Scope 3 is multi-commodity by nature
A company Scope 3 inventory rarely comes from one input. It can include fertilizer, cement, steel, copper, plastics, freight, packaging, equipment, agriculture, and construction.
That means the market infrastructure for Scope 3 action cannot be narrowly designed for one commodity alone.
Common infrastructure, commodity-specific configuration
| Common infrastructure | Commodity-specific configuration |
|---|---|
| Certificate issuance | Rules for how certificates map to production volume and environmental attributes. |
| Transfer controls | Approved counterparties, buyer eligibility, and commercial workflows. |
| Retirement records | Retirement purpose, claim context, and market-specific documentation. |
| Audit trail | Data fields required for each commodity and verification pathway. |
The advantage of a shared trust layer
A commodity-agnostic platform can create consistent expectations for issuance, transfer, retirement, and documentation while still adapting to the specific requirements of each market.
How S3 Markets is building this layer
S3 Markets is designed as commodity-agnostic infrastructure for environmental attributes across hard-to-abate sectors.