Accelerate your scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction
While many companies have made significant progress in reducing their Scope 1 and 2 emissions, most still struggle with defining and achieving Scope 3 (GHG) reduction targets. According to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), as of 2022, fewer than 50% of companies with approved targets include comprehensive Scope 3 reductions, highlighting a significant gap in addressing the full scope of emissions.
Addressing Scope 3 emissions is a complex challenge across industries, influenced by factors such as data collection and quality across the value chain, supply chain collaboration, and lack of standardization and guidance.
Failing to meet Scope 3 GHG reduction targets can have serious consequences, impacting not only sustainability efforts but also financial performance, market reputation, and regulatory compliance.
At EFESO, we help you identify and implement key levers to realize your short-term, medium-term, and long-term Scope 3 decarbonization targets.
Our promise
We provide a pragmatic approach to defining Scope 3 reduction targets and roadmaps, with hands-on and focused initiatives to significantly boost GHG reduction.
Where we help you with decarbonization scope 3
ESG Strategy, Impact Assessment & Roadmap
Our promise
we help companies find their way by providing a clear industrial sustainability vision and strategy
Our impact
We enable organizations to truly integrate sustainability in the corporate strategy and operating practices – so that it is lived by the whole organization
Our approach
We usually start by working with your teams to align your sustainability maturity and your transformation program. A meaningful Materiality Matrix is usually developed, aligned closely with your business and operating strategy. Working alongside your teams, we prioritise the sustainability goals in the context of your other ongoing business initiatives.
A clear, actionable, and phased roadmap is then developed across all key ESG topics. Meaningful targets (e.g. science-based objectives) and ESG ratings improvement are incorporated in the roadmap.
ESG Due Diligence
Our promise
We help private equity navigate ESG challenges to ensure profitable, sustainable growth in every acquisition
Our Impact
Protect your investment and boost returns with ESG due diligence.
Our approach
We use our experience in areas like procurement, manufacturing, logistics, sales, and capital investments to identify the main ESG risks and opportunities for your business. For example, we might find inefficiencies in your supply chain that lead to higher emissions or uncover labor practices that could pose legal risks.
We then provide practical solutions, such as optimizing procurement processes to reduce waste or evaluate potential investments to lower environmental impact. By focusing on these critical areas, we help you address ESG challenges, protect your investment, and create value, all while ensuring your business is compliant and sustainable.
Engage with your suppliers to reduce GHG emissions
Our promise
We build joint action plans between companies and their suppliers in a true win-win spirit, supporting each other’s sustainable goals with respect to GHG reduction. We facilitate implementation to overcome business challenges and mitigate risks.
Our impact
We build bridges between partners by using our proven methodology that is combining procurement and supply chain best practices, human dynamics to build trustful relations and sustainable excellence to drive a GHG reduction agenda. We reach Supplier Net Promotor Scores of 9 .
Our approach
We use a 3-step approach to set up a collaboration ecosystem with suppliers:
- Building trust: During the onboarding of suppliers into the program, we focus on setting the boundaries of the collaboration. We make limits explicit and avoid grey zones to prevent distractions later in the process.
- Identifying opportunities: We conduct a holistic assessment and analysis of GHG reduction opportunities. Transparency from both sides is used to jointly agree on potentials.
- Activating and implementing: We define action plans and make formal agreements (including investment, gain sharing, replication, etc.) needed to develop and implement the initiatives.
We walk alongside our clients and co-create the necessary governance structures, roles, responsibilities, and processes. We facilitate joint workshops and provide an outside-in perspective to enrich the ecosystems.
CO2e reduction of CapEx
Our promise
We help our clients create transparency, and show the way forward to accurately establish footprints, from a single consumer all the way up to global production.
Our Impact
We help organizations reduce significantly operating costs.
Our approach
EFESO’s analysis shows that transparency on energy consumption usually stops at plant level, missing out invaluable data from millions of production lines globally.
The energy & power consumption of Machines & Equipment (M&E) is derived from the process requirements, taking efficiencies into account. It’s all about effectiveness & efficiency… from power generation to consumption
Our ‘4R’ approach to reducing energy consumption and CO2e
Carbon footprint in Supply and distribution networks
Our promise
We bring transparency and optimize your carbon footprint with a holistic perspective, helping companies achieve and support their sustainability goals.
Our Impact
Our deep understanding of distribution network dynamics enables us to redesign footprints in full alignment with business needs, both financially and sustainably. We leverage advanced data analytics and state-of-the-art modeling tools to make carbon footprints transparent and simulate multiple scenarios to achieve future goals. We have successfully redesigned footprints, reducing carbon emissions by up to 20% while cutting costs by 5-15%
Our approach
We have extended our proven, business-aligned network design methodology by incorporating additional variables for carbon emissions and risk profiles, both upstream and downstream. Validation and business alignment are key to ensuring stakeholder buy-in when making actual results transparent. We use standardized data sources for risk and carbon analysis. Future-proof network optimization needs to balance costs, make service trade-offs, manage risk trade-offs, and evaluate carbon impacts. EFESO is here to guide you on that journey by:
- Translating your business and sustainability strategy into measurable objectives for network optimization.
- Defining and quantifying variables that will allow you to optimize your footprint.
- Creating transparency around the carbon emissions in your current distribution footprint.
- Aligning options and scenarios with the business and stakeholders.
- Using advanced analytics and modeling tools that enable complex optimization.
Circular Economy
Our promise
We enable companies to initiate and scale an effective circularity strategy by synchronizing and implementing the required actions across products, operations, and the supply chain
Our Impact
Reduce Scope 3 carbon footprint through circular value creation
Our approach
At EFESO, we harness the power of circularity to help reduce Scope 3 emissions. First, we work with you to select the right Scope 3 emission categories and set ambitious but realistic targets. Then, we evaluate your product portfolio to identify where circularity can deliver the intended impact. Through a detailed circularity enablement assessment, we not only select the most promising circularity approach but also uncover the required levers for enabling it. Together, we then develop a customized and holistic circularity strategy and derive the necessary transformation requirements. Finally, we implement this transformation across your business model, product design, and operating model. With our approach, you’ll not only reduce emissions but also lead the way in sustainable, future-ready operations.
EFESO Touch
By leveraging our deep industrial expertise, EFESO has successfully helped companies in different sectors to define their Scope 3 GHG reduction roadmap.
Holistic & Concrete Approach
We offer a comprehensive and systemic approach to defining your GHG Scope 3 reduction roadmap, ensuring all aspects are covered.
Inclusive Engagement
Our methodology involves engaging all relevant stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and inclusive approach.
Pragmatic Solutions
We provide focused, pragmatic approaches that can significantly accelerate your progress.
Proven Success
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Future-Proof Investments
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