Fourteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

Abstract

Countries and entities per se reporting via the green houses gases inventory Protocol are abuzz with decarbonization. Scope 1 and 2 are direct emissions are internal to the entity per se, so it can be controlled, however Scope 3 emissions are indirect and most often external to the entity and are spread across value chain or entire supply chain of the entity, including nations. Since its reporting is voluntary, it has the potential to have largest impact. Impacts are large, with upstream and downstream emissions across the entities. According to the GHG Protocol for Emission Inventory , Scope 3 emissions can account for up to 90% of the organization’s environmental impact and so it further places pressure on the part of entities per se to measure it. Whether it is Life Cycle Assessment (LCAs) to track and record downstream emissions or use of sustainable procurement as a pledge to track and record the upstream emissions. The sustainable procurement policy and supply chain engagement core competencies are required to devise decarbonization strategies and place at the heart or centre of discussion and action policies and projects that align to sustainability and emissions reductions as a whole. How entities set their road map for decarbonization or the net zero commitments? How entities compute the scope 3 emissions, relevant to its supply chain? How framework or target Initiatives are aligned and applied? How effective implementation is done? How the success story or visible positive impacts are communicated to the stakeholders? These are critical questions.