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Your First Carbon Inventory: A Data Sourcing Guide for Beginners

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Starting a carbon inventory can feel overwhelming, but the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard breaks the task down into three manageable “scopes,” each with its own typical data owners inside a business. This guide focuses purely on where to find the data you need for a first-pass inventory, using practical starting points, plus the data quality […]

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Carbon Accounting Guide: Scope 3 Category 5 – Waste

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Scope 3 waste emissions are reported under Category 5, “Waste generated in operations”, and the GHG Protocol says you can calculate them using either supplier-specific, waste-type-specific, or average-data methods. The most practical approach for most organisations is to collect waste quantities by material and treatment route, then multiply those activity data by suitable emission factors.

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