Strategic planning and measurement in corporate decarbonisation pathways through innovative tools

The ability to define and implement decarbonisation strategies and plans has become crucial to achieving net-zero targets. Within these pathways, the measurement of the carbon footprint has become increasingly important and has expanded from large corporations to SMEs, especially with the emergence of so-called “Scope 3” emissions, now considered essential to ensure credible corporate commitments to decarbonisation. This new strategic approach has extended across the entire supply chain and, in more advanced cases, the full value chain, in order to ensure that objectives, programs, and actions are supported by robust scientific evidence and methodologies. 
International initiatives such as the Science Based Targets require detailed emissions measurement, although they can be highly demanding. Among the various measurement tools, the life-cycle approach is emerging as the most robust, as it provides a comprehensive view of emissions, including those generated downstream of production. At the same time, regulations and voluntary standards—such as EU directives and the ISO High Level Structure—require the integration of decarbonisation into corporate strategies. The EU has also introduced stringent rules for communicating carbon neutrality in the market.
Following the previous editions in 2023, 2024, and 2025, this workshop aims to analyse the challenge of measuring CO₂eq emissions in support of defining strategies and improvement plans for decarbonisation.

Session Chairs

Marco Frey, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies 
Claudia Brunori, ENEA – Department of Sustainability of Production and Territorial Systems

Program

Session: The evolution of national and international initiatives on carbon footprint measurement across supply chains and value chains

14.30 Introduction to the evolution of mandatory legislation and voluntary standards in corporate decarbonisation processes
Marco Frey, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies

14.40 On carbon footprint: from simplification to innovation for the Clean Industrial Deal
Esther Sanye Mengual, JRC ISPRA (Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research)

14.50 The Global Compact commitment to the twin transition
Daniela Bernacchi, UN Global Compact Network Italy

15.00 Corporate transition and decarbonisation plans
Fabio Iraldo, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies

15.10 Carbon footprint measurement using national data: the Arcadia LCA database
Caterina Rinaldi, ENEA

15.20 TE3C: A tool to enhance the decarbonisation potential of secondary materials
Laura Cutaia, ENEA

15.30 Session: Corporate experiences in managing and communicating carbon footprint
Gianluca Gramegna, ERG
Fabiana Marchini, Nestlé Waters
Dilvia Damelas, J4Energy
Elena Gaggion, ICAM
Simone Targetti Ferri, L’Oréal

16.00 Discussion and closing remarks by the Session Chairs