Worked Walkthrough: Map Emissions to the Right Scope
Classify common emissions sources into scope 1, 2, or 3 using a repeatable reasoning sequence.
A facilities and procurement team needs to classify emissions from a company delivery van fleet, purchased office electricity, and third-party courier shipments for the first inventory draft. Ask in order: do we own or control the source, do we purchase the energy service, or is it elsewhere in the value chain? The common trap is classifying by visibility or emotional importance rather than by the GHG Protocol relationship test. Teams often overuse scope 1 for anything that feels operational and underappreciate how much of the real footprint sits in purchased energy or the wider value chain. That makes inventories inconsistent…
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