TENNANT Company says it will begin to measure the greenhouse gas emissions of its products and supply chains by road testing a new global framework which is part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.
Developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the two new GHG Protocol standards — the Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard and the Scope 3 (Corporate Value Chain) Accounting and Reporting Standard — provide methods to account for emissions associated with individual products across their life cycles and of corporations across their value chains.
Tennant Company says while many companies have been measuring the emissions from their own operations and electricity use, the Scope 3 Standard will, for the first time, allow companies to look comprehensively at the impact of their corporate value chains, including outsourced activities, supplier manufacturing and the use of the products they sell.
WRI president Jonathan Lash says it has received an overwhelming response from the private sector seeking to road test the new standards.
“There were more than 120 applications across a broad array of sectors and regions worldwide. The road testing will provide critical input in ensuring that the standards generate credible and meaningful data for business and government decision-makers, while considering the practical challenges that businesses and programs will face during implementation,” Lash said.
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