Committed to making chemical supply chains moresustainable, TfS members and suppliers share theresponsibility to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
in the chemical industry.

Decarbonisation
Journey
Overview ofrecommended
Training Material

To understand and reduce emissions along the supply
chain, find below more information on the TfS PCF
Guideline and relevant training that can support you on
your decarbonisation journey!

The Product
CarbonFootprint
Guideline for
the ChemicalIndustry

Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Guideline
TfS launched a guideline for calculating PCFs ofchemical materials to support the global harmonisationof requirements within the market.

Speciﬁcation for Product
Carbon Footprint andCorporate Scope 3.1 emission
accounting and reporting

Version 2.0 - November 2022

This video (2 minutes) introduces you to TfS, the urgencyof climate change action, GHG emission accounting and
Product Carbon Footprints.

Relevant training

E-LEARNING
TfS Academy Website*Get ready to decarbonise
Learning path consisting of several courses enabling the learnerto understand the main challenges of climate change, the mostimportant concepts related to GHG and emissions reduction,
as well as the guide that TfS offers on this topic to do so.
Cost: Free of charge.
Duration: 4 hours in total for the 7 courses.
Level: Takes beginners on a journey to increase maturity.

Other Platforms
Setting Science-Based Targets, UN Global Compact

Climate Change: From Learning to Action,
UN Climate Change
Course giving an overview of the challenge and helping tounderstand what climate change is, how it affects you andothers, and what can be done to address it.
Cost: Free of charge.
Duration: 8 hours.
Corporate Standard Training Webinar,
Greenhouse Gas ProtocolWebinar sessions aiming to build knowledge on GHG
accounting and reporting principles, setting organisational andoperational boundaries and tracking emissions over time.
Cost: Free of charge.
Duration: 3 webinars of 3 hours each.
Climate Change and Carbon Training Courses,
Carbon Action

E-learning course guiding through the process of setting ascience-based target in support of a net-zero future, including
the voices of other companies about why they think setting
science-based targets makes good business sense.

3 courses based on ISO 14064 including GHG and measuring
carbon footprint, GHG projects & reducing environmental
impacts and validation and verification of GHG inventories andGHG projects.

Cost: Free of charge.
Duration: 30 minutes.

Cost: from 995 GBP.
Duration: Flexible (half day to several days).

*If you cannot register, please contact the TfS Member you supply to!

Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard
Online Course, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Online course helping to understand the benefits ofcompleting and managing a Scope 3 inventory, giving anoverview of the collection of data, the calculation of emissions,the setting of targets and providing practical approaches tothe implementation of the standard.
Cost: 325 USD.
Duration: From 8 to 20 hours.

VIDEOS & WEBINARS
Product Carbon Footprint guideline, TfS
Video giving an overview of the current climate situation
as well as key elements of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol,
Cradle-to-Gate (CtG) - Product Carbon Footprints (PCF),
and the operational solutions developed by TfS to harmonise
requirements in the chemical sector.
Cost: Free of charge.
Duration: 16 minutes.
Corporate Standard Training Webinar, GHG Protocol
Entry-point for corporate greenhouse gas emissionsaccounting including reporting principles, settingorganisational and operational boundaries, identifying andcalculating GHG emissions and reporting.
Cost: Free of charge.
Duration: Approx. 3 hours.

Best Practice in scope 3 GHG Management,
SBTi, Global Standard and Navigant
Guidance developed by several parties formulating bestpractices to reduce emissions in scope 3 through businessmodel innovations, supplier engagement, procurement policies
and choices, operational policies, or investment strategies.
Cost: Free of charge.
The 1.5°C Business Playbook, The Exponential
Roadmap Initiative
Playbook intended to prepare businesses for the transition
towards an alignment with the 1.5°C target and net-zeroambition, presenting four pillars with key strategic advice.

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Interested in training other thandecarbonisation?
Check out the TfS Academy where you canfind 250+ courses in 7 languages covering awide range of sustainability topics like Labourand Human Rights, or Governance.

Cost: Free of charge.
How to Know If and When it’s Time to Commission
a Life Cycle Assessment, International Council ofChemical Associations (ICCA)
Executive guide made by and for the chemical sector helping
to understand what constitutes an LCA, what are the benefits
and limitations of different types of LCAs and related tools andhow to interpret and communicate LCA results.
Cost: Free of charge.
Criteria and Recommendations, SBTi
Document listing the relevant criteria and requirements to be
met in order for a target to be recognized by SBTi, including
further recommendations and additional guidance.
Cost: Free of charge.

GUIDES & DOCUMENTS
The Product Carbon Footprint Guideline for theChemical Industry, TfS

Additional informationand resources

1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide, The Exponential
Roadmap Initiative

Guidelines and specifications for suppliers’ product carbon
footprint calculation aiming to harmonise the requirementsin the chemical sector, including goal and scope, calculation
rules and verification and reporting.

Online tool giving practical guidance for achieving 1.5°Caligned targets and advice to onboard actors throughout
global supply chains structured into four sections: ambition,purchasing, supplier engagement and reporting, followed bytips on collaboration and innovation.

Cost: Free of charge.

Cost: Free of charge.

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