- 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.
Scope 3 emissions happen upstream
and downstream of your business.
Examples are waste, air travel,
the consumption of goods and services,
contractor emissions or leased assets.
According to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol,
specifically the Corporate
Value Chain Accounting
and Reporting Standard,
there are 15 categories
of scope 3 emissions.
Keen to hear what they are?
It's going to be a long list.
Here it is.
Let's start with upstream emissions first.
Category number one is
purchased goods and services.
This is pretty self-explanatory.
It's what your business
buys on a daily basis,
such as stationery or
professional services.
Category number two is capital goods.
This is equipment that you use
for manufacturing your product
or providing your service.
Category number three is upstream fuel
and energy-related emissions,
such as transmission
and distribution losses
for your electricity,
or emissions related to the production
of transport fuels such as diesel.
Category number four
is upstream transportation
and distribution.
This emission source
relates to getting products
delivered to your business
using third-party
transportation providers.
Category number five is waste,
waste that's generated in your operations.
These are emissions from
third-party disposal
and the treatment of waste.
Category six is business travel.
This is emissions caused
by the transportation
of your employees for
business-related activities
in vehicles that are owned or operated
by third parties, such as aircraft,
trains, buses and passenger
cars, such as taxis.
Category seven is employee commuting.
This accounts for travel
between your staff homes
and your business.
Category eight is upstream leased assets.
This emission source comes from assets
that you rent that are
not already included
in your scope 1 and scope 2 inventory.
