Renewable Energy Procurement Portal for Scope 3

Most of your company's greenhouse gas emissions come from your supply chain. Ecohz developed a digital platform that enables companies to reduce Scope 3 emissions and gives suppliers easy access to documented renewable energy.

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How it works: decarbonising your supply chain

Tackling your Scope 3 has never been this simple. With Ecohz' Supply Chain Portal, brand owners can set clean energy targets for suppliers, monitor their progress, and access reports. At the same time, Ecohz provides suppliers with documented renewable energy in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

We collaborate closely with your organisation to facilitate all processes related to renewable energy procurement, from sourcing Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) to enhancing communication with multiple stakeholders.
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01 Set clear targets

Establish renewable energy goals for your suppliers and communicate them transparently.

02 Enable easy EAC purchases

Give your suppliers a tool to buy and get renewable energy delivered in a very simple way — all on the same platform.

03 Get a total overview Visualise progress and produce detailed reports according to your needs.

04 Seamlessly onboard suppliers

Effortlessly add new value-chain partners to your renewable energy programme and manage set-ups and requirements with a few clicks.

Ecohz' ongoing support

Using our Supply Chain Portal means we become your strategic partners. You can trust Ecohz to facilitate all processes relating to supply chain decarbonisation and have personal support at any point.

What we do for you:

Personalised onboarding:
Ecohz runs a customised enrolment programme, including platform setup and start-up webinars.
End-to-end management:
We handle the entire procurement process, from request to cancellation.
Streamlined communication:
Ecohz manages all information flows and transactions directly with your suppliers to become your central point of contact.
Upskilling:
Ecohz can educate your procurement teams on the benefits of switching to renewables and conduct webinars for suppliers presenting EACs and the functionalities of the platform.
In-house procurement:
EACs and other sustainability solutions are sourced directly from our portfolio, allowing us to guarantee the integrity of the certificates.
Customised technical support:
You have access to updates and new functionalities, as well as technical assistance in English and Mandarin.

Leading change: why reduce your supply chain emissions?

On average, Scope 3 emissions are 26 times higher than operational emissions. In other words, tackling greenhouse gases in your supply chain offers companies an enormous window for crucial climate action.

Businesses with extensive value chains can multiply their efforts by setting targets for their suppliers, leading others on the path towards sustainability.

Why Ecohz

Reducing Scope 3 emissions is notoriously complex, but we are here to help. We have poured two decades of expertise into digital tools that make it easy for companies to take climate action and engage partners in their efforts.

Decarbonising supply chains will only become more important in the future. As action becomes more urgent and scrutiny of corporate strategies increases, we are here to guide you to the finish line.

According to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG-P), Scope 3 emissions are all those that occur in a company’s value chain, such as goods and services purchased, extraction and transportation of raw materials, business travel, and the use of sold products. They also include emissions from leased assets, investments, and franchises.

In turn, Scope 3.1 refers specifically to purchased goods and services. This comprises all upstream emissions from the production of goods and services that an organisation purchases, including the use of electricity.

EACs are certificates used to track and document the consumption of renewable energy. Each certificate represents 1 MWh of renewable energy and specifies how, where, and when that unit of energy was produced, allowing buyers to claim its environmental benefits — such as reduced emissions.

When suppliers purchase EACs, they can use them to report reduced emissions from purchased electricity. This translates into lower emissions supply chain emissions for companies that buy their products, too.

Suppliers can purchase EACs through a series of simple steps. Click on "Request an offer" to get a quote. You will receive an offer by email within 3 days. If you choose to accept the offer, you will receive a digital contract for signing. Within 3 days after signature, you will receive an invoice. Once the invoice is paid, the EACs will be delivered to you.

Investing in certificates gives you ownership of the renewable attributes to that amount of MWh from the grid. The higher the percentage of your electricity consumption covered by renewable energy certificates, the lower your carbon footprint will be. A supplier with a low carbon footprint makes an ideal choice for purchasers seeking to produce their products in a responsible way.

According to the most stringent standards, companies should motivate their suppliers to act on their own and purchase EACs for their own consumption. Some auditors, however, do accept that companies buy EACs on behalf of their suppliers and assign it to the share of products that they buy from them.

There are multiple ways a supplier can assign reduced emissions from EACs to different clients.

Broadly speaking, if a supplier produces all of its products using 100% renewable electricity, then all customers that buy goods from that supplier can claim the emissions factor associated with that electricity use.

However, if only a fraction of production is covered by EACs, that fraction must either be assigned to a specific buyer or a blended emissions factor must be applied across all buyers.

As a brand owner working with suppliers to take up renewable electricity, it is important to ensure that EACs are explicitly assigned to your company in order to claim reduced Scope 3 emissions.

Each supplier has a document repository in the portal where cancellation statements —the official documents stating a given volume of EACs has been retired— for their purchases are automatically stored. All cancellation statements are available for consultation and download at any time.

Brand Owners also get a complete overview of what their suppliers have purchased. They can monitor the progress of individual suppliers and use the reporting tool to see the development of their entire supply chain.

This documentation is in line with the Scope 3 reporting principles and the requirements of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG-P), the most comprehensive global standard for measuring and managing greenhouse gas emissions.

Scope 3 often represent companies’ largest share of greenhouse gas contributions. Addressing these, both upstream and downstream in their value chains, provides organisations with abundant opportunities for creating positive climate impact.

Your suppliers should NOT cancel the agreement they have in place with their electricity provider.

EACs give companies ownership of a volume of renewable energy in the grid. These are independent of what particular company you and your suppliers source physical electricity from.

Renewable energy for Scope 3

Switching to renewable energy is the most efficient way of decarbonising your supply chain. Ecohz has developed a programme designed to cut Scope 3 emissions and give your suppliers easy access to clean energy.

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Webinar: Mastering Scope 3 on the way to net zero

We discussed how to get an overview of your Scope 3 and guide your value chain partners in a renewable energy transition.

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Bjørn Erik Myrland
Supply Chain Portal Manager