JD Supra

Proposed Changes to GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidelines Threaten to Reshape Corporate Clean Energy Procurement

The World Resource Institute’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (the “GHG Protocol”) has been widely adopted as a framework for companies to report Scope 1, 2, ...
Forbes

Understanding Scope 1, 2 And 3 Emissions And The Need For Such Categorization

In our quest for lowering the world's carbon footprint and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we need to get to grips with how, where, when, and what remedial actions need to be taken across the value ...
The Auto Wire on MSN

EPA pulls Scope 3 emissions guidance: What it means for automakers and car buyers

The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly edited Scope 3 emissions out of its corporate climate toolkit. There was no ...
The Wall Street Journal

Q&A: Can Scope 3 Accounting Evolve to Advance Decarbonization Progress?

Three individuals with GHGP experience who were involved with helping develop the original standard have some ideas about how it could evolve and be used differently in the market to drive more ...
Argus Media

GHG Protocol faces pushback on scope 2 reforms

Standard-setting group Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) has published a summary of responses from its public consultation on the scope 2 standard — which covers indirect emissions from purchased ...
JD Supra

The Scope of the Proposed Disclosure and Reduction Requirements Concerning Greenhouse Gas Emissions Would Impose Substantial Compliance Obligations on Federal Contractors

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has issued a far-reaching proposed rule that requires significant greenhouse gas reporting and emission reduction obligations for federal contractors. Most ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Should small businesses calculate Scope 3 emissions? Yes—here’s why.

Solar panels, electric vehicles, passive building design—there are many tried-and-true ways that companies can cut carbon out of their operations. But what can they do to decarbonize their entire ...
Digital Journal

The 5-minute guide to scopes 1, 2, and 3: How to evaluate if a company is actually sustainable

This article is Sponsored Content by ACT Group. In the 2020s, it’s no longer enough to simply make unbacked claims of sustainability. Today, to reduce the risk of greenwashing and establish ...
Yahoo

GHG Protocol, ISO to combine carbon accounting standards

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wind blows emissions from a coal-burning power plant. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the International Organization for ...
Yahoo Finance

Chocolate Ice Cream and the Nuances of Scope 3 GHG Accounting

The emissions of a scoop of chocolate ice cream. Assumes one scoop of ice cream = 80 g. Data derived from Environmental impacts of ice cream, Who Knew Ben & Jerry's Could Save the World Through Ice ...
Engineering News-Record

Scope 3 GHG Emissions About More Than Suppliers

Marketplace trust will be built by robust carbon accounting, genuine action and genuine reporting. As the environmental element of an Environmental Social Governance, carbon dioxide quantification and ...