Penetration Testing for UK Environmental and Climate Tech
CREST-accredited penetration testing for carbon accounting platforms, ESG reporting software, environmental monitoring and compliance data exchanges. We test carbon reporting portals, sensor dashboards, the exchange that carries verified data to auditors and registries, and the multi-tenant boundary between customer organisations. We test your software; we do not verify your emissions methodology.
- Unlimited retesting
- Unlimited pre-retesting
- No hidden fees
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platform types we test on every climate-tech engagement: the carbon reporting portal, the sensor dashboard feeding it, the compliance data exchange to auditors and registries, and the multi-tenant boundary between customer organisations.
What Buyers & Auditors Expect From a Climate-Tech Platform
Independent testing evidence, not a compliance audit. We test the software behind your reporting, not the reporting methodology itself. In our experience, enterprise customers, auditors and assurance providers reviewing a carbon accounting, ESG or environmental-monitoring platform increasingly ask for independent security testing evidence before they trust it with emissions, sensor or compliance data, in much the same way they ask a SaaS vendor for a SOC 2 report.
UK GDPR Article 32. Carbon reporting, sensor and compliance-exchange platforms hold personal data too: customer contacts, user accounts and often the personal data of the people submitting or verifying emissions data. Article 32(1)(d) requires a process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of your security measures. It does not name penetration testing as the method, but a test is the most direct evidence that your controls work.
Why buyers ask about SOC 2. Enterprise customers evaluating a climate-tech platform often ask about security testing in due-diligence questionnaires, and auditors commonly expect a recent third-party test before signing off a SOC 2 report. The AICPA criteria list penetration testing as one example of an evaluation (CC4.1) rather than a requirement, so the test is how you evidence the control, not a box on its own.
Who we test for. Carbon accounting and ESG reporting software vendors, environmental and emissions-monitoring platforms, sustainability data and compliance-exchange operators, and the sensor or IoT vendors supplying them. We test your software and its data flows; verifying your emissions methodology or ESG scoring sits with your own assurance provider, not with a penetration test. See our IoT penetration testing and multi-tenant SaaS penetration testing pages.
SCOPE
What We Test in Environmental & Climate Tech
Carbon Reporting & ESG Portals
Emissions data entry, calculation-trigger endpoints, and report generation and export. Access control around draft versus submitted reports, and IDOR across customer accounts and reporting periods.
Environmental Sensor Dashboards
Air, water and emissions-monitoring sensor dashboards. Device enrolment, per-device identity and keys, and whether a compromised or spoofed sensor can feed false readings into a customer’s compliance report.
Compliance Data Exchange
API and file-based feeds moving verified emissions or compliance data between your platform, auditors, registries and regulators. Object-level authorisation, message integrity and replay protection across the exchange.
Multi-Tenant Customer Separation
Row-level security and tenant checks so one customer organisation cannot read, change or export another’s emissions or compliance data through the app, the API or scheduled reports.
Assessor & Auditor Access
Time-limited external assessor and verifier accounts reviewing a customer’s submitted data. Delegated read versus write permissions, and whether one assessor account can reach another client’s records.
Cloud Infrastructure & Data Residency
AWS, Azure and GCP configuration for emissions, sensor and compliance data. Encryption at rest, IAM scoping, audit logging and data-residency controls.
External Perimeter & Remote Access
External-facing infrastructure supporting engineering, data-science and back-office functions: VPN gateways, exposed management interfaces and cloud consoles. CREST methodology identifies exposed services, weak authentication and unpatched systems reachable from the internet.
Phishing Defence
Targeted phishing simulation against data, sustainability and finance staff, using climate-tech-aware lures such as fake auditor requests and supplier-payment fraud.
OUR PROCESS
From Scope to Attestation in 4-6 Weeks
Scoping Call
30-minute technical scoping call covering your carbon reporting, sensor and compliance-exchange systems, tenant model, rules of engagement and timeline. Fixed-price quote within 24 hours.
Active Testing
3-15 days of hands-on testing by CREST-certified UK-based pen testers, against non-production environments or a defined safe-test window wherever live customer or sensor data matters. Daily status updates.
Reporting
Executive summary plus full technical report with CVSS scores, reproduction steps, screenshots, and specific remediation. 60-minute walkthrough call.
Free Retest
After remediation, we retest at no extra charge. Letter of attestation provided for customer due diligence, SOC 2 evidence, or buyer audit.
CREDENTIALS
Verified Accreditations Auditors Accept
Every credential below is independently verifiable. UK procurement teams, FCA supervisors, ISO 27001 / SOC 2 auditors, and cyber insurance underwriters all recognise these standards.
GET YOUR QUOTE
Get a CREST climate tech pen test quote in 24 hours
A fixed-price quote back in one business day, from a named CREST assessor. No sales pipeline, no chasing.
- CREST and IASME accredited. Testing your auditors and clients already recognise.
- Fast-track testing within 24 hours where required. Free retest of every fix included.
- Live findings via your client portal, not a four-week PDF.
- Fixed price from £3,500 for a single-role, single-app scope, agreed up front. Most engagements run £5,000 and up. No day-rate surprises.
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- We reply within one business day with a fixed-price quote from a named CREST assessor.
- You approve the scope and we book a start date, usually within 24 hours.
- Live findings land in your client portal as we test, with a free retest of every fix.
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COMPLIANCE READY
Reports Aligned to Every Framework
Findings map to specific control references in each framework, so your audit team submits the report directly without translation work.
UK GDPR
Article 32(1)(d) evidence that you regularly test the effectiveness of your security measures, for customer and reporting-user data.
SOC 2
Evidence for the evaluations your auditor reviews under CC4.1.
ISO 27001
Annex A 8.8 technical vulnerability management, once you declare that control applicable.
Cyber Essentials Plus
An audit, not a penetration test. Often requested by enterprise customers alongside independent testing evidence. Certified directly by us as an IASME certification body.
Cyber Insurance
Findings and remediation documented against the questions on your broker or insurer’s proposal form. Requirements vary by insurer and policy.
Customer & Assurance Due Diligence
An independent report you can attach to enterprise, auditor and assurance-provider due-diligence questionnaires.
PRICING
Indicative Engagement Pricing
Fixed-price quotes confirmed during scoping. Free retest, executive summary, walkthrough call, and letter of attestation included.
Depends on service + scope
External / web / API / mobile single-target engagement. CREST-certified delivery. Around 3 to 5 working days from kickoff to report.
Get a fixed quoteDepends on service + scope
Multi-target combined engagement (web + API + external + AD), or single complex target. Typically 7-10 days.
Get a fixed quoteDepends on service + scope
Full-stack engagement (multiple cloud accounts, hybrid AD, complex web + API + mobile). Typically 12-15+ days.
Get a fixed quoteWHY EJN LABS
What You Get From Environmental & Climate Tech Penetration Testing
Six concrete differentiators competitors don’t all match.
CREST-Certified Testers, Verifiable
Every test by a CREST-certified pen tester (CRT, CCT APP, CCT INF where applicable). Verify our company status at crest-approved.org.
24-Hour Startup, Where Required
From signed scope to active testing in a single business day for incident response, audit deadlines, or regulator-driven timelines.
Live Findings, Not 4-Week PDFs
Critical issues reported during testing through your client portal. Your team remediates while testing continues.
Audit-Ready Reports
Executive summary plus full technical report with CVSS scores and explicit framework mappings (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, FCA SYSC).
Free Retests, Standard
Verify remediation of every finding before close-out. Letter of attestation for audit submission included. Most competitors charge £1,500-£3,000 per retest.
UK-Based CREST Testers
Every engagement performed by vetted, UK-based CREST-certified testers, matched to your needs, security clearance, and compliance scope.
FAQ
Frequently Asked
What does a climate-tech test look at that a standard web app test does not?
Tenant separation between customer organisations, sensor and device identity so readings cannot be spoofed, the integrity of the exchange carrying verified data to auditors and registries, and delegated assessor access that must not reach another client’s records.
Do you verify that our emissions calculations or ESG methodology are correct?
No. We test the security of the software: who can read, change or export data, and whether the platform enforces the boundaries it claims to. Verifying your emissions methodology or ESG scoring sits with your own assurance provider or auditor, not with a penetration test.
Which climate-tech organisations do you test for?
Carbon accounting and ESG reporting software vendors, environmental and emissions-monitoring platforms, sustainability data and compliance-exchange operators, and the sensor or IoT vendors supplying them.
Can you test our platform before a SOC 2 Type II audit?
Yes. We provide a CVSS-scored report and letter of attestation your auditor can review as evidence under CC4.1, alongside your other Trust Services Criteria evidence.
Can you test a Supabase or Firebase-backed carbon accounting app before we onboard enterprise customers?
Yes. We test the row-level security policies, tenant and role claims, and the server-side functions and service keys that could bypass them. See our Supabase and Firebase pages.
How do you handle live customer, emissions and sensor data during testing?
We ask for a non-production environment with synthetic or anonymised customer, sensor and reporting data wherever possible. Production testing only goes ahead with your explicit approval and a restricted scope.
Can you test the assessor or auditor portal without exposing other clients’ submitted data?
Yes. We create separate assessor test accounts scoped to a single test client, then attempt to reach another client’s data through the app, the API, exports and shared reports.
What’s in the report?
Executive summary (board-ready), technical report with CVSS 3.1 scores, reproduction steps, screenshots, specific remediation guidance, and a 60-minute walkthrough call. Letter of attestation issued after free retest.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes. We sign client-supplied NDAs as standard. Engagement data is protected under our ISO 27001 (BSI-audited) information security management system.
How quickly can you start?
From signed scope to active testing in 24 hours where required. Standard pipeline is 3-5 business days from initial scoping call to test start.
Are your testers UK-based and what certifications do they hold?
Every engagement is performed by vetted UK-based CREST-certified testers matched to your engagement based on security clearance, compliance scope, and sector specialism. Testers hold CREST certifications relevant to their discipline (CRT, CCT APP, CCT INF, CCSAM).
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