DitchCarbon adds former Thermo Fisher sustainability leader to advisory board

DitchCarbon has appointed former Thermo Fisher Scientific sustainability leader Matthew Yamatin to its advisory board as the Scope 3 emissions platform expands its data coverage and tools. The hire is meant to help shape product development and improve how procurement and sustainability teams turn supplier emissions data into measurable reductions.

Why it matters: - DitchCarbon is betting that Scope 3 emissions tools need to help companies act on supplier data, not just report it. - Matthew Yamatin’s background in corporate sustainability and supply chain decarbonisation gives DitchCarbon an adviser who has worked through the same data and supplier-engagement problems large organisations face. - The appointment comes as procurement, sustainability and finance teams face more pressure to show measurable emissions cuts and evidence of progress.

What happened: - DitchCarbon appointed Matthew Yamatin, formerly Sustainability Program Director at Thermo Fisher Scientific, to its advisory board. - Yamatin will advise on product development and on how procurement and sustainability teams use supplier emissions data to deliver measurable reductions. - Yamatin will also speak and write about how large organisations move from Scope 3 targets to supplier reductions. - The company said the appointment was made as DitchCarbon expands its platform.

The details: - Yamatin worked on corporate sustainability and supply chain decarbonisation at Thermo Fisher Scientific. - His experience included seeing the limits of existing emissions data, reporting processes and supplier engagement approaches. - DitchCarbon’s hybrid calculation uses supplier-specific primary emissions data at spend, activity or product level when available. - Industry spend-based estimates are used only when primary data is not available. - DitchCarbon says the approach helps buyer footprints reflect supplier emissions cuts more accurately. - The platform combines verified emissions data for more than 2 million organisations. - The company says that data includes published GHG inventories and product carbon footprints, CDP responses, EcoVadis scorecards, SBTi targets and data suppliers declare on their own profiles. - DitchCarbon says teams use the platform to calculate an audit-ready baseline, engage suppliers and portfolio companies, plan reductions from peer achievements, and forecast and track progress against targets. - The platform also includes scenario and transition planning tools.

Between the lines: - DitchCarbon is positioning itself against sustainability software that focuses too heavily on reporting rather than operational decisions. - Marc Munier, DitchCarbon’s CEO, said too much sustainability technology has been built around reporting requirements instead of the problems practitioners need to solve. - Munier said Yamatin’s independent perspective will be valuable as the platform expands. - Yamatin said many organisations spend too much time collecting and organising emissions data instead of using it to support decisions. - Yamatin said DitchCarbon stands out because it uses existing emissions information without asking suppliers to complete another questionnaire.

What’s next: - DitchCarbon plans to use Yamatin’s input on product development and market requirements as the platform evolves. - The company also plans to keep expanding data coverage and tools for procurement, sustainability and finance teams. - Yamatin is expected to contribute public commentary on how large organisations move from targets to actual supplier reductions.

The bottom line: - DitchCarbon is adding operational credibility to its advisory board as it tries to prove Scope 3 software can drive real emissions reductions, not just cleaner reporting.