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Workshop on working together towards a better future – a guide to Scope 3 emissions reporting

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with the GSMA (mobile industry association) and the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), organised a Workshop on Working together towards a better future – a guide to Scope 3 emissions reporting for companies which supply goods or services to telecommunication operators whixch took place virtually on the 14 September 2023 from 09h30 to 11h00 CEST and 17h00 to 18h30 CEST.

Introduction

The new Scope 3 Guidance for Telecommunication Operators, developed by the GSMA, GeSI and the ITU was launched in July 2023. This guidance harmonises methods for telecommunication operators to assess and report their Scope 3 emissions and to increase coverage and transparency. Scope 3 emissions are the indirect emissions from a telecommunication operators value chain, including their supply chain and products used by customers. These emissions are much higher than a telecommunication operator’s own Scope 1 and 2 emissions. With COP28 approaching, now more than ever telecommunication operators must work with suppliers to reduce Scope 3 emissions.

Objectives

This event brought together experts in the field to discuss the challenges and opportunities for suppliers in calculating and reducing emissions in the goods and services they provide to telecommunication operators. This event provided a supplier outlook of the newly released guide on Scope 3 Guidance for telecommunication operators. This guidance is intended to supplement, not supersede, existing standards.

Target audience

This event was attended by representatives from company’s supplying goods or services to telecommunication operators around the world. Participation in the workshop was free of charge and open to all.

Watch recording of the sessions below:

Programme

MORNING SESSION Watch recording of the session
09:30 – 09:40 CEST	Opening Remarks Seizo Onoe, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU Steven Moore, Head of Climate Action, GSMA Raya Hage, Senior Program Manager, GeSI
09:40-09:55 CEST	Keynote presentation: Achieving Net Zero in the Telecommunication Industry – a call to action Carlo Drauth, Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Climate Change Working Group, JAC I Head, Sustainability and Responsible Business, Telefónica
09:55-10:25 CEST	Session 1: A supply chain outlook of the Scope 3 Guidance for Telecommunication Operators This session introduces the Scope 3 Guidance for Telecommunication Operators. It will provide participants with the foundational understanding of the guidance document and how it can be utilised by companies which are supplying or aim to supply goods / services to telecommunication operators. [ Presentations ] Moderator: Reyna Ubeda, Project Officer, ITU Jean Manuel Canet, Co-Rapporteur Q9/5, ITU-T and Senior Manager, Orange  Simon Antony, Senior Supplier Governance Manager, Telstra    Alex Campbell, Senior Sustainability Consultant, TDC Net  Tom Moran, Co-chair, Climate Committee, GeSI Questions & Answers
10:25-10:55 CEST	Session 2: Measuring Emissions: challenges and opportunities for company’s supplying goods / services to telecommunication operators This panel discussion brings together experts from various sectors to explore the critical role of suppliers in supporting telecommunication operators to achieving their emission reduction goals. As well as the challenges and opportunities associated with measuring emissions, and the importance of harmonising methods. Moderator: Steven Moore, Head of Climate Action, GSMA Ying Shi, Director, Green & Low-carbon, China Telecom Anders Andrae, Senior expert of life cycle assessment, Huawei Technologies Florian Tremblay, Senior Corporate Social Responsibility expert, SAGEMCOM Broadband SAS Questions & Answers
10:55 – 11:00 CEST	Closing Remarks Jean Manuel Canet, Co-Rapporteur Q9/5, ITU-T and Senior Manager, Orange
AFTERNOON SESSION Watch recording of the session
17:00 – 17:10 CEST	Opening Remarks Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU Steven Moore, Head of Climate Action, GSMA Raya Hage, Senior Porgram Manager, GeSI
17:10-17:25 CEST	Keynote presentation: Achieving Net Zero in the Telecommunication Industry – a call to action Carlo Drauth, Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Climate Change Working Group, JAC I  Head, Sustainability and Responsible Business, Telefónica
17:25-17:55 CEST	Session 1: A supply chain outlook of the Scope 3 Guidance for Telecommunication Operators This session introduces the Scope 3 Guidance for Telecommunication Operators. It will provide participants with the foundational understanding of the guidance document and how it can be utilised by companies which are supplying or aim to supply goods / services to telecommunication operators. [ Presentations ] Moderator: Reyna Ubeda, Project Officer, ITU Jean Manuel Canet, Co-Rapporteur Q9/5, ITU-T and Senior Manager, Orange   Simon Antony, Senior Supplier Governance Manager, Telstra Alex Campbell, Senior Sustainability Consultant, TDC Net   John Pflueger, Co-chair, Climate Committee, GeSI Questions & Answers
17:55 – 18:25 CEST	Session 2: Measuring Emissions: challenges and opportunities for company’s supplying goods / services to telecommunication operators This panel discussion brings together experts from various sectors to explore the critical role of suppliers in supporting telecommunication operators to achieving their emission reduction goals. As well as the challenges and opportunities associated with measuring emissions, and the importance of harmonising methods. Moderator: Steven Moore, Head of Climate Action, GSMA Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Sustainability, Ericsson Meaghan Krohn, Emissions CoE Lead, Dell Technologies Andreas Kröhling, Senior Expert Group Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom AG Questions & Answers
18:25- 18:30 CEST	Closing remarks Jean Manuel Canet, Co-Rapporteur Q9/5, ITU-T and Senior Manager, Orange

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Organized by: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), GSMA & GeSI
Date: 14 September 2023
Time:

Morning session: 09h30 - 11h00 CEST
Afternoon session: 17:00 - 18:30 CEST

Venue: Fully Virtual
Registration
Contact: tsbevents@itu.int

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Workshop on working together towards a better future – a guide to Scope 3 emissions reporting

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