April 11, 2024
Partners in Project Green and Carbonhound are excited to announce the launch of the Scope 3 Discovery Program for PPG members!
This is a 12-week program where organizations will receive support and guidance while leveraging data automation software to measure their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. The program will kick-off in May 2024.
The focus of this program is to help PPG member organizations quantify the business value of their sustainability initiatives, use data to identify key areas of reduction opportunities, and efficiently track their Scope 3 emissions. This will help them maximize their impact and establish themselves as leaders in sustainable business.
Program participants receive an exclusive discount of 20% on Carbonhound’s carbon accounting software platform fees to support the process of credibly tracking their Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.
To register your company for the program, please complete the intake form.
Greenhouse Gas Accounting 101
A carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization.
Greenhouse gas emissions are categorized by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol into Scopes 1, 2 and 3. Scope 1 emissions are directly created by your business (think of the vehicles you own, or a boiler in your office). Scope 2 emissions specifically relate to imported energy – like the electricity you buy to run your computers.
Scope 3 emissions are all of the indirect emissions that occur because of your supply chain, but are not directly owned or controlled by you. This includes the goods you buy from your suppliers and vendors, and the emissions cause by your products when customers use them.
Examples of scope three emissions would be employee commuting, emissions from ingredient makers, business travel in non-company owned/leased vehicles, or flights.
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol establishes comprehensive global standardized frameworks to measure and manage GHG emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains and mitigation actions.
Scope 3 emissions are all of the indirect emissions that occur because of an organization’s value chain, but are not directly owned or controlled by them. This includes the goods they buy from suppliers and vendors, and the emissions cause by their products when customers use them.
As more companies strive to hit net-zero targets, meet changing regulations and keep up with increasingly sustainably-focused customers, measuring Scope 3 emissions is now a priority – and a challenge. Scope 3 emissions make up around 90% of the average company’s total carbon footprint according to the CDP, so measuring them is critical to truly understanding your organization’s impact and reducing it.
Program Participants and Requirements
The program is exclusive to members of Partners in Project Green. The focus is to empower organizations of any size and industry looking to take the next step in their sustainability journey by supporting and enabling Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions measurement through software.
The program will span approximately 12 weeks, and at the end of it participating PPG members will have measured and tracked their greenhouse gas emissions aligned to the GHG Protocol. Participating organizations must have:
- A dedicated person and/or team taking ownership over the project
- Access to their Scope 1, 2, and 3 data sources or owners (Carbonhound’s team will help you identify these)
- Budget & authority to purchase Carbonhound’s carbon accounting software at a uniquely discounted rate
- Approximately 10 hours of time to commit to onboarding, support, and configuration meetings
Your organization will have measured and tracked its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions data aligned to the GHG Protocol. You will also receive:
- Support and community through the Partners in Project Green network
- Support and education from Carbonhound’s Climate Experts
- Full access to Carbonhound’s capabilities including peer benchmarking, location or business-unit-specific reporting, initiative and action tracker, employee engagement, and more!
- A Carbonhound Standard Certification for GHG measurement
That’s great! As part of the onboarding process, we will configure your operations and your Scope 1 and 2 sources to the Carbonhound platform as well.
Who is Carbonhound
Carbonhound is a climate impact management solution for businesses of all sizes and in any industry. Our platform is user-friendly, and can be used by anyone on your team regardless of their climate expertise. By connecting with your data, we turn your business operations and activities into greenhouse gas emissions enabling you to quantify your impact and work to reduce it.
Using a software like Carbonhound a streamlined, simple way to credibly measure your GHG emissions. Other solutions include working with climate consultants or building internal expertise on how to measure your emissions in a spreadsheet. Most companies choose to leverage our data automations and third-party verified methodology to save them time and money.
Through the Scope 3 Discovery Program support system and exclusive discount, our goal is to make emissions accounting accessible, credible, and easy so your organization can make the most out of its sustainability initiatives.
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