The first phase of Scope 3 was measurement
The first phase of Scope 3 was about inventories, categories, supplier surveys, emissions factors, and target-setting.
That work was necessary. Companies needed to understand where emissions were coming from before they could act.
From measurement to market infrastructure
| Old question | New question |
|---|---|
| What are our Scope 3 emissions? | Which industrial systems are driving them? |
| Which suppliers should we engage? | Which upstream producers need demand signals? |
| What emissions factor should we use? | How can we support lower-carbon production? |
| What is our target? | What market mechanisms can help us implement it? |
Why infrastructure matters
Without infrastructure, markets rely on one-off contracts, PDFs, spreadsheets, and ambiguous claims. That may work briefly, but it does not scale.
Market infrastructure creates repeatability: issuance rules, transfer records, retirement workflows, documentation, and trust.
S3 Markets view
S3 Markets is building the trust layer for commodity EACs: the infrastructure for verified production, certificate issuance, controlled transfer, retirement, and documentation.
The future of Scope 3 will not be solved by measurement alone. It will require functioning markets that connect buyer demand to low-carbon industrial supply.