ENERGY MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
MANAGING SCOPE 3 DATA
The impact of climate change has come into sharp focus this year, with wildfires, rising ocean temperatures and dangerous heat levels impacting the globe.
These events add impetus to the race to net zero. As businesses continue to be placed under the carbon reduction microscope by governments and consumers alike, the pressure for FMs to demonstrate their organisations’ green credentials is mounting.
What are Scope 3 emissions? The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is the most widely recognised standard for greenhouse gas emissions and categorises emissions into three scopes.
Scope 1 – Direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, such as company vehicles.
Scope 2 – Indirect emissions from the purchase and use of electricity, steam, heating and cooling.
Scope 3 – All other indirect emissions that occur in the running of an organisation, such as purchasing goods and services, business travel, commuting and waste management.
Reporting on Scopes 1 and 2 is second nature, but evidence of climate-friendly change at every level of business operations is vital, especially considering Scope
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Dr Stephen Wise, Chief Strategic Development Officer at Advetec, explains how FMs can call upon their waste managers to support with Scope 3 reporting.
3 can account for between 50 and 70% of a company’s footprint. Reporting on and improving indirect carbon emissions from supply chain activities – Scope 3 – is set to become mandatory and must be robust to demonstrate proactive steps towards carbon reduction.
Measuring and publishing GHG carbon emission levels associated with waste disposal forms a vital part of Scope 3 reporting requirements but can be a headache for FMs who are out of touch with the environmental impact of their waste management.
Waste handlers are ideally placed to help FMs compile the required data efficiently and in an easy-to-report manner. Here are three ways to get the most out of your relationship with your waste management partner.
1. Get back to basics Research commissioned by Advetec with the IWFM revealed that two-thirds of businesses have never audited their waste handlers. There’s a widespread lack of knowledge about what happens to the waste they produce – Scope 3 reporting only adds to this confusion.
FMs need to understand precisely what happens to their waste once it is collected, which disposal methods are utilised and how each route impacts carbon emissions. Without this intel, accurate reporting is simply impossible.
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