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If you’re unsure about what each Scope 3 category includes, the table below provides simple, concise descriptions for every category. This will help you understand what emissions should be reported and determine which categories are relevant to your company. We’ve also included examples of activity data for each Scope 3 category. These examples act as […]

In today’s world, investors, regulators, and consumers expect companies to operate responsibly. ESG—Environmental, Social, and Governance—compliance is no longer optional. It ensures businesses disclose their sustainability practices transparently, manage risks, and build stakeholder trust. What is ESG compliance? ESG compliance means following established guidelines to report on environmental, social, and governance factors. It helps companies […]

Understanding your company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is the first step toward reducing your environmental impact. But before you can cut emissions or report them accurately, you need to identify where they are coming from. At Combatting Carbon, we help businesses map out their emissions sources clearly and efficiently, so every step toward sustainability is […]

What is CSRD? The CSRD is the new standard which will affect around 50,000 EU companies will have to report their climate and environmental impact. This new regulation updates previous corporate sustainability reporting requirements under the 2014 Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) which will be familiar to come companies. CSRD builds upon NFRD and is much […]

The phrase ‘Net Zero’ gets thrown around a lot, and everyone assumes we all know what it means. So I want to start this post, with what is meant when we use the phrase ‘net zero’? It means achieving a balance between the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere, and the carbon removed from […]

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”? […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]