Measuring your carbon footprint

Data is calculated using the recognised emissions scopes as defined by the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol:

Scope One: Direct emissions. Principally the results of transportation of employees, materials and products in owned vehicles, use of gas or own production of electricity or heat, fugitive emissions (e.g. from leaks from air conditioning and processing emissions from, for example, cement manufacture)

Scope Two: Emissions from imports of electricity, heat or steam. Principally from electricity purchasing.

Scope Three: Other indirect emissions. Emissions that are a consequence of an organisation’s activities but occur from sources owned or controlled by another entity, e.g. employee business travel, transport of products by others, outsourced activities, use and end of life phases of products produced by reporting companies and employee commuting.

As a minimum, the GHG protocol recommends that organisations account for and report scopes 1 and 2, although organisations are increasingly working towards scope 3 emissions which include carbon impacts from products and their supply chains.

Comply Direct mainly use the GHG protocol when calculating carbon footprints as it is the most widely used international accounting tool enabling organisations to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

Data to be included within a carbon footprint calculation will typically cover organisational on-site energy use of oil and gas, an organisation’s use of vehicles, an organisation’s use of electricity, employee travel and data on any other sort of emissions relevant to an organisation.

If you are interested in finding out more on how we can assist you with calculating your companies carbon footprint then why not call us on 0844 873 1034 or fill in our enquiry form.