Use Scope 3 to Decide Where Supplier Carbon Work Starts
Explain how the Scope 3 standard turns “supplier emissions” into actionable procurement categories.
“Supplier emissions” is too vague to manage well. Break The Footprint Into Categories The Scope 3 standard separates upstream and downstream impacts into defined categories. Procurement usually has the strongest influence over upstream categories such as purchased goods and services, capital goods, transportation, and waste. Match The Lever To The Category Different categories need different moves. For purchased goods, the lever may be specification change or supplier energy data. For transport, it may be routing, consolidation, or mode shift. For product-use emissions, it may be design and customer adoption rather than a sourcing questionnaire. Start Where Influence And Materiality Meet…
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