Avoid Value Chain Commitments You Can't Deliver

Executive summary Sustainability teams aren’t just asking what LSR is anymore , they’re asking whether their existing targets will hold up under scrutiny. Four patterns keep surfacing: ineligible reductions or removal claims, targets set before method constraints were understood, underestimated disclosure requirements, and timing misalignment with SBTi FLAG validation. The fix starts with knowing which calculation methods your current traceability actually supports, before commitments are locked in. “This webinar really helped me to understand what is coming up and how the new regulation applies to us.” — Group Sustainability Manager at a food manufacturing supplier in Switzerland The GHG Protocol published its Land Sector and Removals (LSR) standard on 30 January 2026, with companies expected to align their reporting by 2027. For organizations in food, agriculture, retail, and consumer goods, this is the most significant update to carbon accounting in over a decade. LSR requires companies to prove their ambition is defensible. In our executive webinar, audience Q&A showed that many sustainability teams are navigating a gap between what they’ve already committed to publicly and what they can actually evidence under the new standard.