Carbon Footprint Assessment & Decarbonization strategy

Any company, whatever its size or activity, emits greenhouse gases. Whether through energy consumption, waste production, employee travel or the « invisible » part of the business (computer servers, IT equipment, services offered by the company, etc.). All companies are therefore concerned by the issue of decarbonization.

What is a Carbon Footprint Assessment?

This is a diagnostic tool for your company’s carbon footprint. It reports all your carbon emissions within a year (directly emitted or associated with your activity). You can thus identify quickly your carbon emissions hotspots. The Green House Gas (GHG) emissions calculations are ruled by the GHG Protocol worldwide. In France the Bilan Carbone® methodology has been developed (I’m certified by ABC on this methodology).

It is split into 3 scopes :

• Scope 1 : These are the direct emissions (directly emitted by fossil energy consumed by your company) ;
• Scope 2 : These are the emissions of the electricity consumed by your company ;
• Scope 3 : These are the indirect emissions associated with your company (purchasing, suppliers’ emissions, transportation…)

Many companies focus on Scopes 1 and 2, yet Scope 3 often accounts for more than 50% of companies’ GHG emissions.

I help you with your scope 1, 2 and 3 on my own or in partnership with a carbon accounting platform. In that case, you’ll get access to the platform and you’ll be able to follow your emissions from one year to another ;

Why assess your Carbon Footprint ?

• To mitigate financial risks : The market is tending to favorize low-carbon products and strategies. Working on this will give you a head start over your competitors and increase investors, customers and employees retention ;
• To mitigate reputational risks : In some countries, it’s already mandatory to calculate your GHG emissions following the GHG protocol (scopes 1 and 2 are required). However, the legislation is quickly evolving and small companies might also need to calculate their GHG emissions by 2026 ;
• For the planet : Assessing your carbon footprint is your first step toward decarbonization. You’ll identify your most emitting posts and thus be able to focus on their reduction participating in the gloval effort to mitigate physical risks on humanity ;

My methodology

• Diagnostics : Understanding of your activities and objectives, calculation of carbon emissions using the GHG Protocol standard (which is the most widely recognized carbon accounting methodology) for your various activities and/or products (scope 1, 2 and 3 or focused on a product/service according to your needs).
• Carbon emissions hotspots identification
• Low Carbon strategy set up on different aspects of your activity
• SBTi commitment and targets validation to strengthen your position (I’m an SBTi certified Expert)
• Calculate your avoided emissions following the implementation of reduction actions

I can help you reduce these emissions in all areas of your business based on the results of your environmental impact analyses. Having worked in the supply chain, here are some of the specific services I can offer companies:

I can support you whatever your level of supply chain implementation: whether you want to launch a sustainable supply chain from scratch, optimize your supply chain (in terms of cost, quality, time and also sustainability), or have a well-established supply chain that needs to be modified to make it more sustainable. I also take into account the financial aspect of the changes to adapt to the budget allocated by the company to this transformation.