Conquering Carbon: Scope 3 Training Academy for Sourcing and Procurement Teams

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. 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.

Sourcing and procurement teams are typically responsible for interactions with suppliers as well as energy purchased for the company. It’s critical that they are heavily involved because they have the most knowledge of the purchasing practices and direct relationships with the suppliers.

Scope 3 emissions training

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 Webinar Training Sessions or One Half-Day In-Person Training 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

Expected Benefits:

After completing SSC’s Scope 3 Training Academy, sourcing and procurement teams will be able to:

  • Confidently speak about Scope 3 emissions and your company’s activities for suppliers

  • Provide a roadmap to develop a supplier engagement strategy

  • Reduce costs through better resource utilization

  • Educate your procurement teams on overall sustainability strategies and grow your team

 

Why Choose SSC?

Leveraging over 23 years of applied experience with a sole focus on sustainability, SSC acts as a trusted advisor to revolutionize business operations through sustainability. We utilized this knowledge to design the Scope 3 Training Academy to ensure that we support suppliers at all levels of maturity.

Our experts provide end-to-end training with different entry points to meet suppliers where they are and guide them toward the ultimate goal of providing primary data. Suppliers will follow our proven roadmap to achieve GHG reductions in their operations, products, and supply chains.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The training consists of (3) 1-hour webinar-based training sessions or one half-day in-person training.

  • Yes. A dedicated sustainability expert at SSC who specializes in decarbonization will be assigned to deliver the training live.

    If you choose (3) 1-hour webinars, the sessions will be recorded and delivered to you for future reference.

    If you choose the half-day in-person training, a member of our team will travel to deliver the training on-site.

  • Yes. The training is formatted to encourage engagement and participation. Each session is a hands-on learning experience that includes interactive exercises educational materials to assist sourcing and procurement team members with understanding Scope 3 emissions and supplier requirements. The audience will be able to ask questions during the live sessions for the instructor to answer.

 

Resources

Thought Prompt

The thought prompt is designed to help you start thinking about which Scope 3 categories apply to your company.

Podcast Episode

Tad Talks Sustainability: Scope 3 Emissions: How to Help Your Suppliers Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

READINESS ASSESSMENT

Fill out the Readiness Assessment and our team will contact the email provided with a high-level action plan specific to your Scope 3 journey. 

 

Recordings of Recent Scope 3 Webinars

RECORDED
MAY 22, 2024

SSC’s President, Tad Radzinski, presented on a free educational webinar hosted by Sustain.Life about tackling Scope 3 emissions in purchased goods and services. 

Sustain.Life is a carbon accounting platform that can help you calculate your company's carbon footprint, set science-based targets, and simplify climate disclosures. 

SSC has partnered with Sustain.Life and we are actively using their software to not only help our clients measure GHG emissions and Scope 3, but also as a comprehensive sustainability tracking and reporting platform.

RECORDED
MAY 15, 2024

New regulations as well as commitments and requirements from large organizations are pushing companies to measure Scope 3 emissions and set science-based targets. The truth is most companies often feel overwhelmed by the scale of this effort and don’t know where to start. In this educational webinar, Tad Radzinski provides actionable steps for measuring, reporting, and reducing your Scope 3 Emissions.

In this hands-on learning experience, Tad discusses:

  • An Overview of Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions

  • Various Regulations and Market Drivers for Measuring, Reporting, and Reducing Scope 3 Emissions

  • Strategies for Measuring and Reporting Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions

  • Scope 3 Baselining/Hot Spot Process for Identifying your Company's Top Scope 3 Categories

  • The Importance of Suppliers in Measuring and Reducing Scope 3 Emissions

  • Measuring and Reporting Scope 3 Emissions for Continuous Data Improvement