Scope 3 Inventory: When Assumptions Meet Data

 

Original Air Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 @ 1:00pm ET

Description:

The goods and services that universities, government agencies and other large organizations purchase as part of their regular operations can add up to a significant percentage of their carbon footprint. Like other scope 3 emissions, however, it’s traditionally been very difficult to measure these and other consumption-based impacts, leaving EPP strategies to rely on guesswork and assumptions. But as sustainability efforts mature from more of an aspiration to a firm commitment, a growing number of organizations are searching for ways to connect procurement to actual data.

This webinar featured real-world examples of large organization’s efforts to inventory consumption-based environmental impacts and find ways to use the data to guide procurement decisions.

** The recording is followed by a product showcase, featuring Bryan of our sales team and some of our most popular containers. If you are interested in learning more about Busch Systems and which products would be best for you and your organization, please contact our sales team at sales@buschsystems.com. **

Moderated by:

ALEC COOLEY, Senior Advisor @ Busch Systems

With Guest Speaker:

MACKENZIE BRADBURY, Sustainability and Eco-Impact Coordinator @ Busch Systems

 

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Speaker Panel

BRANDIE SEBASTIAN

Technical Director and Senior LCA Strategist @ John Beath Environmental

PATRICK CIGANA

Senior Advisor, Sustainability @ Polytechnique Montréal

KAREN COOK, LEED AP

General Services Administration @ County of Alameda, CA

ANDREW SHEAHAN

Director of Sales & Marketing @ CarbonGraph

Downloads and Resources

CLICK HERE to view/download a PDF version of the presentation slides from all presenters used in the live webinar.

Click here for CAUBO’s guide to help colleges and universities estimate and prioritize their scope 3 emissions.


Click here for archived related resources and workgroup presentations by AASHE for college & university sustainability managers focused on scope 3 emissions.

Click here for Alameda County’s supply chain analysis report.


Click here for Stop Waste’s low carbon concrete code.


Click here for Alameda County’s performance specification.


For West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum resources:


Click here for their Trend Analysis tool.


Click here for their How To guide to complete a supply chain inventory.


Click here for the US EPA’s USEEIO dataset.


Click here for a climate friendly purchasing tool kit.


Click here for the City of Portland, OR’s sustainable supply chain analysis.


Click here for Alameda County, CA’s sustainable supply chain report.


Click here for the sustainable purchasing leadership council.

Click here for the 2018 Oregon DEQ sector-based and consumption-based GHG assessment.


Click here for New York City’s guide to doing a household consumption-based GHG inventory.


Click here for a 2023 Stanford University presentation describing their efforts to identify low-carbon suppliers with procurement decisions via AASHE.


Click here for West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum’s April 23rd webinar on consumption-based emission inventories.

CLICK HERE to view/download the text records of the attendee and panelist Chat from the live webinar.

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