Renewable Electricity Procurement: From Green Retail to Verifiable Proof

Most companies buy “green” electricity through a retail contract and consider the matter closed, yet how green that electricity actually is often has no clear answer. These contracts are frequently opaque, multi-year, and rarely reviewed once signed.

Net Zero commitments alone are no longer enough – organisations must now prove them, particularly in renewable electricity procurement.

During this webinar, Jonas Debroyer and Lebona Vernon will unpack what Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) are, how the market is organised by country, and the wider possibilities within Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). 

They will also draw on the latest developments across SBTi, the GHG Protocol revision, and RE100, getting into the detail that separates compliant from credible, including:

• The quality and traceability of certificates
• Temporal and geographic matching
• Additionality and “emissionality”
• The auditability and governance of renewable energy claims
• The alignment between procurement strategy and decarbonisation impact

Underneath all of this is whether your renewable electricity strategy is paying you back, financially as well as environmentally. Our ROI² approach, weighing return on investment against return on impact as a single decision rather than two arguments to be won separately, ensures credible strategies become fundable business cases rather than simply defensible ones.

Regulators, investors, customers, and auditors are asking harder questions of renewable electricity strategies right now. This session is for anyone who wants real answers, not just a certificate.