The Carbon Accounting Trap: How EU Regulations Are Reshaping Asia’s 6.5M organic cotton shipment risked rejection without real-time emissions tracking. Our two-month investigation across 14 Bangladeshi mills uncovers a vicious cycle: Western sustainability SaaS platforms charge up to 18% of order value for carbon audits, while local alternatives face ISO certification delays. The unintended winner? Vietnam’s state-backed “GreenLedger” consortium, which slashed compliance costs by 62% using modified Alibaba code.