White paper · 18. Jun 2025
Find out why higher education organizations are putting themselves at risk from an over-reliance on spend-based carbon accounting, how they can make the critical transition away from the methodology, and what opportunities this will bring.
Higher education organizations are at a critical juncture in their carbon accounting journeys. Many in the sector are still calculating their carbon emissions through the most basic methodology: spend-based. While this is a good starting point for organizations looking to track their carbon emissions, a continued reliance on it is bringing risks of unintentional greenwashing and audit failure, among other challenges.
So, will your organization stick with the common-held spend-based approach, used widely through the likes of the Higher Education Supply Chain Emissions (HESCET) tool in the UK, or will it take the lead in making the transition to improve data quality and gain a competitive edge?
This white paper shows you why it is so important that your organization makes the transition now, and how it can do it. You’ll uncover:
If you want to tap into the huge opportunity organizations in your sector have to better support net-zero targets while remaining competitive, read our whitepaper today.