Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance (ssca)

Name

Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance (ssca)

Legal name

Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance

Website

https://thessca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supply Chain Sustainability Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (BPAEAPAA)

Keywords

• Utility supply chain sustainability
• Sustainable procurement assessments
• Supplier collaboration networks
• Scope 3 emissions reporting
• Industry benchmarking reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Supplier Affiliate Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from supplier organizations based on company revenue tiers. Three tiers: Enterprise (<$100M revenue) at $2,000/year, Medium ($100M-$1B) at $3,500/year, and Large (>$1B) at $5,500/year.
2. Conference Registration: Revenue from annual conference attendance including member registration ($550/person after complimentary ticket) and non-member registration ($1,100/person), plus Supplier Showcase table rentals.
3. Conference Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship revenue from annual conferences with tiered packages ranging from $4,000 (Supporter) to $10,000 (Platinum Sustainability Partner).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SSCA is a nonprofit membership association that convenes electric utilities and their suppliers to advance sustainable practices across the utility supply chain. Its core deliverable is the TSP (Transparent and Sustainable Procurement) assessment tool, a domain-specific benchmarking instrument for supplier sustainability practices, supplemented by membership-tiered access to an annual conference, supplier showcase opportunities, a member-only community platform, and State of Industry benchmarking reports.

Product overview

SSCA operates as an organization of utilities and suppliers working together to advance sustainable practices in the utility supply chain. The primary offering is the TSP (Transparent and Sustainable Procurement) tool, which enables identification of management and technical best practices specific to the electric utility industry. SSCA provides membership-based access to networking opportunities, annual conferences, supplier showcases, sustainability resources, and tools for supplier verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TSP - Transparent and Sustainable Procurement: A tool that identifies management and technical best practices specific to the utility industry. Supplier responses undergo desktop verification through third-party Insite Compliance.

Products and services

• TSP (Transparent and Sustainable Procurement) Assessment Industry-specific sustainability assessment tool that identifies management and technical best practices for the electric utility supply chain; select supplier responses undergo desktop verification through third-party Insite Compliance. Used by utility suppliers to benchmark and demonstrate sustainability maturity to utility customers.
• Supplier Affiliate Membership Annual membership program for suppliers providing goods and services to the electric utility industry. Tiered by supplier revenue (Enterprise <$100M at $2,000/year; Medium $100M-$1B at $3,500/year; Large >$1B at $5,500/year). Includes access to utilities and peer networks, sustainability best-practice sharing, supplier showcase opportunities, and recognition.
• Utility Membership Membership category reserved for electric utility companies participating in collaborative sustainability initiatives across the utility supply chain. Pricing is not publicly disclosed on the website.
• Annual SSCA Conference Annual sourcing conference averaging 150+ utility participants, providing direct access to utility decision-makers, Supplier Showcase tables, recognition programs, and networking opportunities for members and suppliers.
• Conference Sponsorship Packages Tiered corporate sponsorship packages for the annual SSCA Conference: Sustainability Supporter ($4,000), Sustainability Champion ($6,000), Sustainability Partner ($8,000), and Platinum Sustainability Partner ($10,000), each with progressively richer branding, networking, and speaking benefits.
• EUISSCA Connected Community (Member-Only Online Platform) Online member-exclusive community platform enabling member collaboration, content access, forums, conference materials, learning sessions, and roundtables on sustainability topics for utilities and suppliers.
• Annual State of Industry Report Annual benchmarking publication providing data and insights on sustainability practices across the utility supply chain, drawing on TSP assessment results and member surveys.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplier Affiliate Members are 50% more likely to be addressing utility customer sustainability expectations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TSP ProjectcoreOthersA separate initiative/website dedicated to the Transparent and Sustainable Procurement tool, which allows suppliers to identify management and technical best practices specific to the electric utility industry.
• Insite CompliancecoreOthersThird-party verification provider for the TSP assessment tool, conducting desktop verification of supplier responses.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB): Organization developing industry-specific sustainability accounting standards, now part of the IFRS Foundation. Comparable to SSCA's industry-specific best-practice framing of TSP, but operates at the standards-setting level rather than as a member verification body.
• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): Global environmental disclosure nonprofit operating the leading Scope 1/2/3 emissions reporting system. Comparable to SSCA's Scope 3 footprint oversight mission but at vastly larger scale; CDP disclosures are widely adopted by utilities and could overlap with TSP's data function.
• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): Sustainable business consultancy and collaborative network working with major corporations on supply chain sustainability strategy. Comparable to SSCA in facilitating cross-industry sustainability collaboration but offers advisory services rather than a member-verification platform.

Direct peers

• The Sustainability Consortium: Nonprofit organization developing science-based measurement and reporting systems for consumer product sustainability across supply chains. Comparable to SSCA in mission and nonprofit membership structure but focuses on consumer goods retail rather than electric utilities.
• Responsible Purchasing Network: Nonprofit membership network of institutional buyers advancing socially and environmentally responsible procurement. Comparable to SSCA as a membership-driven sustainable procurement organization, though RPN serves public institutions more than utility suppliers.
• American Public Power Association (APPA): Trade association representing community-owned (municipal and cooperative) electric utilities in the U.S. Comparable to SSCA as a utility-sector membership body; though APPA focuses on public power advocacy rather than supply chain sustainability, some of SSCA's 22 utility members likely overlap with APPA membership.
• Edison Electric Institute (EEI): The principal trade association for U.S. investor-owned electric utilities. Comparable to SSCA as a membership organization serving the same electric utility customer base, though EEI operates at a much broader policy and regulatory scope rather than supply chain sustainability specifically.
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA): Trade association serving U.S. electric cooperatives. Comparable to SSCA as a utility membership organization; NRECA provides supply chain and procurement services to its members that overlap with SSCA's mission, representing both a potential partner and competitor for utility-side engagement.

Emerging players

• EcoVadis: Global sustainability ratings platform for supply chains across industries. Comparable to SSCA's TSP assessment tool in functionality but operates at much greater scale across multiple sectors; provides direct competitive pressure on SSCA's third-party-verified supplier assessment offering.
• Sedex: Supplier sustainability and ethical trade data platform used by procurement teams across industries. Comparable to SSCA's TSP as a supplier-assessment platform with verification; operates globally and could serve as an alternative verification backbone for utilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/electric-utility-industry-sustainable-supply-chain-alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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