Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Greenhouse-gas accounting · Working

Supplier-specific method

Also called: supplier method

ELI5

Estimating emissions using data from the actual supplier or product.

Used in conversation

“State the boundary and evidence behind supplier-specific method before publishing the claim.”

Pitch context

You will see “Supplier-specific method” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches greenhouse-gas accounting.

Why it matters: In greenhouse-gas accounting, the reporting boundary, method, period and evidence can materially change the claim.

Caution

State the reporting boundary, method, period and evidence; standards, regulation and assurance requirements vary.

Sources & evidence · 3

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.