Greenhouse gas accounting you can trace back to the data.
From source data and emission factors through to Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 reporting, we help organisations build greenhouse gas inventories that are clear, documented and repeatable.
Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3
The three categories that make up a corporate greenhouse gas inventory, under the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard.
- Scope 1
- Direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organisation: natural gas, LPG, diesel and petrol, company vehicles, generators and refrigerants.
- Scope 2
- Indirect emissions from purchased electricity and other purchased energy: location-based and market-based reporting, GreenPower, renewable energy certificates and onsite solar.
- Scope 3
- Other indirect emissions across the value chain, from purchased goods and services through to freight, waste and business travel.
What’s included
We don’t just provide high-level advice. We work with the organisation’s own data and perform the calculations required to build the inventory, from boundary-setting through to a documented, reportable result.
- Organisational & operational boundary assessment
- Activity data analysis
- Emissions calculations
- Emission factor selection & application
- Calculation methodology development
- Estimation methodologies, assumptions & exclusions
- Emissions consolidation & reporting
- Year-on-year analysis
- Inventory documentation
Who this is for
Organisations preparing their first GHG inventory, improving an existing carbon reporting process, preparing emissions information for assurance, or responding to customer and supply-chain carbon requests.
How we work
The same disciplined process underpins every inventory we build.
Typical outputs: A documented Scope 1 and Scope 2 inventory (and Scope 3 where in scope), a calculation workbook and a methodology summary. The specific mix depends on the engagement and isn’t guaranteed to include every item above.
Discuss a GHG inventory
Tell us about your organisation’s structure and reporting requirements, and we’ll help determine the most practical starting point.