Brightly is a platform that helps food banks, food rescue organizations, and corporations measure, verify, and scale food waste reduction efforts while generating high-integrity carbon credits. By converting rescued food into verified methane-prevention credits, the company unlocks new carbon revenue streams that fund additional food recovery operations. The platform has facilitated the rescue of over 250 million pounds of food through partnerships with organizations like The Farmlink Project and Midwest Food Bank.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Food decomposing in landfills emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas more than 80 times stronger than CO₂ in the short term, making food waste one of the most urgent climate challenges. Food rescue organizations often lack sustainable funding to scale their operations, while corporations struggle to measure and verify their food waste reduction impact for Scope 3 reporting and carbon credit generation.
Solution
Brightly provides a platform that transforms food waste reduction across the value chain into measurable climate impact, unlocking carbon revenue and verified Scope 3 reductions. The company partners with local food rescue organizations to generate high-integrity carbon credits, helping them rescue more food and prevent more methane emissions. Brightly offers customizable solutions including carbon insetting strategies, measurement and MRV (monitoring, reporting, and verification) tools, and access to verified carbon credit markets. By connecting food banks and Fortune 500 companies with a streamlined system for tracking and monetizing food rescue efforts, Brightly makes food waste reduction financially sustainable and scalable.
Target Audience
Primary customers include food rescue organizations and food banks seeking sustainable funding, as well as corporations and Fortune 500 companies needing to measure, verify, and report food waste reduction for carbon credit generation and Scope 3 emissions compliance.
Features
- Carbon credit generation in partnership with local food rescue organizations to fund additional food recovery operations
- Measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) tools for tracking food waste reduction and methane prevention
- Carbon insetting strategy support for corporations seeking to offset emissions within their own value chains
- Verified Scope 3 emissions reduction reporting for corporate sustainability compliance
- Platform trusted by diverse partners ranging from food banks to Fortune 500 companies
- Track record of facilitating rescue of 250+ million pounds of food, including 144+ million pounds in 2024 alone