Land Use Change Accounting Deep Dive: dLUC, sLUC, and Emerging Guidance

​Land use change (LUC) remains one of the most complex and rapidly evolving areas of Scope 3 carbon accounting for food companies. Questions around when and how to account for direct and indirect land use change (dLUC and sLUC) are becoming increasingly urgent as guidance develops and scrutiny increases. As a result, it’s become one of the most common topics we’re asked about by enterprise food companies.

​In this 30-minute session, HowGood’s Director of Research will provide a focused overview of current approaches to LUC accounting, covering key decisions around scope and boundaries, data sourcing, and methodological choices.

​As the second webinar in our Scope 3 Technical Deep Dive series, the majority of the session will be dedicated to live Q&A. Bring your questions on topics like:

• ​How often do LUC emission factors need to be updated to remain defensible?

• ​How do I align LUC accounting with frameworks like FLAG, CDP, and emerging regulations like EUDR?

• ​How should I baseline and track LUC emissions over time as underlying datasets evolve?

• ​Do avoided deforestation or removals offset LUC emissions?