Carbon GPT: The team combines deep technical expertise in AI with genuine knowledge of sustainability

The Malaysian team making sustainability less complicated — and more actionable — for businesses across the region

There is a version of sustainability that lives in boardroom presentations and regulatory filings. Dense. Jargon-heavy. Disconnected from the day-to-day reality of running a business.

And then there is the version that Carbon GPT is trying to build — one where a company can understand exactly where its emissions come from, report on them accurately, and make real decisions based on that data. Without a team of specialists. Without months of back-and-forth. Without the feeling that sustainability is something that happens to your company rather than something your company actually does.

That gap between sustainability as a compliance burden and sustainability as a business capability is where Carbon GPT was built to sit.

Where it started

Carbon GPT was founded in 2023 in Malaysia — at a moment when the regulatory landscape for sustainability was shifting faster than most companies could keep up with.

Bursa Malaysia's National Sustainability Reporting Framework was bringing IFRS S1 and S2 compliance into mandatory territory for listed companies. Boards were being asked questions they didn't have answers to. Sustainability teams were being built from scratch. And the tools that existed were either too complex, too expensive, or built for markets that didn't reflect the Malaysian context.

Dr. Matthew Wong, the founder and CEO, saw the gap clearly. The expertise existed in Malaysia. The demand was growing fast. What was missing was technology that could make sustainability accessible — not just for the largest corporations with dedicated ESG departments, but for companies at every stage of the journey.

The mission that came out of that observation is simple enough to say in one line: democratise sustainability.

Building it has been anything but simple.

What Carbon GPT actually does

At its core, Carbon GPT is an AI-powered sustainability platform. But that phrase covers a lot of ground, so here is what it means in practice.

Carbon accounting and GHG tracking

The starting point for any sustainability programme is understanding where your emissions actually come from. Carbon GPT's platform helps organisations track their greenhouse gas emissions across Scope 1 — direct emissions from owned operations — Scope 2 — indirect energy use — and Scope 3 — the broader value chain, from upstream suppliers to downstream investments.

The platform doesn't just collect the data. It interprets it. Emissions are broken down by category, visualised in real time, and benchmarked in ways that make the numbers meaningful — not just to sustainability teams, but to the CFOs, board members, and investors who need to understand what they're looking at.

For most organisations, this is the moment sustainability stops being abstract. When you can see that Category 15 investments account for the overwhelming majority of your total emissions, or that your LPG consumption is your single largest direct emissions source, the conversation about what to do about it becomes very different.

ESG compliance and gap analysis

Knowing your emissions is the first step. Knowing whether your reporting meets the standards that regulators, investors, and stakeholders are demanding is the next.

Carbon GPT's gap analysis tools help organisations understand where they stand against IFRS S1/S2, GRI, TCFD, and Bursa Malaysia's specific requirements — and more importantly, what needs to change to close the gap. The output isn't a long list of observations. It's a prioritised, actionable plan that tells an organisation exactly what to focus on and in what order.

For Group 1 PLCs navigating Bursa Malaysia's compliance requirements, this has become one of the most practically useful services Carbon GPT provides — a structured, data-driven path from "we need to comply" to "here is how we get there."

AI-powered sustainability reporting

Writing a sustainability report is, for most organisations, a months-long exercise in collecting data, drafting content, managing reviews, and producing a document that meets regulatory standards while remaining readable to the humans who will actually engage with it.

Carbon GPT's AI-SR product changes that timeline significantly. The platform reads an organisation's data, structures it according to the relevant reporting framework, and produces a sustainability report that is IFRS-aligned, Bursa-ready, and written in clear, accessible language.

The key word is accessible. A sustainability report that only a compliance officer can interpret is not doing its full job. Carbon GPT's approach treats the report as a communication tool, not just a regulatory deliverable — which means the output is something a company can actually be proud to share with investors, stakeholders, and the public.

AI-Designed Reports

There is a step beyond the content — and it is one that most organisations discover late. A sustainability report can be accurate, well-written, and IFRS-aligned, and still look like a document rather than a publication.

Carbon GPT's AI-DR service takes a finalised sustainability statement or report and transforms it into a professionally designed, print-ready PDF. Custom cover pages. Bespoke data visualisations. Brand-consistent typography and colour systems. Individual page PNGs formatted for Bursa Malaysia filing.

The tagline is: we write it, we design it, you print it. The turnaround is 5 to 7 working days. The result looks like it came from a design agency that charged ten times the price.

Who Carbon GPT works with

Over 130 Public Listed Companies have worked with Carbon GPT — names that span Malaysia's largest and most recognisable listed companies, from Petronas Dagangan and Sime Darby Property to AEON, Westports, and Press Metal.

The common thread is not size or sector. It's a moment of recognition — that sustainability reporting is no longer optional, that the expertise to do it well doesn't always exist in-house, and that the right technology can close that gap faster than any other approach.

Beyond PLCs, Carbon GPT works with companies across industries navigating the growing complexity of ESG requirements — from SMEs building their first carbon inventory to multinational organisations looking to standardise sustainability reporting across multiple entities and geographies.

The credentials that back Carbon GPT

Carbon GPT is the Official AI Partner of Bursa Malaysia's Centralised Sustainability Intelligence (CSI) Platform — a designation that reflects both the quality of the technology and the trust that Malaysia's stock exchange places in the team behind it.

The company holds Malaysia Digital (MD) status from MDEC, and its AI and sustainability training programmes are certified by HRDCorp — meaning they are claimable for organisations looking to build internal sustainability capability alongside their reporting programmes.

Carbon GPT has been featured on BFM, Bank Negara Malaysia's National Training Week, and AWS — recognition that spans media, government, and the global technology ecosystem.

The people behind the platform

Sustainability technology is only as good as the people building it — and Carbon GPT is, at its heart, a Malaysian team solving a Malaysian problem.

The team combines deep technical expertise in AI and software development with genuine knowledge of the sustainability landscape — including the specific regulatory context of Malaysian capital markets, the frameworks that Bursa Malaysia requires, and the practical challenges that PLCs and their sustainability teams face on the ground.

That combination matters. A lot of sustainability software is built by technologists who understand data but not disclosure, or by consultants who understand frameworks but not how to make them scalable. Carbon GPT was built to bridge that gap — and the team that built it reflects both sides of it.

Where it's headed

The compliance wave in Malaysia is not slowing down. What begins with 135 Group 1 PLCs today expands to 500 Main Market issuers next year, 800 by 2027, and every listed company by 2029. Beyond listed companies, the pressure on SMEs — from supply chain requirements, investor expectations, and regulatory trickle-down — is growing year on year.

Carbon GPT's ambition scales with that wave. The roadmap includes deeper integration of AI across every stage of the sustainability reporting lifecycle, expansion of services to support ASEAN markets beyond Malaysia, and continued development of tools that make sustainability not just compliant but genuinely useful for the organisations practicing it.

The mission hasn't changed since 2023. Make sustainability accessible. Make it actionable. Make it something businesses can actually do — not just something they're told they have to.

Getting started

Whether you're a PLC approaching your first IFRS S2 filing, an SME building your carbon baseline for the first time, or a sustainability team looking to streamline a reporting process that has grown too complex to manage manually — Carbon GPT was built for exactly that moment.

The platform is live. The team is ready. For enquiries, please visit our contacts page