Epsilon Carbon Pvt. Ltd. (ECPL), a global leader in specialty carbon and carbon black manufacturing, is moving beyond direct operations to advance how it measures and manages Scope 3 emissions across its entire value chain.

This initiative applies to Epsilon Carbon’s integrated complex in Vijayanagar, Karnataka, which delivers an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons of Specialty Carbon and 215,000 tons of Carbon Black. The facility functions as a unified manufacturing ecosystem, seamlessly pairing the company’s core production with its energy circularity initiatives.

In line with the GHG Protocol, Epsilon Carbon has assessed the Scope 3 categories relevant to its operations to account for material and applicable sources of value chain emissions in accordance with the protocol’s guidelines.

Scope 3 emissions encompass all indirect value chain emissions, including purchased goods, transportation, business activities, and downstream product use. Conducting this assessment gives Epsilon Carbon crucial visibility into emissions outside its direct control, creating a clear baseline to identify and execute reduction opportunities across the entire value chain.

The Scope 3 program is built on Epsilon Carbon’s ongoing work on operational emissions and energy efficiency. Company had reported a 98% reduction in Scope 2 emissions compared to baseline year, supported by its 17 MW captive power plant that uses waste heat from carbon black operations, a 6% reduction in energy consumption intensity compared with its baseline year, while 77% of its energy requirements were met through waste heat recovery with avoiding more than 89,000 tons of CO₂ emissions during the reporting period.

Epsilon Carbon is actively strengthening supplier engagement to enhance the transparency and quality of its emissions data. By integrating circularity and resource efficiency across the value chain, the company is aligning its environmental disclosures with globally recognized sustainability reporting frameworks.

Vikram Handa, Managing Director, Epsilon Carbon, said, “Meaningful climate action requires us to look beyond the boundaries of our operations and understand the impact of the entire value chain.   Scope 3 measurement gives us greater visibility into the emissions and enables deeper engagement with our partners and suppliers. Building this visibility will help us make more informed decisions as we scale our operations and advance our decarbonization plans.”

The Scope 3 framework will enable Epsilon Carbon to track value chain emissions more consistently, strengthen supplier-level engagement and develop future emissions-reduction initiatives based on measurable data.