting data is stored inside your WordPress installation and organized into aggregated snapshots used by dashboards, comparisons, insights, hotspots, and exports.

The plugin uses snapshot-based reporting so historical reporting periods remain stable instead of being recalculated during normal dashboard page loads.

Data & Privacy

All core calculations are performed locally in your WordPress installation.

The plugin does not require sending WooCommerce order data to an external service for its core reporting features.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.4 or higher
• PHP 8.0 or higher
• WooCommerce 8.0 or higher