The GHG Protocol’s final LSR Standard forces a decision your company can’t avoid

On January 30, the GHG Protocol publishes its final Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard.

For companies with agricultural commodities, forestry products, or natural fibres in their value chain, this fundamentally changes how Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions are calculated, disclosed, and assured.

LSR introduces three business realities:

1. It is mandatory under disclosure regimes built on the GHG Protocol, from California to Australia.

   
   
2. It raises the data bar beyond what most land-based supply chains can deliver today.

   
   
3. It changes outcomes: companies can rely on defaults, but default data increases reported emissions; targeted investment lowers them.

In this executive briefing, we’ll cover:


• What the final LSR Standard requires, and where companies still have discretion
• The trade-offs between minimum compliance, selective traceability, and full ambition, with a clear point-of-view recommendation
• How early action is already shaping supplier relationships and disclosures

Join this executive briefing to understand the decision in front of you, before your auditors ask.