GHG Protocol welcomes five organizations as Observing Entities to Independent Standards Board; representatives from CDP, EFRAG, GRI, ISSB and SBTi to participate in non-voting capacity

Welcoming Observing Entities to Independent Standards Board

GHG Protocol is pleased to announce five new Observing Entities to its Independent Standards Board (ISB), representing the following organizations: CDP, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These five organizations will participate in a non-voting capacity in ISB meetings that are focused on standard development or revision. For more information, read the full announcement here.

Five new FAQs have been added to our Scope 3 resource, including what are the Scope 3 Standard reporting requirements and what Global Warming Potential (GWP) values companies should use for GHG inventories. You can find answers to these (and more) frequently asked questions about scope 3, with details on where to find more information in the standard and guidance, here.

Ashley Jones, Communications Specialist at GHG Protocol, sat down with Inhee Chung, Corporate Vice President at Samsung Electronics and member of Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Independent Standards Board to learn more about how her interdisciplinary background influences her work, her love for sports, and her advice for those looking to break into the sustainability and ESG career field.

Wondering how you can prevent double -counting when assembling your company's scope 3 inventory? Claire Hegemann, Scope 3 Associate at GHG Protocol, outlines how double counting is prevented when companies account for their emissions in accordance with GHG Protocol’s standards. Watch the video here.

GHG Protocol Secondment Opportunity

This is a unique secondment opportunity to support the GHG Protocol Secretariat on the ongoing corporate standards development and revisions process. As a secondee, you will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge of GHG accounting and reporting and to work together with a highly skilled and motivated team. Learn more about the opportunity here. Interested organizations and individuals should send application materials to Claudia Fonseca at Claudia.Fonseca@wri.org. GHG Protocol will review the applications on an ongoing basis.

Join WBCSD’s free webinar series on The Fundamentals of the Corporate Decarbonization Journey to discover the first steps to decarbonize your business, including how to measure, set targets and reduce emissions. Delivered in collaboration with Deloitte Netherlands, the webinars are open and free to all Climate Drive users. Simply create a free account on The Climate Drive and you will receive the registration link in the following days. The series consists of three online sessions, June 16 to July 15, covering all time zones.