Corporate Carbon & Reporting

GHG Protocol Scope 1-2-3, ISO 14064, ISO 14067 product carbon footprint, CSRD/ESRS E1 and SBTi targets — how product-level LCA connects to corporate reporting.

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2026-06-2410 min read

Turning EPD data into a Scope 3 inventory

The EPDs you hold are the best data source for a corporate inventory — if you map the right modules to the right categories. Practical mapping rules.

2026-06-2310 min read

Carbon neutral, net zero, climate neutral: what the claims actually require

Three terms, three different evidence requirements. Offsetting mechanisms, the permanence problem and where greenwashing begins.

2026-06-2211 min read

Collecting carbon data from the supply chain: running a programme that works

Sending a questionnaire is not collecting data. Segmentation, staged requests, template discipline and building supplier capability.

2026-06-219 min read

Market-based versus location-based electricity emissions: what each one tells you

The same electricity consumption produces two different emission figures. Guarantees of origin, certificates and which figure belongs in an LCA.

2026-06-2010 min read

SBTi targets and LCA: the data side of a science-based target

Setting a science-based target rests on a solid base year inventory. Absolute reduction, intensity targets and the Scope 3 coverage rule.

2026-06-1912 min read

CSRD and ESRS E1: the data requirements of climate reporting

ESRS E1 defines what climate data must be reported and in what detail. Double materiality, transition plans and the Scope 3 requirement.

2026-06-1810 min read

ISO 14067: calculating a product carbon footprint and making claims about it

One indicator, full life cycle. What ISO 14067 inherits from ISO 14044, the partial footprint concept and the limits of claims.

2026-06-1710 min read

ISO 14064-1: the standard behind a corporate greenhouse gas inventory

The GHG Protocol gives method; ISO 14064-1 builds a verifiable management system. How they differ, the category structure and verification requirements.

2026-06-1612 min read

Scope 3 Category 1: moving from spend-based to material-based

Purchased goods and services is most companies’ largest emission line — and usually their worst-measured one. A staged method for raising data quality.

2026-06-1512 min read

GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2 and 3: drawing the boundaries correctly

The three scopes answer different questions. Organisational boundary choices, control approaches and what Scope 3’s fifteen categories mean in practice.

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