Train Suppliers to Give You Primary Data - Advancing Sustainability Maturity - Achieve Scope 3 Reduction Goals with Collaborative Supply Chain Training
Scope 3 emissions are often the largest share of a company’s carbon footprint, and procurement teams play a critical role in reducing them.
Sustainable Solutions Training Center delivers a live, expert-led training that helps sourcing and procurement teams understand Scope 3 emissions, engage suppliers more effectively, improve emissions data collection, and implement strategies that reduce supply chain carbon impacts.
We’ll help determine if this training is right for your team—at no cost.
High-Level Training Overview
Join an expert-led training program designed specifically for sourcing and procurement teams. The program helps participants understand Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, clarify procurement’s role in supplier engagement, and develop practical next steps for reducing emissions across the supply chain.
Understand Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions fundamentals
Identify procurement’s role in Scope 3 reduction
Learn how to engage suppliers more effectively
Build a roadmap for supplier participation and data improvement
Support company-wide sustainability and decarbonization goals
How the Training Works
We customize each training session to your company, industry, supply chain, and sustainability goals:
8 TRAINING
SESSIONS
8
Weeks
12 HOURS
OF TRAINING
ZERO WASTE ROADMAP
What You’ll Learn
This training series is fully customizable. We help you choose any combination of the session topics below to build a program that fits your team’s goals—so you’re only spending time on what’s most relevant to your operations.
Understand Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions fundamentals
Identify procurement’s role in Scope 3 reduction
Learn how to engage suppliers more effectively
Build a roadmap for supplier participation and data improvement
Support company-wide sustainability and decarbonization goals
Custom Deliverables
This program is built to deliver a scalable outcome: a complete Supplier Engagement Roadmap your team can use. Each deliverable below supports that roadmap development process from start to finish.
Pre-Training Survey
Collects participant input so we can tailor the training to your team’s goals, supplier challenges, and sustainability priorities.
Expert-Led Training Sessions
Interactive 60-minute virtual sessions or half-day in-person training built for engagement and collaborative learning.
Supplier Engagement Roadmap Workbook
Designed to reinforce weekly training and guide the development of your Supplier Engagement Roadmap step by step.
Supplemental Learning Tools
Reference materials that simplify complex topics and support learning throughout the training.
Consolidated Resources Page
A central hub where participants can access all training materials—workbook, slide decks, tools, and session recordings.
Post-Training Quiz and Certificate
Following the training, participants can complete a post-training quiz to earn a certificate of completion.
We’ll help determine if this training is right for your team—at no cost.
Who This Training Is Built For—and the Value It Delivers
Who Typically Attends
We train teams, not just one “sustainability champion.”
This program helps procurement organizations build shared knowledge so supplier engagement and Scope 3 action can scale faster
Chief Procurement Officers and Procurement Directors
Sourcing Managers
Category Managers
Supplier Relationship Managers
Supply Chain and ESG Leaders
Procurement Operations and Planning Managers
Cross-functional sustainability stakeholders
What Participants are Saying
“The training started with the fundamentals and connected every concept to real-world situations, providing clear, actionable examples. It made the material not just understandable, but immediately applicable to our daily operations.”
Cathryn, Aerospace Service Company
“Each class was thoughtfully planned with clear, informative slides that kept the sessions engaging and fast-paced. The presenter’s expertise and delivery ensured sessions held attention throughout, making the training both efficient and impactful.”
Jared, Automobile Manufacturing Company
“I have to admit that the savings in getting the virtual training cannot be denied. Avoiding travel minimized disruption to my work schedule, and I was able to focus on the training and learn as much as possible. The workbook helped me think about how I can apply the concepts to our site.”
Leslie, Chemical Manufacturing Company
Benefits to Your Bottom Line
Turn Waste into Profit
Learn proven waste minimization and source reduction methods that directly reduce costs.
Gain Critical Data Insights
Fill data gaps to pinpoint inefficiencies and drive decisions.
Improve Operational Efficiency
Find hotspots, improve material handling, and streamline logistics.
Unlock Sustainability Wins
Align environmental goals with performance using smart diversion strategies.
Easy to Join, Easy to Implement
Low-friction format, recordings, and practical tools.
Case Studies
Scope 3 Training Academy Helped Telecommunications Company Establish Supplier Engagement Program for Scope 3 Reductions
SSC’s Scope 3 Training Academy equipped a telecommunications company’s procurement teams with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to integrate sustainability into purchasing decisions, strengthening supplier engagement and accelerating Scope 3 reductions.
What Sets Us Apart
The Sustainable Solutions Training Center delivers trainings that equip entire teams with industry-specific tools so knowledge scales quickly and results happen faster.
Expert-led Training Built for Operations
Our programs are delivered by experienced mechanical and chemical engineers with deep expertise in industrial operations, products, and processes—not generic sustainability trainers.
Practical Tools. Real Results. No Fluff.
We don’t teach theory. We deliver actionable solutions, proven tools, and clear next steps your team can implement immediately.
Customized to Your Industry and Goals
We tailor every training to your sector and supply chain challenges, so the content is relevant and directly applicable.
We Train Teams, not Just One “Sustainability Champion”
Most programs train a single person and expect them to drive change alone. We train your full team so knowledge scales fast, adoption is stronger, and results happen sooner.
Proven Expertise
For more than 25 years, our engineers have helped organizations improve sustainability performance, solve operational challenges across hundreds of facilities, and build more resilient supply chains.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes! Because the training is delivered virtually, it’s accessible for global teams and can be scheduled to accommodate different regions and time zones.
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Trainings are delivered in English. However, we can support multilingual teams through our translation partner who can provide live interpretation and/or translated recordings and materials.
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Yes—and the value goes well beyond short-term savings. This program reduces disposal and waste management costs while also lowering operational risk, strengthening compliance, and improving safety. The long-term lifecycle value typically outweighs the upfront investment.
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Disposal management is only part of the equation. This training helps reduce the amount of waste generated in the first place, improve segregation, and prevent contamination—resulting in lower disposal costs and fewer high-risk waste handling scenarios over time (especially for hazardous streams).
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Every Day Without a Waste Strategy Costs You Money
Waste doesn’t fix itself. The longer inefficiencies go unmeasured; the more value ends up in dumpsters instead of your bottom line. This training gives your team the tools to stop losing money and start capturing it.
