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🌍 Understanding the 15 Scope 3 Categories: An Overview 🌱 Scope 3 emissions, which include all indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain, represent the most significant and complex portion of a company’s carbon footprint—accounting for up to 90% of total emissions for some companies. To effectively address these emissions, it's essential to understand the 15 distinct categories that comprise Scope 3 emissions. ⬆ Upstream Value Chain Categories 📦 Purchased Goods and Services 🏗️ Capital Goods 🔋 Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2) 🚚 Upstream Transportation and Distribution 🗑️ Waste Generated in Operations 🛫 Business Travel 🚇 Employee Commuting 🏢 Upstream Leased Assets ⬇ Downstream Value Chain Categories 🚛 Downstream Transportation and Distribution 🏭 Processing of Sold Products 🏠 Use of Sold Products ♻️ End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products 📊 Downstream Leased Assets 🌐 Franchises 💸 Investments ❄ Scope 3 carbon accounting and value chain management can be challenging. Not every category of Scope 3 emissions will be applicable to a business organization. Each category presents a unique set of data collection challenges for carbon accounting and a separate set of challenges and opportunities for decarbonization. At Vista Climate, we specialize in helping businesses navigate the complexities of Scope 3 emissions. Our expertise includes: ✅ Scope 3 materiality and carbon accounting assessment ✅ Development of strategies for effective Scope 3 value chain management ✅ Engagement with suppliers to improve sustainability practices and data transparency ✅ Management of data gathering processes to ensure accurate and comprehensive reporting of value chain emissions ✅ Scope 3 software vendor selection Ready to take the next step in understanding your Scope 3 landscape and start addressing your climate emissions? Let’s connect and explore how Vista Climate can support your efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions. 🌍💡 #ClimateChange #ESG #Scope3 #ClimateTech #ClimateAction

Vista Climate helps our customers understand which of their GHG emissions belong to Scopes 1, 2 and 3. Let's break down these categories and highlight why Scope 3 emissions deserve special attention. 🔍 Understanding Scopes 1, 2, and 3: 1️⃣ Scope 1: Direct emissions from owned or controlled sources. This includes emissions from company vehicles and on-site fuel combustion. 2️⃣ Scope 2: Indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling consumed by the reporting company. Essentially, these are the emissions produced in generating the energy a company uses. 3️⃣ Scope 3: All other indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain. This vast category includes emissions from raw material extraction, manufacturing processes, logistics, product use, and end-of-life disposal. 💡 Why Focusing on Scope 3 is Critical: 🔗 Majority of Emissions: By some estimates, Scope 3 emissions make up up to 90% of their total GHG emissions. Addressing Scope 3 is crucial for an accurate and comprehensive carbon footprint. 🌱 Sustainable Supply Chains: Managing Scope 3 emissions encourages sustainability across the entire value chain, influencing suppliers and partners to adopt greener practices. 📈 Regulatory and Market Demand: Investors, consumers, and regulators are increasingly seeking transparency in corporate sustainability efforts. Companies that proactively manage Scope 3 emissions gain a competitive edge and bolster their reputation. 🌐 Innovation and Efficiency: Identifying and reducing Scope 3 emissions can lead to operational efficiencies, cost savings, and innovative solutions that drive continuous improvement and resilience. At Vista Climate, we specialize in helping businesses navigate the complexities of Scope 3 emissions. Our expertise in sustainability strategy, Scope 3 value chain management and technology empowers our clients to achieve their sustainability goals and make a significant impact. Ready to dive deeper into your carbon accounting journey? Let’s connect and explore how we can support your path to a sustainable future. 🌍💡 #ESG #ClimateTech #Scope3 #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

Vista Climate is excited to see California's bold move towards corporate climate accountability with the passage of SB 253, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act last fall. 🌍 This legislation mandates large corporations to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, fostering transparency and informed decision-making. Inclusion of Scope 3 disclosure in the law is revolutionary, because it's the first law in United States that places emphasis organization's value chain emissions, that represent up to 90% of their climate footprint. As a climate consultancy 🌱👨🏼💻 , we applaud this crucial step towards mitigating climate change and look forward to its positive impact on corporate sustainability efforts. 👏 Kudos to California for leading the charge in environmental stewardship! #TechRecruiting #ESG #ClimateTech #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

🌱 Vista Climate is excited to share the top 5 reasons why businesses should prioritize measuring their Scope 3 carbon emissions! 📊 1️⃣ Holistic Impact Assessment: For most organizations, Scope 3 is substantially larger than Scopes 1 and 2 combined, so understanding Scope 3 emissions provides a comprehensive view of a company's carbon footprint and essential for accurate environmental impact assessment. 2️⃣ Value Chain Carbon Reduction: Identifying emissions hotspots in the value chain enables targeted efforts for emission reductions and efficiency improvements, fostering sustainability across operations. 3️⃣ Risk Management: Assessing Scope 3 emissions helps anticipate and mitigate climate-related risks, such as regulatory changes and reputational damage, ensuring long-term climate resilience. 4️⃣ Stakeholder Engagement: Transparent reporting on Scope 3 emissions enhances credibility and trust among stakeholders, showcasing a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability goals. 5️⃣ Competitive Advantage: Effectively managing Scope 3 emissions can lead to a competitive edge in a market where sustainability considerations increasingly influence consumer preferences, regulatory requirements, and investor decisions. Measuring Scope 3 emissions isn't just about compliance—it's about building your competitive advantage in the marketplace, seizing opportunities for innovation, reducing cost with efficiency, and long-term success. Let's lead the way towards a greener future! 🌍💼 

🚀 Exciting News for Job Seekers and Entrepreneurs! 🚀 Yesterday, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), made a groundbreaking decision that's set to shake up the job market and ignite entrepreneurial spirit across the nation. In a sweeping move announced on Tuesday, the agency declared that employers can no longer impose noncompete agreements on their employees in most cases. By removing barriers to job mobility and competition, the FTC anticipates a surge in job opportunities, wage increases, and business innovation. Noncompete clauses, which restrict employees from joining rival companies for a specified period, will now be a thing of the past for many workers. This means individuals will have the freedom to explore new career paths, launch their own ventures, and bring fresh ideas to the market without fear of legal repercussions. The FTC's final rule not only empowers individuals but also paves the way for economic growth and prosperity. By the agency's estimations, this decision could catalyze the creation of 8,500 start-ups within a year and lead to a staggering $488 billion in increased wages for workers over the next decade. Excitingly, this game-changing rule is on the fast track to becoming law. It's slated to take effect 120 days after its publication in the Federal Register, which could happen within just a few days. Vista Climate, a full-service sustainability recruiting and talent acquisition consultancy, is excited for this change and is committed to helping more workers find their new careers in sustainability. Get ready to embrace a new era of opportunity and innovation in the job market! 🌟💼 #TechRecruiting #ESG #ClimateTech #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

Vista Climate is excited to work with organizations in regulated carbon reporting markets 📊 Our full-service consultancy specializes in sustainability recruiting and talent acquisition, ensuring companies are equipped to meet carbon disclosure laws and sustainability regulations effectively. From NYC Local Law 97 to California SB 253, we've got you covered. 🏙 As companies gear up to comply with these critical laws and regulations, many will need to expand their teams to manage carbon accounting and reporting efficiently. Our expertise in identifying top talent in sustainability fields positions us to support this hiring process seamlessly. Whether you need seasoned professionals or fresh perspectives, we're here to help you assemble the ideal team to tackle your sustainability objectives head-on. Let's collaborate to build robust internal sustainability teams and pave the way for a greener future together! 💼 #ClimateAction #ESG #ClimateTech #ClimateChange #TechRecruiting

How do you feel about climate on this Earth Day? 🌎 Combatting climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our lifetime, however each one of us can help solve that challenge 💪🏼 🌱 While at Vista Climate, we’re experts at transitioning to climate jobs, we’d like to connect you to experts on what we can do individually to make an impact. Check out this episode of Climate One podcast for some specific steps you can take to help fight climate change and feel more empowered on this Earth Day 🙌🏼 https://lnkd.in/g2FMGNRt #ClimateAction #ESG #ClimateTech #ClimateChange

Vista Climate is excited to work with Series A and Series B climate startups 🦄 There are few reasons for that 👇 1️⃣ Startups at this stage are often experiencing rapid growth and need to scale their teams quickly to meet evolving demands. 2️⃣ Startups are known for their innovative and dynamic work environments, which can be attractive to job seekers looking for exciting opportunities.   3️⃣ Partnering with Series A and Series B climate startups enables us to stay at the forefront of emerging industries and technologies, which gives us the opportunity to gain valuable insights and expertise with innovation in climate that can benefit our overall recruitment efforts. 4️⃣ Working with startups allows us to build strong, long-term partnerships from the ground up. 5️⃣ It’s exciting to help passionate, motivated, hard-working folks find top talent to help them disrupt old ways of doing things to move our world to net zero carbon emissions and help solve the climate crisis. If you know a startup that is looking to grow its talent pool, please let us know. We’ll be happy to help 🤝📈🌍 #Sustainability #NetZero #ClimateTech #ESG #TalentAcquisition #RecruitingAndStaffing

Organizations of all sizes and from every industry sector are transforming their operations to be more sustainable and move towards a net zero carbon future. Does your organization have the people to lead your sustainability transformation journey? 🌎 🌳 Whether you’re already executing on your sustainability roadmap, or only trying to understand what is required of your business, Vista Climate is here to help. We are a full service sustainability recruiting and talent acquisition consultancy. We help our clients find talent to drive their sustainability initiatives forward. For clients who are just starting out in sustainability, we help define their sustainability programs and build a head-count strategy around it. 🌱💼👥 For end-to-end solutions, Vista Climate provides change management and training solutions to ensure new talent’s value is maximized and sustainability programs are successfully adopted throughout the organization. Through our consulting advisory services, Vista Climate provides expert advice and assistance to help build sustainability programs, select technology to scale operations, enable reporting and help manage sustainable supply chains.  🌬📚 💻

Vista Climate, a full-service sustainability recruiting and talent acquisition consultancy, is excited to help four types of organizations with their recruiting needs: 1️⃣ Startups in the sustainability space that have recently closed Series A and Series B rounds and are looking to expand their operations with the influx of new capital. 💸 📈 2️⃣ Companies that must comply with carbon disclosure laws and sustainability regulations (e.g., NYC Local Law 97, California SB 253, etc.) and need to build internal sustainability teams to support their work. 🌎 📊 3️⃣ Forward-looking organizations that recognize the tremendous opportunity to transform their businesses into more sustainable practices and signal to their customers, stakeholders, and investors that they are leading the transition to a net-zero carbon economy. 🏎 🏁 4️⃣ Last, but not least, organizations where individuals find themselves suddenly tasked with leading sustainability efforts due to board directives, such as, "My CFO just informed me I'm the new sustainability lead because our board wants us to address climate issues, but I have no idea where to start." 🌱 😱 Does it sound like you work for any of these organizations? Are we missing anyone from this list? Please let us know! 📣 Vista Climate is excited to offer specialized services for all types of companies in need of recruiting solutions, guiding them toward assembling high-performing teams to support their sustainability journey. 🌱💼👥 Please follow Vista Climate as we continue exploring more topics about how to build high-performing teams to lead organizations on their sustainability journeys. #Sustainability #NetZero #ClimateTech #ESG #TalentAcquisition #RecruitingAndStaffing