Overview

A Global Manufacturer Under Pressure to Report

Coherent, a global leader in photonics, needed to streamline and enhance their approach to Scope 3 emissions reporting. Under pressure from customers to reduce carbon emissions and prepare for public disclosure via CDP, the Coherent team sought a partner who could make their decarbonization journey more efficient, accurate, and reliable. DitchCarbon became that partner - delivering not just easier processes, but better outcomes and a collaborative experience that exceeded expectations.

The Challenge

15,000 Suppliers, One Intern, One Deadline

Coherent's sustainability team faced a daunting task: report audit-ready Scope 3 emissions data across a supplier base of 15,000 - with limited time, tools, and resources.

"We had 15,000 suppliers and one intern. That doesn't scale. And we were under pressure to produce audit-ready disclosures for CDP. We had to get out of spreadsheets."

^{Richard Marino, Director of Sustainability, Coherent Corp.}

The team had been manually gathering emissions data from supplier sustainability and CDP filings for high-spend suppliers - a time-intensive process that was inefficient, unscalable, and exposed to verification risk. With CDP deadlines approaching and assurance reviews pending, Coherent needed to move fast - without compromising data integrity.

The Solution

From Manual Chaos to Audit-Ready Reporting

Coherent turned to DitchCarbon to clean, categorize, and manage Scope 3 emissions data efficiently. This wasn't just about creating dashboards - it was about transforming a burdensome, time-consuming, manual workflow into a streamlined, high-integrity reporting process. DitchCarbon supported Coherent with:

• Entity resolution at scale
• Efficient supplier ranking and clear supplier engagement strategy
• Data structure built for assurance
• Compelling data visualisation tool

Results

Assurance Achieved, Team Free to Act

"This was our first time seeking limited assurance on our emissions data. I was apprehensive about it going in, but with DitchCarbon's data the assurance review went smoothly. I'd even go so far as to say they made it easy.

^{Richard Marino, Director of Sustainability, Coherent Corp.}

By reducing the burden of data collection, DitchCarbon has freed up Coherent's sustainability team to focus on action - not administration.

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