Episode 42: Equinix and AITrack Solutions
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Ollie, Tom and Dexter are getting back into the swing of it for the new year – and setting the context for what’s shaping Scope 3 work right now.
First up, they discuss the continued momentum behind mandatory reporting around the world, with a particular focus on developments in Asia – and what that means for Scope 3 becoming unavoidable for more listed companies. They also touch on CBAM – or the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – and the role policy mechanisms like carbon pricing can play in creating a clearer business case, even as political narratives shift in different directions.
Then, we have two great guest conversations that bring different, practical angles on execution.
First up is with Katy Newhouse, Director of Sustainability Technology at Equinix. Katy talks through her path from renewable energy and Amazon to the White House sustainability team, where she led work on the US government’s Scope 3 strategy, including the move to quantify supply chain emissions tied to federal spend and the importance of prioritising the biggest suppliers for impact.
Now at Equinix, she shares what it looks like to be on the ‘supplier side’ of Scope 3, how customers are using (and sometimes struggling to access) the data available to them, and why standardisation is essential if the industry is going to spend less time responding to surveys and more time decarbonising.
Then, Tom meets up with Yann Risz from AITrack Solutions by Bureau Veritas who explains how his work began with a simple frustration: corporate-level footprinting is scalable but blunt, while product-level LCAs are granular but historically slow and hard to scale. He unpacks what changes when you combine scalable product footprinting with ‘boots on the ground’ verification – and why, in his view, supplier engagement works best when it’s built around incentives, trust, and commercial relevance rather than pressure alone.
Listen right to the end when Ollie shares what the Scope 3 Peer Group is leaning into for 2026, including supplier engagement at scale, deeper procurement leadership involvement, and a stronger push toward practical decarbonisation support, alongside tools and governance work to make progress easier to navigate.
