For most companies, Scope 3 emissions represent the greatest contribution to their emissions profiles: as much as 90% of a company’s total GHG emissions. Conquering Scope 3 emissions will take a coordinated effort, but you don’t have to do it alone.
Check out the resources below to learn more about Scope 3 emissions, science-based targets, and SSC’s Scope 3 Training Academy that is designed to help your suppliers measure, report, and reduce their Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.
Podcast Episode: Part 1
Scope 3 Emissions: How to Help Your Suppliers Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
Many companies have started to think about measuring and reducing their Scope 3 emissions. The truth is most companies often feel overwhelmed by the scale of this effort and don’t know where to start. In this episode, Tad and Julianna discuss:
What Scope 3 emissions are.
The top Scope 3 category for most companies.
How to help your suppliers reduce their carbon emissions.
How to start estimating your company’s Scope 3 emissions from your suppliers, and more.
Podcast Episode: Part 2
Science-based Targets: How to Meet Supplier GHG Requirements
New regulations as well as commitments and requirements from large companies are pushing suppliers to set science-based targets. In this episode, Tad and Julianna discuss:
An overview of science-based targets.
New government regulations and what they mean for companies.
The growing number of companies that are beginning to require their suppliers to set science-based targets by 2025.
How suppliers can start taking inventory of their GHG emissions.
The benefits of measuring and reducing your Scope 3 emissions.
The number of team members you will need internally to gather the data necessary for setting science-based targets, and more.
Conquering Carbon: Scope 3 Training Academy
SSC’s Conquering Carbon: Scope 3 Training Academy is designed to be a comprehensive guide for understanding, measuring, and reducing Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Training and educating suppliers has become imperative as one of the top Scope 3 categories for most companies is Purchased Goods and Services.
Our Conquering Carbon: Scope 3 Training Academy consists of two robust training options:
Audience:
This training is delivered directly to your suppliers. A dedicated sustainability expert at SSC will be assigned to present each session live. A minimum of 20 suppliers is required in order to begin the training. Each of our instructors can accommodate between 20 and 50 suppliers per module. We allow for participation from up to 3 people from the same supplier company making our maximum class size 150 participants total. This size gives our instructors the ability to offer a total of 5 hours of additional support to suppliers throughout the module.
High-Level Training Plan:
3 Webinar-Based Training Modules Including:
4 Sessions in Each Module
4 Months per Module equaling 12 Months Total if Completing All Modules
Interactive Exercises
Workbooks and Resources
Software for Measuring, Compiling, and Reporting Scope 1, 2, and Eventually Scope 3 Emissions is Available for an Additional Fee
Assigned SSC Team Member for Suppliers to Contact with Questions
Audience:
This training is delivered directly to your company’s sourcing and procurement teams. Our team can deliver the sessions virtually via webinar or in-person. The goal of this training is to help your sourcing and procurement teams understand the importance of sustainable supply chains, their specific role in Scope 3 reduction, and how to engage the suppliers they communicate with to meet your company’s Scope 3 goals. SSC collaborates with your company to ensure that all training materials are in alignment with your specific company, industry, supply chain, and sustainability goals.
High-Level Training Plan:
(3) 1-Hour Training Sessions Including:
Option of Virtual Webinars or In-Person Sessions
Customized Training Specific to Your Company, Industry, and Supply Chain
Training Delivered by SSC Sustainability Experts
Interactive Exercises
Webinar Sessions are Recorded For Ongoing Use by Existing and New Employees
Copies of the Three Training Presentations in PDF Format for Future Reference by Existing and New Employees