Every clca article tagged “Scope 3” — 9 technical pieces covering the topic from methodology, standards interpretation and practical application angles.
9 articles
The climate benefit of the waste a site sends to recycling does not enter the Scope 3 inventory, but it can be reported as a separate balance. Data collection, matching, double-counting rules and claim wording that complies with ISO 14021.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreSending a questionnaire is not collecting data. Segmentation, staged requests, template discipline and building supplier capability.
Read moreSetting a science-based target rests on a solid base year inventory. Absolute reduction, intensity targets and the Scope 3 coverage rule.
Read moreESRS E1 defines what climate data must be reported and in what detail. Double materiality, transition plans and the Scope 3 requirement.
Read morePurchased goods and services is most companies’ largest emission line — and usually their worst-measured one. A staged method for raising data quality.
Read moreThe three scopes answer different questions. Organisational boundary choices, control approaches and what Scope 3’s fifteen categories mean in practice.
Read moreOne term covers three different things, and confusing them breaks the arithmetic. The boundaries and units of product, corporate and personal footprints.
Read moreThe calculation itself is a multiplication. The hard part is deciding what to multiply, and making the number defensible.
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