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The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) has published the second draft of their revision to the Corporate Net Zero Standard . While it’s not final, it is in its latter stages. This is likely the last public consultation opportunity, which is crucial because this latest version raises the bar considerably. If you want to share your feedback, please do so by 12th December 2025 . Key changes in the Corporate SBTi Net Zero Standard In terms of the proposed changes, several wi

The importance of accurate scope 3 emission factors Scope 3 emissions are the indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that primarily arise from your supply chain. They are often the hardest GHG emissions to measure. This difficulty stems not from a lack of knowledge about your supply chain, but from the challenge of finding accurate, relevant, and consistent emission factors. Many consultants rely on the freely available US EPA emission factors . However, at Rawstone, we have

Thinking about CDP disclosure?  You’re not alone.  The Disclosure Cycle 2025 - CDP for 2025 opens this week and each year thousands of companies report their environmental data through CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project).  However, while CDP is widely recognised and considered by some as the gold standard for environmental reporting, it isn’t a must-do for every business.  In this post, we’ll break down what CDP is, the types of companies that really benefit from it

When developing Net Zero plans companies often consider only how to reduce their current emission sources. Whilst of course, this is important, companies should give equal importance to preventing the introduction of new emission sources, which can have almost the same scale of impact. Why? Because of business growth.  For example, take a company with scope 1 & 2 emissions coming solely from their offices. They plan modest business growth of 5% per annum. If they have 100 emp

We’ve helped several companies achieve Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) verification for their near-term and Net Zero targets (read one of our case studies ). This involves measuring GHG emissions, planning targets, and modelling abatement plans to achieve the goals (read more about our services in this space ). The very last step is then the SBTi application itself and this is not as simple as it sounds.   In order for the SBTi to verify a company’s targets they need

We all know that reducing your company carbon footprint is good for our planet and the temptation can be just to get started with doing things, but you won’t realise all the business benefits of reducing your footprint unless you measure it first. Why? Because ‘your’ carbon footprint is not just yours, it is also someone else’s. Let me explain:  When we think of a company carbon footprint, we often think of the direct emission sources - the lighting and heating used in your o

When developing plans for scope 3 emissions reduction, initiatives are typically prioritised by considering their carbon impact, cost and ease of implementation. This results in a practical delivery plan that (ideally!) will ensure emissions are adequately reduced to achieve company carbon targets. However, without also considering the customer perspective in this analysis, companies can be missing out on a huge value opportunity. Why? Because customers care about the individ

There’s a plethora of tools out there to measure carbon footprints, from quick and free short assessments to comprehensive and dedicated software tools (e.g. Greenly , Persefoni , etc.), but from our experience, the best way to measure your GHG emissions in the first few years, is by using simple Excel. Here’s why:  You’ll get the right emission boundary.   One of the key challenges with measuring a carbon footprint is to know what to include and what to exclude. The rules fo

For most companies, supply chain emissions are a significant proportion of their total carbon footprint (‘scope 1, 2 and 3’ emissions), even as much as 99% in the construction industry. Reducing these emissions is challenging, not least because you have no direct influence over them (they come from another organisation after all) but importantly, because it typically takes a minimum of three years (and most likely several more) to show any reduction in emissions. Why? Because

With increasing pressure on companies to play their role in the fight against climate change, what should your company be doing?

TCFD is an acronym for Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure. Here's what you need to know.

How to report corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and offsets to track progress against your climate change targets.