GLYNT.AI, Secaro team up on Catena-X PCF reporting for auto suppliers

GLYNT.AI and Secaro have formed a partnership to help North American automotive suppliers prepare Product Carbon Footprint data for Catena-X, with early-adopter grants available for first-time 2026 submissions. The move aims to speed OEM supplier engagement and reduce manual reporting work as automakers tighten procurement and emissions data requirements.

Why it matters: - North American automakers are pushing suppliers toward Product Carbon Footprint, or PCF, reporting. - The partnership is designed to make supplier onboarding faster and PCF data preparation cheaper and more automated. - Better PCF data can help suppliers meet procurement requirements from major OEMs and support reporting across the EU, California and customer-specific formats.

What happened: - GLYNT.AI and Secaro announced a partnership on July 23, 2026, in Mountain View, California. - The companies will offer PCF data preparation services through the Catena-X platform. - Both companies plan to meet automotive suppliers at the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment Summit in Novi, Michigan, from July 27-29, 2026. - BMW, Deloitte and GLYNT.AI will lead a pre-summit workshop on PCF and data quality on July 27, followed by a keynote on July 29.

The details: - GLYNT.AI will bring its automated AI-powered data preparation system to the North American automotive ecosystem. - Secaro’s platform already connects thousands of automotive suppliers, which the companies say will help OEMs activate supplier engagement. - GLYNT.AI prepares PCFs using the activity-based method. - GLYNT.AI says that approach is aligned with financial reporting as well as Catena-X and EU standards. - GLYNT.AI is in the Catena-X certification process. - Secaro and GLYNT.AI have launched an early adopter program tied to a grant opportunity from Catena-X and the International Data Space Association. - The grant provides up to $33,000 for suppliers that submit their first PCF on Catena-X in 2026. - The grant information is available through Catena-X’s announcement. - Catena-X information is available here. - The workshop details are available here. - The summit details are available here. - GLYNT.AI says its system replaces manual, scattered and semi-automated sustainability-data work with a single system that extracts and unifies data from complex files in multiple languages and formats. - GLYNT.AI says the platform delivers structured, audit-ready sustainability data for corporate reporting and PCFs. - GLYNT.AI says its system has 99.5% accuracy, 9X more data coverage, a 5-month payback and 95% fewer emissions than LLMs for the same tasks. - GLYNT.AI says it is on track to become a certified Catena-X partner. - Secaro, formerly Manufacture 2030, says its supply chain intelligence network helps organizations decarbonize through data, AI and collaboration. - Secaro says its network is already used by brands including M&S, Ocado Retail, AstraZeneca and Honda.

Between the lines: - The partnership combines a supplier network with PCF tooling, which could lower the friction that often slows sustainability-data collection in automotive supply chains. - The timing suggests the companies want to capture early demand as OEMs turn PCF reporting into a procurement requirement rather than a voluntary exercise. - The grant program may be especially important for smaller suppliers that need a financial nudge to begin Catena-X submissions.

What's next: - The companies will use the Novi summit to recruit suppliers and promote the early adopter program. - GLYNT.AI will continue its Catena-X certification process. - More suppliers are expected to start submitting PCFs on Catena-X in 2026 if the grant program gains traction. - More information is available at GLYNT.AI and Secaro.