Rytec Circular and Zelsius assisting SMEs with carbon reporting
Münsingen/Root - Rytec Circular from Münsingen and Zelsius AG, which is headquartered at Technopark Luzern, have agreed a partnership. Together, the two companies intend, also within the framework of the Central Switzerland Climate Program, to enable Swiss SMEs to successfully take their first steps into the world of CO2 management.
According to a statement, Rytec Circular and Zelsius have agreed a partnership. They intend to leverage their joint expertise to support Swiss SMEs in carrying out their own life cycle assessments and to assist their decarbonization efforts.
Rytec AG from the canton of Bern was founded in 1988 by Walter Ryser, when waste recycling had been prioritized over waste disposal in legal terms. In 2022, the Prozirkula center of excellence for circular economy in public procurement was added as a subsidiary. Rytec offers tailor-made solutions for waste and resource management, the circular economy and energy facilities, as well as the electricity market and power grids. It supports clients in the areas of energy optimization and marketing, waste management and the development of sustainable business models.
Zelsius AG is headquartered at Technopark Luzern in Root in the canton of Lucerne. Founded in 2024 as a spin-off from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and led by co-founder and CEO Adina Hochuli, the software company offers a subscription-based CO2 calculator. This tool allows SMEs to collect data, calculate emissions and identify worthwhile starting points for decarbonization efforts - without the need for any prior knowledge. According to the information, this enables the creation of reliable CO2 balance sheets that can be incorporated into climate reports.
In this context, the software developed by Zelsius helps companies to comprehensively list all of their emissions. Rytec then supports them in planning and implementing specific measures to reduce their carbon footprint. This collaboration is also offered as part of the Central Switzerland Climate Program, which was launched in September 2025 in partnership with the Albert Koechlin Foundation. This initiative came about in the wake of a survey conducted by AXA Insurance in 2022, which revealed that only one in eight SMEs in Switzerland was aware of the extent of its CO2 emissions.
