Systems Lab
Vast databases and systems for gathering value chain emissions data and measuring impacts on the ground are available. But what of tracking and allocation systems? What systems do we need to create to reflect market-based approach and claims’ definitions and principles? In the Systems Lab, participants deep dive on technology and implementation, and seek to provide prescriptions for developing general systems that can help companies overcome such data challenges. </br></br>
Systems Labs are collaborative spaces in which Value Change Initiative members come together to explore and tackle challenges on topics such as accounting and boundary approach, accounting and MRV data quality or allocation and attribution supplier stratification.
Objective
This Systems Lab will focus on the systems required to capture more specific emissions factor, including impact tracking, allocation and co-innovation. The objective is to explore what systems need to exist or be created to achieve market-based approach and claims definitions and principles. Lab participants will deep dive into the requirements that systems must have to provide the right level of accuracy, transparency and reliability of data.
Expected topics
- Definition of impact unit and timing
- Supply shed (and sales shed)
- EF calculation concepts (allocation and substitution)
- Monitoring data (quality, uncertainty and system input requirements)
- Systems usability (addressing user problems)
- Trading and pricing (mapping and testing willingness to pay and relation carbon credits)
- Double counting (carbon registry check)
- Double claiming
- Within boundary impacts (within boundary removals, other narrative claims)
Approach and timeline
Systems Labs are collaborative spaces in which Value Change Initiative members come together to discuss and address challenges on topics related to Systems, such as accounting and boundary approach, accounting and MRV data quality or allocation and attribution supplier stratification. Building on key insights, discussions and case studies shared by members or experts, Lab participants look to co-create new addendum or define innovating elements building on the Value Change Guidance.
The Systems Lab is structured to work towards outputs in 5 sessions, with feedback requested between sessions, over a period of 6 months.
Kick Off
Presentation of Value Change documents, key concepts, questions, participant needs and objectives.
Capacity Building
Deep dive on the core Guidance concepts and their applicability to the sector. Co-defining gaps and in-depth topics based on identified needs.
Challenges
Sharing case studies to identify challenges and opportunities for guidance development.
Solutions
Implications for implementation pathways including topics such as third-party verification, tools, pilots and collective action.
Output
Feedback, clarifications or addendum form Working Groups are integrated to the Guidance.
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