A good decarbonization strategy is built on data you can stand behind.
Good.Lab's consultants help you develop credible, defensible emissions targets, manage the SBTi submission process, and build the data infrastructure to track progress year over year.
End-to-end support for science-based target setting.
Good.Lab helps you set credible, defensible GHG targets, whether you're submitting to SBTi for the first time, revising existing targets, or aligning to customer and regulatory expectations.
Baseline and inventory
Science-based target development
Roadmap and reporting
Heading
Credible targets are becoming the cost of doing business.
Customers, investors, and regulators want to know you have a plan. A validated science-based target is the clearest answer.
Regulatory direction
Over 10,000 companies worldwide have committed to or set SBTi-approved targets, and the list is growing fast
Buyer requirements
Major buyers including Walmart, Microsoft, Apple, and Unilever now require science-based targets from key suppliers
CDP scoring, EcoVadis ratings
A growing number of regulatory frameworks reward validated targets and penalize their absence
Investor scrutiny
Investors increasingly screen for credible transition plans, with target validity treated as a proxy for climate risk readiness
12% per year average reduction
Companies with validated SBTi targets reduced their Scope 1 and 2 emissions by an average of 12% per year between 2020 and 2023, meaningfully ahead of the pace required to meet 1.5°C pathways. Credible targets aren't just paperwork. They drive real reductions.
Scope 3 is where most of the work lives.
For most companies, Scope 3 represents 70-90% of total emissions, and SBTi requires it to be measured and included. Getting it right means engaging suppliers and documenting assumptions clearly.
Pathway selection has long-term consequences.
Near-term, long-term, net-zero, FLAG, sector-specific – the right choice depends on your industry and footprint. Changing pathways later is significantly more work than choosing well the first time.
Validation is rigorous.
SBTi reviewers check methodology, boundaries, base year, and target ambition. Submissions with gaps come back with feedback, sometimes multiple rounds, before approval.
Year two is where many programs falter.
Companies that built clean data infrastructure during target setting carry it forward easily. Those that didn't rebuild their inventory every year.
Five steps from baseline to validated target.
This is the process Good.Lab takes clients through:
Build the baseline
Develop a complete, audit-ready Scope 1, 2, and 3 inventory using GHG Protocol methodology. This is the foundation everything else rests on, so it has to be right the first time.
Choose the right pathway
Evaluate near-term, long-term, net-zero, and sector-specific options against your business profile. Make the choice that's both ambitious and achievable, and document the rationale clearly.
Model and set targets
Run reduction scenarios, identify where the meaningful levers are, and set targets that meet SBTi criteria without committing to numbers you can't defend operationally.
Submit and validate
Prepare the submission package, manage the SBTi review process, and respond to reviewer feedback. Approved targets get announced; you move on to execution.
Track and report
Build the data infrastructure to monitor progress year over year, satisfy disclosure frameworks, and adjust course as your business evolves.
Targets that hold up when they need to
Good.Lab's sustainability consultants have guided companies across industries through baseline development, target setting, and SBTi validation.
of Good.Lab clients have met third-party assurance requirements when their data is externally evaluated
of customers continue working with Good.Lab year over year
industries served, from CPG and retail to manufacturing and professional services
Software handles the data. Experts handle the strategy.
Good.Lab was built by sustainability consultants who've spent years setting targets, defending baselines to assurance providers, and navigating the SBTi review process. We know where calculations get questioned, which methodologies hold up, and what reviewers are actually looking for.
You don't get a login and a help center. You get SBTi consulting from experts who've done this before, paired with software built to handle the data lift.
Target setting is rarely the only thing on your desk. When CDP, EcoVadis, CSRD, SB 253, or supplier requirements arrive, you won't need to start over with someone new.
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Learn more about our approach to emerging regulations and including SB 261, SB 263 and complete mandatory reporting with ease.
