Carbon footprint
Environmental impact assessment
Conducting a GHG emissions inventory or a carbon footprint assessment is essential for companies looking to control their impact and take climate action. Sustainscale supports you throughout this process.
Why measure your emissions?
Quantify your GHG emissions is an essential first step for you and your company to :
Understanding your carbon footprint is crucial for gaining insights into your company’s direct and indirect emissions (scope 1, 2, and 3). By doing so, you can pinpoint the main sources of emissions and take more effective action to mitigate them.
With an emissions inventory, you’re equipped to meet changing demands, such as compliance with new regulations, evolving customer needs, or obtaining financing.
Communicating transparently and truthfully about your greenhouse gas reduction efforts is crucial to showcase your commitment to climate action. Highlight your organization’s dedication towards sustainable practices without engaging in any greenwashing tactics.
This way, you can confidently demonstrate your efforts toward reducing GHG emissions and inspire others to follow suit.
Many companies have already carried out a complete or partial GHG inventory. Don’t be left behind, join the climate action champions by taking action now.
Steps for a compliant GHG inventory
Defining the appropriate scope
It is essential to define the study’s boundaries from the outset and remain consistent.
- Scopes (direct and indirect impact)
- Business units (sites, subsidiaries, operations)
- Base year
Data collection
Collected data must be quantifiable (from most to least precise):
- Primary data (e.g., liters of fuel consumed).
- Activity data (e.g., distance traveled).
- Spend-based data (e.g., $ spent).
Calculating GHG emissions
When calculating emissions, it is necessary to refer to internationally recognized standards and frameworks:
- GHG Protocol (Methodological framework)
- ISO 14064-1 (International standard)
Ensuring data reliability
You cannot simply provide a final figure.
To ensure the compliance of the GHG inventory, the standard requires documenting the calculation methodology and assessing the level of uncertainty for each data point.
Which scope should you measure?
Scope Boundary
Which data ?
Why measure this scope?
Scope 1
These are direct emissions (on-site usage). This includes company-owned buildings and vehicles.
- Gas bills
- Fuel oil bills
- Fuel receipts
- Reduce your energy expenditure.
- Detect fugitive emissions.
Scope 2
This covers emissions associated with purchased energy, specifically electricity and district heating networks used by the company.
- kWh invoices
- District heating bills
- Optimize energy contracts.
- Identify energy waste across the company.
- Meet B2B client requirements, as your Scope 1 and 2 emissions directly impact their Scope 3 emissions.
Scope 3
It measures the full range of indirect emissions (from suppliers, customers, transport, etc.). In most cases, these account for 80% of a company’s total emissions.
- Supplier engagement
- Product life cycle assessment
- User behavior
- Employee commuting
- And many others
- Future-proof your business by assessing climate risks.
- Access financing and investment opportunities.
- Make your products or services more attractive and cost-effective.
- Essential for communicating your environmental benefits.
We help you measure your impact.
We support Canadian companies and organizations in measuring their CO2 emissions. All our clients benefit from personalized guidance to secure the best funding, recommendations, and data to share with their customers.
Why conduct a carbon footprint assessment with Sustainscale?
We handle everything
Conducting your first carbon footprint assessment can seem daunting.
We have tailored our service accordingly, providing you with both a dedicated carbon expert and a dedicated project manager.
The goal: To minimize data collection time and streamline integration, ultimately saving you time.
A genuine management tool
No unreadable Excel spreadsheets used solely for compliance.
Sustainscale provides an accessible, high-level dashboard that enables long-term decision-making. This tool is tailored to your company’s specific reality, making it unique to your business.
A credible impact report
We do not view the impact report solely as a legal requirement, but as a marketing tool that allows you to demonstrate your efforts.
This report will establish your credibility with both your clients and the general public.
Ready for the next step: actions and financing
Based on the results obtained, you will receive expert recommendations analyzed by environmental and business development specialists.
Sustainscale is a recognized expert for the Fonds Ecoleader, and can also help you secure financing across North America.
What do you get with our carbon footprint assessments?
In addition to personalized support throughout the process, measuring your carbon footprint with Sustainscale will provide you with:
✓ An interactive dashboard
A detailed report featuring quantitative results and expert analysis. This report contains all the information required to facilitate a verification audit in compliance with ISO 14064-1 and the GHG Protocol.
✓ An impact report
A personalized and interactive summary that allows every stakeholder in your organization to take ownership of the results and identify their specific levers for action.
✓ A comparative study
Is it a good carbon footprint? Is there room for improvement? You won’t be left without answers. We benchmark you against competitors in your sector and map out the path for you to become a recognized environmental leader.
✓ Personalized recommendations
Our experts meet after each GHG inventory to provide you with the most effective solutions for your company to reduce its impact, maximize the return on your efforts, and secure financing.
All the standards you need
Compliant with the GHG Protocol
Known as the GHG Protocol, this is a recognized standard in North America for the quantification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Adapted to the North American reality
Our analyses reflect your reality thanks to more than 12,000 emission factors specific to the North America area.
Total Measurement: Scopes 1, 2, and 3
Direct and indirect impacts are systematically measured. This ensures you meet even the most demanding requirements.
ISO 14064-1 Compliant
The recognized international standard for the quantification of GHG emissions.
Ready for certification
B Corp, Fairtrade, LEED... Our GHG inventories meet the certification criteria required for impact measurement assessments.
Do you have a best seller?
A large portion of your revenue is tied to a single product.
Measuring its full impact and reducing it is a strategic move to make that product more attractive to discerning consumers.
If you would like to learn more about Product Carbon Footprints, you can contact us.
Assess your impact to take effective action!
Book a free demo to discover the services offered by Sustainscale and evaluate, alongside our experts, the next steps toward understanding your company’s carbon impact.
Our process for carbon footprints
Our experts support you throughout the entire process to ensure a successful carbon footprint or GHG inventory.
1. Scoping the Approach
Preliminary meeting to present the methodology and identify the data sources required for the inventory.
2. Data Collection
Transmission of the required data list and regular follow-ups with your teams.
3. Data Processing
We apply carbon accounting best practices to provide the most accurate portrait possible of your company's carbon impact.
4. Defining Reduction Targets
We identify the recommended reduction trajectories for you, based on industry best practices and the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) framework.
5. Presentation of Results
We provide you with your interactive emissions dashboard and a comprehensive impact report, ready to be shared with your clients, partners, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
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