An Open Discussion on GHG Accounting
GHGMI hosted a panel discussion, facilitated by Dr. Michael Gillenwater, surrounding the advanced issues in and complexities of GHG accounting. The event on Wednesday, September 11 at 8:00 – 10:00 AM Pacific Time saw 465 attendees join for an un-recorded and semi-structured panel discussion.
The event entailed a conversation amongst Dr. Gillenwater and our panelists, who represented a variety of perspectives on how to address some of the most prevalent challenges in current GHG accounting practices as applied to corporate GHG reporting and target setting. Not surprisingly, issues related to Scope 3 emissions estimation and the potential for a new intervention impact reporting framework were a focus of the discussion.
Our panelists included:
- Michael Gillenwater, Executive Director, Co-Founder, and Dean at the GHG Management Institute (GHGMI)
- Avi Allison, Carbon Portfolio Strategy Lead at Microsoft
- Cynthia Cummis, Audit & Assurance Sustainability and Climate Specialist Leader at Deloitte
- Derik Broekhoff, Senior Scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- Jon Alcock, Manager, Supply Chain Innovation at Verra
- Matthew Brander, Personal Chair of Carbon Accounting at the University of Edinburgh
- Nathan Truitt, Executive Vice President, Climate Funding at the American Forest Foundation (AFF)
- Tim Juliani, Director, US Corporate Climate Engagement at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Catch up on much of the discussion by reading Dr. Gillenwater’s blog series: “What is GHG Accounting?” and become a GHGMI member (for free) to ensure you don’t miss the next one.
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