Climate action NGO WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has been working closely with businesses, government, academics, and expert bodies to develop new Courtauld 2030 Scope 3 Measurement & Reporting Protocols for UK Food & Drink businesses. This work has been developed following widespread consultation with the food and drink sector, including many Courtauld 2030 signatories through the GHG Working Group.

The new Protocols, launched 19 May, build on existing guidance to give businesses a consistent methodology for measuring emissions associated with their supply chains. This will inform decision-making and help provide a level playing field across the sector.

What is in the Protocols?

The Protocols provide practical, detailed guidance that explains how to apply recognised, more generic global guidance on measuring scope 3 emissions to UK food and drink – to help individual businesses measure emissions and to do so consistently.

Resources include:

• Scope 3 Measurement & Reporting Protocols for UK Food & Drink businesses – full version This builds on existing globally accepted guidance (Greenhouse Gas Protocol and Science Based Targets Initiative) and sector-specific guidance and will be focused on ‘purchased goods’ in particular. The Protocols will also provide practical steer e.g. on determining materiality, judging data needs, tracking & reporting on progress.
• Scope 3 Measurement & Reporting Protocols for UK Food & Drink businesses – summary version An introduction to the Scope 3 Protocols and advice on how they are best used. Designed for senior decision-makers and international audiences.
• Supplier/product questionnaire Recommended questions for businesses to ask supply chains when requesting data.
• Emission Factor Datasheet. Excel workbook to assist companies to assess hot spots of emissions within the supply chain. This is currently under peer review and will be released later this year.

Original news source: Wrap