Indicative criteria for Category A
Category A is shaped by company size, sector and Scope 3 footprint rather than a single hard cut off. As an indicative guide, you are likely in Category A if any of the following apply.
Your annual revenue is broadly in the large enterprise range (the SBTi has used revenue thresholds around 50 million US dollars and above as a sizing signal, with multinationals and listed corporates generally in scope).
Your Scope 3 footprint represents a significant share of your total emissions (typically 40 percent or more, and very often well above 80 percent in high impact sectors).
You operate in a high impact sector such as manufacturing, materials, food and beverage, retail, transport, oil and gas, utilities, construction or chemicals.
These are indicative signals to help you sense check yourself, not the formal SBTi definition. The Impact Checker uses your specific answers to give a personalised view of where you sit.
What Category A changes
Stronger expectations on Scope 3 coverage, especially Purchased goods and services and Capital goods.
More emphasis on supplier specific data with traceable evidence.
Clearer transition planning, with progress tracking that holds up under assurance.
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SBTi Category A requirements
What Category A companies should be preparing for under v2: Scope 3, supplier data, transition plans and evidence.
Read the guideWhat is SBTi Category B?
Category B is the SBTi v2 grouping for smaller and less complex organisations. The bar is lighter than Category A, but suppliers may still feel pressure indirectly through customer asks.
What is SBTi v2?
SBTi v2 is the updated Corporate Net Zero Standard, with companies able to submit against v2 from early 2027. It moves the focus from setting ambition to delivering real world implementation.
What is Scope 3 supplier data?
Scope 3 supplier data is the emissions information attached to the goods and services you buy. SBTi v2 expects more supplier specific data (sometimes called primary supplier data) with traceable evidence behind the headline numbers.
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