- Hi, I'm Barbara,
the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables.
We're a consultancy that specializes
in the development of
Climate Action strategies.
And in today's video,
I'll be talking about
scope 3 emission sources.
And now let's have a look
at downstream emissions.
Downstream transportation and distribution
is category number nine.
This emission source comes
from the transportation
and distribution of products that you sell
to your end-customers.
Category number 10 is the processing
of sold products.
This category includes emissions
from the processing of products
that you have sold to third parties,
so not the end-user,
who use your products
in their manufacturing.
Category 11 is the use of sold products.
So these are emissions that are caused
by using your final product.
Say you are manufacturing laptops.
This emission source would be
the electricity consumption
of your laptops.
Category number 12 is
end-of-life treatment
of your sold products.
Sadly, most products that
we use end up as waste
and this emission source
is the carbon emissions
caused by, say for instance,
landfilling or incineration.
Category is 13 is
downstream leased assets.
This category includes emissions
from the operation of assets that you own,
but you lease that to other businesses
that are not already
included in your scope 1
or scope 2 inventory.
Category 14 is franchises.
This category includes emissions
from the operation of franchises
not included in your scope
1 or scope 2 inventory.
And finally category 15, investments.
This category includes
emissions associated
with your investments that
are not already included
in your scope 1 or scope 2 inventory.
Category 15 is primarily
designed for banks.
While this list can be a bit overwhelming,
not all emission sources will be relevant.
It's important to prioritize
your data collection efforts
and focus on your most significant
and relevant emission sources.
You can ask questions,
such as whether you
expect the emission source
to be large relative to your scope 1
and scope 2 sources,
or whether you have
influence over the activity
or whether your stakeholders deem
the emission source relevant.
In my next video I'll be
talking about the benefits
of calculating a scope 3 carbon inventory.
Thanks for watching!
