Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol)

📢 One week left to apply! ⏰ Applications to join GHG Protocol’s Independent Standards Board (ISB) are due at 11:59 PM ET August 8th. You can help build on the strong foundation established by our inaugural ISB cohort and play a pivotal role in the development of GHG Protocol’s standards and guidance. Learn more and apply here 👉 go.ghgprotocol.org/VFSeUU Know someone who would be a qualified candidate for the role? 📨 Share this opportunity with them. 

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) today announces a series of updates related to its corporate standards as it continues to strengthen its governance, leadership, and institutional capacity to meet growing global demand for trusted, interoperable greenhouse gas accounting.      The highlights include: 🤝 GHG Protocol and ISO - International Organization for Standardization will combine their corporate carbon accounting standards into a single, harmonized global accounting standard - a significant step toward integrating and harmonizing greenhouse gas accounting across the world.    🔍 Publication of the results of the Scope 2 standard public consultation, which received nearly 1100 responses from 56 countries, and surfaced a range of opinions on how companies should account for renewable energy purchases.    🗨️ Release of preliminary feedback from the Request for Information on the Actions and Market Instruments standard development process, indicating strong support for a “multi-statement” reporting approach.    Read the full update ➡️ go.ghgprotocol.org/IizKqI   View the Standard Development Plan for the new Consolidated Corporate Standard and the public consultation feedback➡️ go.ghgprotocol.org/X4nNmh    You can also learn more about these updates through our FAQ resource ➡️go.ghgprotocol.org/hkSHcf #BelemMandate #GHGAccounting #ClimateReporting #SustainabilityReporting #ClimateDisclosure #ESGReporting #Scope2 #ActionsandMarketInstruments

GHG Protocol's standards are the foundation of global carbon accounting. But how are they made? Our standard development and revisions process brings together businesses, practitioners, investors, academics, policymakers and other stakeholders. From the drafting of the standard development plan through the publication of the final standard, our multi-stakeholder approach ensures standards are practical, globally relevant and trusted by the organizations that rely on them to measure emissions, assess progress and support decarbonization. Take a look at the graphic below to learn more about how we develop our standards.

📊What types of data can I use to calculate scope 3 emissions? Luke Jones, Scope 3 Manager at GHG Protocol, dives into two types of inventory data used by companies: primary and secondary. 🔗Primary data are from specific activities within a company’s value chain. 📑Secondary data are estimated emissions based on published databases or government statistics. Focus on collecting primary data for activities with the highest greenhouse gas emissions or the greatest potential for reduction. This helps ensure your inventory reflects your emissions accurately, supports your goals and meets user decision-making needs. 🎥 Watch our video to learn more ➡️ Check out more answers to frequently asked questions about the Scope 3 Standard: go.ghgprotocol.org/m2VAB4

💡 Did you miss the launch webinar on the Land Sector and Removals Guidance?     The recording is now available. Hear directly from GHG Protocol experts on how the LSR Guidance provides companies with road-tested methods to report land-sector impacts with the same rigor as energy use. The session covers how companies can use it alongside the LSR Standard to track progress towards land sector emissions and removal targets, and to disclose climate impact with confidence.    Watch the recording 👉 go.ghgprotocol.org/wbK8aj #GHGProtocol #ClimateAccounting #LandSector #CarbonRemoval 

Looking for a practical starting point to assess the impact of the Land Sector and Removals Standard on your organization’s GHG inventory? To help organizations prepare for the standard’s January 1, 2027 effective date, we have developed a Reporting Requirements Checklist. This resource highlights the required reporting elements for GHG inventories, including quantitative disclosures and information related to methods, data and assumptions used to compile your inventory.    Access the checklist 👉 go.ghgprotocol.org/6Q1u2M  Learn more about the standard 👉 go.ghgprotocol.org/vncYaS    #ClimateReporting #SustainabilityReporting #ClimateDisclosure #GHGAccounting #LandSector #ESGReporting 

Looking for help navigating the requirements to prepare your company’s GHG inventory ahead of the Land Sector and Removals Standard’s January 1, 2027, effective date?    To support implementation, we have developed a Sample GHG Inventory Reporting Template. This resource outlines the required reporting elements to ensure compliance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Scope 3 Standard and LSR Standard v1.1.    For organizations looking for more detailed guidance, our newly released Full Workbook expands on the template by covering all reporting requirements, recommendations and options relevant to the LSR Standard v1.1.    Access the Sample GHG Inventory Reporting Template 👉 go.ghgprotocol.org/SkKaSl  Access the Full Workbook 👉 go.ghgprotocol.org/XiKie2  Learn more about the standard 👉 go.ghgprotocol.org/vncYaS    #ClimateReporting #SustainabilityReporting #ClimateDisclosure #GHGAccounting #LandSector #ESGReporting 

📢 Do not miss out on the opportunity to hear directly from GHG Protocol’s experts on the launch of the Land Sector and Removals Guidance. Published on June 30, the LSR Guidance is a supplement to the Land Sector and Removals Standard and provides calculation guidance as well as examples of the LSR Standard being used on the ground, featuring case studies from 10 land sector companies.    During the event, speakers will demonstrate how the LSR Guidance provides companies with road-tested methods to report land-sector impacts with the same rigor as energy use.    👉 Register for the webinar: go.ghgprotocol.org/QZkqaG   #GHGProtocol #ClimateAccounting #LandSector #CarbonRemoval #NetZero 

📢 Greenhouse Gas Protocol is pleased to announce a call for applications to join its Independent Standards Board (ISB). You can help build on the strong foundation established by our inaugural ISB cohort and play a pivotal role in the development of GHG Protocol’s standards and guidance.  ⏰ Apply by 11:59 PM ET August 8, 2026 Learn more and apply here 👉 go.ghgprotocol.org/VFSeUU   Know someone who would be a qualified candidate for the role? 📨 Share this opportunity with them. 

Recently, GHG Protocol secondee Yanet Rempening participated in a panel at the World Steel Association (worldsteel) Open Forum on carbon accounting methodologies, where she provided an update on GHG Protocol’s work under our partnership with ISO - International Organization for Standardization to drive harmonization of global carbon accounting standards across corporate, project and product levels as part of the COP30 Action Agenda.