specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Cloverly
providerId: cloverly
created: '2026-05-24'
modified: '2026-05-24'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
  - Carbon
  - Climate
description: >
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for Cloverly's carbon-offset retirement
  surface. Unlike a typical cloud service, the variable cost driver is not
  compute or storage — it is the kilogram of CO2-equivalent retired through
  /purchases. Each transaction maps to a registry-issued retirement serial
  number, providing an auditable Charge record.
sources:
  - https://cloverly.com/api
  - https://cloverly.com/catalyst
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Cloverly
serviceCategory: Sustainability and Carbon Markets
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Adjustment
    - Refund
  primaryUnit: kilogram-co2e
  secondaryUnits:
    - tonne-co2e
    - usd-cent
costAllocation:
  dimensions:
    - offset_type
    - registry_name
    - vintage_year
    - country
    - api_key_environment
  recommendedTags:
    - department
    - product
    - cost-center
    - scope (1/2/3)
operationsToCost:
  - operation: POST /2019-03-beta/purchases/{type}
    chargeCategory: Usage
    chargeDescription: Per-kg retirement of CO2e against the matched offset source.
  - operation: POST /2019-03-beta/purchases (estimate conversion)
    chargeCategory: Usage
    chargeDescription: Promotes a quoted estimate to a retired purchase at the quoted price.
  - operation: DELETE /2019-03-beta/purchases/{slug}
    chargeCategory: Refund
    chargeDescription: Cancellation within Cloverly's reversal window produces a credit/refund Charge.
reportingArtifacts:
  - Monthly retirement statement (PDF/CSV) exported from the Cloverly dashboard.
  - Per-purchase receipt_url plus registry retirement serial number for downstream ESG/CSRD/CSDDD reporting.
notes: >
  For Scope 3 reporting, treat retired Cloverly purchases as "purchased
  removals" rather than reductions. The registry_name + serial_number pair on
  each Purchase is the auditable unit-of-evidence required by CDP, SBTi, and
  ISSB-aligned disclosures.