AdAstra Sustainability and Meridia
About AdAstra Sustainability
AdAstra Sustainability develops data solutions that change our understanding of how agriculture impacts the environment.
Founded by experts in quantitative sustainability, geospatial data science, and food and agriculture systems, they support stakeholders along agricultural value chains in taking decisive action for operating within planetary boundaries.
Their first product, Orbae, builds land use change emission factors from the ground up in high resolution to reveal the impacts of land conversion at any level of traceability.
How AdAstra and Meridia work together
AdAstra Sustainability and Meridia deliver an end-to-end solution for DCF compliance and land use change (LUC) emissions accounting that connects traceability, field data verification and LUC analysis into a single, defensible workflow.
Meridia Verify independently assesses farm and area-level data for legality, deforestation exposure, land-use change, and data quality using an EY-audited methodology. AdAstra’s Orbae technology complements this by quantifying emissions from direct land-use change (dLUC) in high resolution across farms, sourcing regions or entire jurisdictions.
By combining verified traceability and risk assessment with robust scope 3 emissions intelligence, companies can meet regulatory requirements and climate commitments without fragmented tools or assumptions. The result is continuous, audit-ready due diligence for EUDR, DCF, and SBTi FLAG reporting.
Joint value proposition
The Meridia–AdAstra partnership is built on three core value drivers:
- Delivering transparent, science-based insights into land-use change and deforestation risk
- Applying rigorous, independent verification of farm plots and sourcing data, alongside high-resolution quantification of land use change emissions
- Supporting compliance with EUDR and voluntary sustainability commitments, including DCF and SBTi FLAG, with confidence and credibility
Key customer benefits
1. Same input data, clearer risk and emissions insights
Leverage your verified farm plots to assess land use change emissions across your supply chain. Meridia and AdAstra transform complex and incomplete sourcing data into actionable insights that help your team identify high-risk suppliers and land use change hotspots.
2. Verified compliance and reporting-ready LUC emissions
Gain a trusted basis for both regulatory compliance and climate reporting. Meridia’s independent verification of farm boundaries ensures traceability and legality of your sourcing data, while AdAstra provides robust LUC emissions insights aligned with SBTi FLAG and GHG Protocol requirements.
3. Reduced complexity and manual effort
By integrating verification, land conversion assessment, and LUC emissions quantification, you avoid fragmented workflows, manual calculations, and duplicated data requests. This significantly improves efficiency across sustainability, sourcing, and reporting teams.
4. Stronger climate- and nature-aligned sourcing decisions
With verified land-use data and reliable LUC emissions insights, you can confidently act on those insights, aligning sourcing strategies with deforestation-free commitments and climate targets to reduce long-term regulatory, reputational, and operational risk.