Advancing the conversation on serviced emissions

Reaching net zero emissions no later than 2050 requires a rigorous ‘all of economy, all of society’ approach. This requires all actors to innovate, advance new frontiers of leadership, plan for the transition ahead and pivot business models. 

Professional Service Providers (PSPs) play a significant role as force multipliers and influence exponential change in the “real economy”.  Through the provision of advice or services, PSPs can significantly influence the strategies and actions of their clients, enabling systems transformations across critical sectors of the economy. The largest GHG emissions associated with PSPs are likely to be ‘Serviced Emissions’. 

Serviced Emissions are the greenhouse gas emissions arising from – or impacted by – the activities of a client informed and/or enabled by the advice and/or services of a professional service provider.

This is an emerging topic which all actors can help advance, from Professional Service Providers taking action on Serviced Emissions, to Non-State Actors such as businesses looking at their procurement and engagement with PSPs. Cities and Subnational  governments can utilise their regulatory powers, civil society can engage as part of leadership and accountability action, while standards bodies, academics and technical organisations can develop sectoral guidance, accounting principles and methodologies. We welcome everyone to join this critical journey at this early stage.