Author: combattingcarbon

Scope 3: Category 1 – Purchased Goods and Services.

Category 1 of your scope 3 emissions, are Purchased Goods and Services. This category includes all upstream (i.e. cradle to gate) emissions from the production of products purchased or acquired by the reporting company in that reporting year. Products includes both goods (tangible products) and services (intangible products). What is meant by “cradle to gate”? […]

SECR: explained

What is SECR? The UK’s Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting or (SECR) Policy came into force April 2019 and requires companies, or organisations to disclose their energy use and carbon emissions information within their annual report. SECR may build upon or be additional to other existing reporting requirements that companies or organisations may be subject […]

What is carbon accounting?

Carbon accounting, or greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting is the process of quantifying the number of greenhouse gases, directly or indirectly from a business or company’s activities. It is a method that a company can use to calculate and understand how many greenhouse gases they emit. How does it work? For a company or organisation to […]

Understanding Your Scope 3 Emissions

A guide to understanding your scope 3 emissions… Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions that occur as a result of activities from assets not owned or controlled by the reporting company, but are of an indirect consequence from the reporting company’s value chain. Scope 3 emissions are split into both “upstream” and “downstream”emissions. Upstream emissions […]

Understanding Your Carbon Emissions

Having a decent understanding of your carbon emissions, for any company or organisation (no matter the size) is important. Understanding your carbon emissions does not need to be perceived as a daunting task. When you understand your carbon emissions, see it is an opportunity for you know which areas of your company you need to […]

What are Carbon Emissions?

Carbon emissions or greenhouse gas emissions occur through the burning of fossil fuels. To tackle this, the UK Government have committed to achieving Net Zero by no later than 2050 (Climate Change Act, 2008). This means that the UK need to reduce the levels of greenhouse gas emissions to lower than what it once was […]