Our Services
YCS Partnerships: Your On-Demand GHG Partner — Extra Capacity Without the Overhead
We help boutique sustainability consultancies scale emissions work—providing senior, standards-aligned expertise exactly when they need it.
Your Carbon Steps partners quietly behind the scenes with boutique and mid-market consulting firms, providing the deep technical GHG capability you need to deliver for your clients — without building an internal team.
What we deliver for your clients, on your behalf:
GHG Inventory & Scope 1, 2, & 3 Calculations Support
We handle the full emissions calculation process — Scope 1, 2, and Scope 3 across all relevant categories — using GHG Protocol methodology. We know exactly what data to ask for, how to calculate it accurately, and how to present it in a format your client can act on.
Supplier Disclosures, CDP & EcoVadis Support
We help clients respond to custom questionnaires or prepare CDP/EcoVadis submissions to respond to key customers and investors. We keep the process lean, requesting only what is necessary to respond to questionnaires with confidence and on time.
Science-Based Target Setting (SBTi) Support
We guide clients through the SBTi target-setting process from commitment to developing a target and through the validation process. We also help companies with reduction goals and supplier engagements.
White-Label Delivery: All work is delivered confidentially. Your client relationship stays yours.
We work to your timelines, in your format, and as an invisible extension of your team.
YCS Emissions Strategy - Take the Leap into Lower Emissions
We help organizations with end-to-end emissions strategy, from creating their GHG Inventory, setting targets, reduction plans, and reporting
YCS SustainStart - Paving the Path, One Step at a Time
Step 1: Understand Context and Measure Baseline
Step 3: Communicate and Report
YCS SustainComplete - Partners through your entire sustainability journey
Understand Your Context
Assess Sustainability Baseline
- Materiality Assessment: Identify what’s important to your company and your stakeholders
- Select the appropriate framework (GRI, SASB, TCFD)
- Compile a list of existing sustainability programs. Identify risks and opportunities
- Carbon Footprint Baseline – GHG Emissions Accounting using the GHG Protocol
Set Goals, Targets, Systems
Begin Your Sustainability Journey
- Set clear emissions targets based on SBTi or net zero goals
- Energy Efficiency and Energy reduction goals
- Establish ESG milestones and KPIs
- Set up data collection systems and tools
- Get management and board support, set governance structure, and identify teams
Actions, Reports, Ratings
Implement and Report
- Implement Action Plans: Building operations, resource management, supply chain, waste reduction, efficient water use, carbon offsets
- Create a Sustainability Report and Climate Transition Plans
- Respond to Customer Questionnaires or CDP/EcoVadis Assessments
- Respond to Investor or Ranking (S&P Global CSA) questionnaires