Product and Supply Chain

What’s new

Background

Following the success of the Corporate Standard and Project Protocol, the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol is developing two new standards:

Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard
Scope 3 Accounting and Reporting Standards

To develop the new standards, the GHG Protocol is following the same broad, multi-stakeholder process used to develop our previous standards, with participation from businesses, policymakers, NGOs, academics and other experts and stakeholders from around the world.

The new GHG Protocol standards will provide a standardized method to inventory the emissions associated with individual products across their full life cycles and of corporate value chains, taking into account impacts both upstream and downstream of the company’s operations. By taking a comprehensive approach to GHG measurement and management, businesses and policymakers can focus attention on the greatest opportunities to reduce emissions within the full value chain, leading to more sustainable decisions about the products we buy, sell, and produce.

Draft Standards

Title	Date	Size
Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (draft)	Nov 2009	2 MB
Scope 3 Accounting and Reporting Standard (draft)	Nov 2009	2 MB
Product standard draft for stakeholder review - SUMMARY	Nov 2009	561 KB
Scope 3 standard draft for stakeholder review - SUMMARY	Nov 2009	1 MB
Product draft standard written comments	Jan 2010
Scope 3 draft standard written comments	Jan 2010
Summary feedback from stakeholder workshops	Feb 2010	157 KB

Road Testing

Title	Date	File size
Summary of Scope 3 Standard Road Testing Feedback	Aug 2010	373 KB
Summary of Product Standard Road Testing Feedback	Aug 2010	307 KB
Product Standard – Road Testing Workshop Summary	Jun 2010	311 KB
Scope 3 Standard - Road Testing Workshop Summary	Jun 2010	476 KB
List of standard updates for road testing	Feb 2010	67 KB
Scope 3 Standard - draft for road testing	Feb 2010	2 MB
Product Standard - draft for roadtesting	Feb 2010	3 MB
List of Scope 3 and Product road testers	Feb 2010	191 KB

Standard Development Process

Title	Date	File size
Request for Proposals: Uncertainty Analysis Methods	July 2010	349 KB
Request for Proposals: Assurance Guidance	July 2010	350 KB
Request for Proposals: Scope 3 Calculations	July 2010	425 KB
Scope 3 Standard webinar recording December 2009	Dec 2009
Stakeholder workshop slides December 2009	Dec 2009	840 KB
Funders of the Product and Scope 3 Standards	Dec 2009	88 KB
Steering Committee members	Nov 2008	40 KB
Timeline of activities	Nov 2008	155 KB
List of technical topics	Nov 2008	88 KB
Project overview	Nov 2008	43 KB
Project brochure	July 2008	611 KB
Governance plan	July 2008	64 KB
Results from our supply chain survey	May 2008	202 KB
Business plan	May 2008	291 KB

Contact Us

If you are interested in joining this process as a member of the Stakeholder Advisory Group, composed of representatives from government, business, NGOs, academia, and the general public, please fill in the form below. Stakeholders who contribute to the content of the guidelines as part of the Stakeholder Advisory Group will be acknowledged and recognized as “General Contributors & Reviewers” and listed by name/affiliation in the final publication. You will receive draft materials every 5-6 months for your review and feedback and we look forward to your input.

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