Assessment Guide — Tier 1 Suppliers

The Tier 1 Supplier
Compliance Playbook

The Playbook Your Procurement
Team Needs Before the Next Audit

The step-by-step guide to Scope 3 reporting for mid-market suppliers.
Import your QuickBooks data. Generate audit-ready reports for all 8 buyer formats.

Written for Sustainability Managers and VP Operations at Walmart/Costco/Target suppliers.
The guide your procurement team needs before the next audit cycle hits.

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8 Audit formats covered
$5M–$100M buyer spend range
30 min first report setup
Built for

Teams managing $5M–$100M in buyer compliance requirements

Sustainability Managers, VP Operations, and CFOs at mid-market suppliers who supply Walmart, Costco, or Target — and need audit-ready Scope 3 reporting without the consultant price tag.

8 Buyer-Ready Report Formats

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Walmart
Project Gigaton

Scope 3 supplier disclosure mapped to Walmart's category-level requirements. Category 1–4 coverage with QuickBooks categorization.

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Costco
Sustainability Audit

Costco's SSA (Supplier Sustainability Assessment) breakdown. Scope 1/2/3 with energy and freight freight lanes.

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Target
Supplier Sustainability Assessment

Target's SSA questionnaire structure. Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods) and Category 11 (travel).

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Apple
Supplier SAQ

Apple Supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire. Scope 3 Category 1–4 and Category 11 with manufacturing energy splits.

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EcoVadis
Rating Submission

EcoVadis annual submission framework. Scope 1/2/3 totals with category breakdown for the EcoVadis questionnaire.

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CDP
Climate Change Questionnaire

CDP Climate Change (C3.1 / C6.1–6.5) mapping. Scope 1/2 energy data and Scope 3 Category 1–4 breakdown.

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SBTi
Science-Based Targets

SBTi science-based target setting framework. Scope 1/2/3 baseline with Scope 3 Category 1 and 11 for target setting.

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General
Scope 3 Category Map

All 15 GHG Protocol Scope 3 categories. QuickBooks transaction mapping to Scope 1/2/3 emissions factors.

What's Inside the Playbook

1

The Buyer Audit Timeline

Which buyer requests come in Q1 vs Q3, and how to sequence your Scope 3 work to hit every deadline.

2

QuickBooks Categorization Guide

Map your spend data to Scope 1/2/3 emission factors. Which vendor categories map to which Scope 3 categories.

3

Scope 3 Category Priority Matrix

For mid-market suppliers ($5M–$100M buyer spend): which of the 15 categories actually matter to your buyers.

4

Common Audit Failure Points

The 5 mistakes that get suppliers flagged in Walmart Project Gigaton, Costco SSA, and Apple SAQ reviews.

5

8-Format Coverage Summary

Which buyer format requires which Scope 3 categories, and which ones you can deprioritize for each retailer.

6

30/60/90 Day Action Plan

A practical roadmap for getting audit-ready in one quarter — without hiring a consultant or building a spreadsheet.

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