Measurement and Communication of carbon footprint and carbon neutrality of business

The topic of carbon footprint measurement has become increasingly important and has spread from the largest to the smallest companies, especially with the emergence of the so-called "scope 3" approach, which is considered increasingly necessary to ensure a credible commitment to decarbonization by companies, involving the supply chain and, in more advanced versions ("scope 4"), the entire value chains, to cover the entire life cycle of products and services that the organization offers in the market, including their end-of-life. The most recognized international initiatives, such as the Science Based Target, require companies to report thoroughly and comprehensively on the emissions of their supply chains. The tools for measurement are diverse, although, for obvious reasons, the life-cycle approach is emerging as the most robust, especially from the perspective extended to value chains even downstream of the production and marketing of goods and delivery of services. At the same time, mandatory legislation and voluntary standards are increasingly requesting to fully integrate the carbonisation in all management strategies. Example of this are the requirements of decarbonisation plan in different EU Directive proposal and the inclusion of decarbonisation as a key element of the ISO High Level Structure for management systems. Moreover very strong emphasis has been put by the European Union on the way in which carbon neutrality claims can be communicated on the market following strict rules.

The workshop, following the previous edition in 2023 aims to analyse the challenge of measuring CO2eq emissions in its various dimensions, placing itself primarily from the perspective of businesses.

Session Chairs

Marco Frey, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and President of Global Compact Network Italia
Claudia Brunori, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) - Department of Productive and Territorial Systems Sustainability

Programme

10.00-10.20 Introduction to the evolution of mandatory legislation and voluntary standards towards an increasing role of decarbonisation  
Marco Frey, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies

10.20-10.40 ​Loredana Napolano, JRC European Commission

10.40-11.40 Session on
The evolution of national and international initiatives related to carbon footprint measurement in the perspective extended to supply chains and value chains

10.40-11.00 The survey and the initiatives put in place by the UN Global Compact
Laura Capolongo, UNGCIN

11.00-11.20 Climate Related Claims in the new European Commission Legislative initiatives
Fabio Iraldo, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies

11.20-11.35 The Italian LCA Database ARCADIA
Caterina Rinaldi, ENEA

11.40-12.50 Session on
Experiences of carbon management and communication by companies

Andrea Gombach, RICOH Europe
Gianluca Gramegna, Erg
Valentina Perissinotto, Nestlé Waters
David Brussa, Illy 
Mirko Repetto, GS1
Stefano Sibilio, UNI

12.50 Discussion and closure by the Chairs