Counter methodology

How the impact numbers are calculated.

The live counters are built from client engagement data, not estimates of our own making. This page sets out where each number comes from, which conversion factors are applied, and which figures are verified rather than projected.

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In short

Verified outcomes only.

A number joins the counters once a client has confirmed the saving, reduction or recovery in their own reporting. Opportunities identified in a Sprint are not counted until they are implemented and confirmed.

Baseline: established during the 30-Day SCO Sprint from the client's own operational data: waste transfer notes, freight manifests, packaging specifications, energy bills and supplier records.
Outcome: submitted by the client each quarter against that baseline, using the same data sources, so the before and after are measured the same way.
Counted: only the delta the client confirms. Where a figure is a projection it is labelled as such in the table below and excluded from the live totals.

Conversion factors

What each counter counts.

Every derived number uses a published factor rather than an internal assumption, so the arithmetic can be checked.

CounterHow it is measuredFactor and source

Supply chain waste eliminatedTonnes diverted from landfill and incineration, from waste transfer records before and after.Measured directly. No conversion.

CO₂e avoidedDerived from waste eliminated, freight removed and energy reduced.0.85 t CO₂e per tonne of waste (WRAP, 2023). [SW to confirm the freight and energy factors used]

Single-use plastic removedTonnes of plastic packaging designed out or replaced, from packaging specifications.Measured directly. No conversion.

Fibre and OCC recoveredTonnes of cardboard and paper recovered into the recycling stream.Measured directly from recovery records.

Client cost recoveredConfirmed cost reduction in the client's own accounts: disposal, freight, materials and energy.Client-confirmed figures only, in USD.

Trees protected from virgin demandDerived from fibre recovered that displaces virgin fibre.5 trees per tonne of virgin fibre displaced (FSC).

Sites optimisedStores and distribution centres covered by an implemented action plan.Counted directly from the engagement scope.

Companies taking actionClients with at least one implemented and confirmed outcome.Counted directly.

Launch values are drawn from the proof-of-concept engagement. As each new client reports, their verified data is added to the totals and the "last updated" date changes.

Verified or projected

What the counters do and don't claim.

Counted

Implemented and confirmed

Savings and reductions the client has implemented and confirmed in writing against the Sprint baseline.

Not counted

Identified but not yet implemented

The $500,000 a Sprint is guaranteed to identify is an opportunity, not an outcome. It joins the counters only once it has been captured.

Independent review of this methodology: [SW — name of the independent reviewer to confirm]

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