CDP Climate Change Reporting

I'm answering it again for the first time in several years. Would be happy to chat about this offline, I'm working through this same issue right now.

Haven’t had a chance to log in and read it, what does CDP collect? Energy/water/waste from job sites? Geoff Sent from my iPhone On

Is this the correct thread for discussing Scope 1, 2, & 3 emissions?  I'm diving into this and trying to define/categorize the scopes. Does anyone on this list do this emissions reporting and develop a reduction plan?  I'd love to set up a call to discuss. if you're interested email me at cmcguire@columbiacc.com I'm thinking that our job sites are similar to "manufacturing facilities" where we make buildings as the "product".  This might mean that job sites are scope 1 and not scope 3. Does that make sense?

Skanska reports to CDP and has set reduction targets across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 in all markets. Some are publicized and some are being publicized later this year. Scope 3 is the embodied carbon scope that we inform but don’t own. But it’s the biggest scope so we feel there is a responsibility for us to be accountable for it. Stacy H. Smedley, LEED BD+C, LFA Director of Sustainability Skanska USA Building usa.skanska.com 221 Yale Avenue North Suite 400 Seattle, WA 98109, United States Office: 206.494.5424 Cell: 206.491.2815 Think twice before you press "print." This message, including any attachments hereto, may contain privileged or confidential information and is sent solely for the attention and use of the intended addressee(s). If you are not an intended addressee, you may neither use this message nor copy or deliver it to anyone. In such case, you should immediately destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Thank you. Fro

We have been thinking about CDP  program but have not gotten around looking into the details. I would be interested to know more about this and what all others are doing. Are we planning a call?

I did a lot of work on scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions for Turner starting in 2006 or so and we have reported each year since 2008. I am retired now but would be pleased to discuss how this impacts emissions, who is responsible for what ( i.e. what constitutes scope 1, 2 and 3 depending on if work is self performed or subcontracted, etc. Let me know if this is of interest to anyone. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Sorry I''m late to respond, we've submitted CDP each year since 2010. We report scope 1 and 2 and some 3, it includes all of our offices and our jobsites.  Would love to get an offline conversation going about this for ways to improve our data collection and reporting, but mostly how to improve year after year.  It gets tricky with the constant changes to the CDP questionnaire and the grading.

The SCL Carbon group currently has 23 members listed and only 8 members that have been (minimally) active. There are only 15 comments and some of those are simply stating contact information (which is good, but not really the robust feedback required to make this successful). Once the group has 2/3 participation in the shared google sheet and 100 comments I will review comments and synthesize an agenda for a conference call.  Anyone that has requested to be part of the carbon group but is reconsidering and would like to be removed can contact me and I will remove them although I sincerely hope that everyone participates and even more request to join in the discussion/development. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Dpvf6Ru_X131yGlOlSKTKvw9bLayX9XKP7WuTF_Upw/edit?usp=sharing as a reminder, the google sheet access is set to review and comment mode only.  edit access is restricted because we have so many users.  all suggested edits should be made via the comment option.  please be sure to review and comment on other's comments as well and do not limit your comments to the existing text. comments that require no discussion will be incorporated as soon as can (like your contact info or the link to your company's sustainability reporting status).  comments inspiring discussion will be left open for all to respond and potentially be part of an agenda call. the work/comments/reviewing that happens PRIOR to a call will make a call much more useful and effective for everyone participating Best regards, Conor McGuire

The Carbon Group needs your participation.  only 8/23 members active.  only 23 comments. please contribute your comments and questions.  what do you know? what do you want to know? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Dpvf6Ru_X131yGlOlSKTKvw9bLayX9XKP7WuTF_Upw/edit?usp=sharing Once the group has 2/3 participation in the shared google sheet and 100 comments I will review comments and synthesize an agenda for a conference call. as a reminder, the google sheet access is set to review and comment mode only.  edit access is restricted because we have so many users.  all suggested edits should be made via the comment option.  please be sure to review and comment on other's comments as well and do not limit your comments to the existing text. comments that require no discussion will be incorporated as soon as can (like your contact info or the link to your company's sustainability reporting status).  comments inspiring discussion will be left open for all to respond and potentially be part of an agenda call. the work/comments/reviewing that happens PRIOR to a call will make a call much more useful and effective for everyone participating Best regards, Conor McGuire  

Conor et al.  - when looking at the google spreadsheet I think the lack of participation / comments is probably based on two things: 1) The spreadsheet is too much information 2) People are probably having a hard time carving out multiple work days to self-educate about the nuances of carbon tracking and disclosure to bring themselves up to speed to contribute in a meaningful way. My suggestion would be that we organize a webinar to educate the group about the terminology, the process, and framework for thinking about carbon tracking for a construction firm.  We have only had one call about it, and Stacey was the only person on the call who has any real experience with this (plus the intent of the call was to create spec language). We need either people in the group who have experience to step up and help educate others and /or bring in a carbon disclosure and tracking expert to get the beginners rolling.  I think expecting everyone to self-educate is asking too much as evidenced by the lack of participation in the spreadsheet collaboration idea. Nadav, does BuildingGreen have someone we could reach out that would be able to help us lead a webinar on this topic to raise the tide and lift all boats?

Hi Steven, Thanks for the feedback. The intention is that a smaller group of interested persons (i.e. the Carbon Group) will dig into the details, independently do some research and add constructive commentary to develop content/strategy/tools that can be presented to the larger group. Yes, participating in the Carbon Group will require work to develop how construction companies can/should be accountable for our Carbon.  I hope the people that self-nominated to be in the group are eager to do some work on this. I do like your suggestion about educating the group, although I see that as coming later in the development process when we have specifics to present.  For genetic content, any one of us can and should find an hour to learn about Carbon scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions YouTube, Wikipedia, etc. to get the basic understanding (in addition of course to the website links in the spreadsheet that commentators have been providing.) and YES, it would be helpful if people in the group with more direct experience provided links to their reporting specifically in the section next to their name and company that requests they provide that information so others can learn from it. Perhaps there was some confusion/misunderstanding in the SCL regarding developing the goals verses receiving the final draft.  Everyone will receive the final draft but developing the goals will take some work. I think your comments here are great, although i don't exactly agree, and that is the whole point of using the Carbon document to foster discussion within the Carbon group. So far you've added only one comment to the document and since I know you personally I know you can actually add real value to the discussion.