SBTi-Aligned Baselining

Here's the hard truth about baselining

It's the step most companies underestimate - and the one that derails more climate programmes than any other.

You're dealing with data scattered across dozens of suppliers, none of it standardised. Scope 3 emissions, often 70–90% of a company's footprint, depend on information that's difficult to collect, harder to verify, and easy to get wrong. Teams across regions are using different methodologies. And somewhere in the background, someone is trying to do this manually, in spreadsheets, while also doing their actual job.

The result? Baselines that are incomplete, inconsistent, and impossible to audit. Targets built on averages that don't reflect your actual supply chain. And a growing exposure as reporting standards tighten.

This is the problem DitchCarbon was built to solve.

How DitchCarbon turns baselining from a bottleneck into a breakthrough

1. Automated emissions calculation

Stop stitching together spreadsheets. DitchCarbon maps your data directly to GHG Protocol categories and calculates Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions at scale - using robust, up-to-date emission factors and methodologies built for SBTi alignment.

2. Supplier-specific Scope 3 data

Industry averages will only take you so far. DitchCarbon helps you collect primary emissions data directly from your suppliers - moving you from estimates toward the kind of accuracy that makes your baseline genuinely defensible.

3. Audit-ready from day one

Built-in validation, data completeness tracking, and transparent methodologies mean you're not scrambling when someone asks to see your working. Your baseline is export-ready for internal review, external disclosure, and SBTi submission.

4. Hotspot identification

Not all emissions are created equal. DitchCarbon pinpoints exactly where your biggest sources are, so you can stop spreading effort thinly and start directing resources at the reductions that actually move the needle.

5. A baseline that improves over time

Your first baseline won't be perfect - and it doesn't need to be. SBTi expects continuous improvement. DitchCarbon is built for that journey: tracking data quality gains, helping you transition from spend-based to activity-based data, and evolving as your business does.

Rebaseline to stay credible to your customers

When companies don't update their baselines as better data becomes available, they risk more than just inaccuracy. Regulatory bodies are increasingly scrutinising the quality of emissions reporting, not just whether it exists. SBTi can reject or revoke targets if the underlying data doesn't hold up. Investors and shareholders are getting sophisticated enough to spot the difference between a robust baseline and one that's been left to go stale. And customers who've been promised progress want to see it measured honestly.

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