Set science-aligned targets. Get through validation. We handle both.
SBTi target setting, validation, and progress reporting, managed end to end. We establish the base year, draft the targets, submit through the SBTi portal, and get you through validation without months of back-and-forth.
If you’ve committed or been asked to commit to SBTi, here’s what’s involved.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validates corporate emissions reduction targets that align with what climate science deems necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Investors may require it. Large customers (AstraZeneca, Microsoft, Neiman Marcus, etc.) increasingly require it. Some procurement programs now treat SBTi commitment as table-stakes for preferred-supplier status. Some procurement programs now treat SBTi commitment as table-stakes for preferred-supplier status.
The basic process can include committing (optional, a 24-month window to set targets) and validate (submit your targets through SBTi for approval). The first step is establishing a defensible base year with complete Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions inventory aligned to the GHG Protocol & SBTi-specific requirements. Then, work with our experts to determine the most feasible target for SBTi validation.
Companies routinely spend 12+ months and six figures on consultants for this. We compress both.
SBTi validation requires a baseline emissions inventory built through rigorous carbon accounting. The same inventory satisfies California SB 253/261 reporting requirements.
From commitment to validated targets.
We build the emissions inventory
Scope 1, 2, and 3. GHG Protocol-aligned. Audit-ready. The same inventory that powers your CDP and EcoVadis responses anchors your SBTi commitment & target base year.
We draft science-aligned targets
Near-term, long-term, and net-zero targets sized to SBTi methodology. We model trajectories, run sensitivity analyses, and propose targets that are both defensible and achievable.
We run the validation submission
We prepare the validation documentation, manage SBTi back-and-forth, and respond to clarifications. You sign the final commitment. We do the work.
SBTi felt like a years-long project with consultant fees we couldn’t justify. Greenplaces validated our targets in nine months at a fraction of what we’d been quoted elsewhere.
The same inventory powers everything else.
Validate your SBTi targets in months, not years.
30-minute strategy call. We’ll review where you are and map the path to a validated target. No cost, no commitment.