The checklist
Mobile Combustion
Owned/leased vehicles, plant, and mobile equipment burning fuel.
Stationary Combustion
Natural gas, LPG, diesel for boilers, generators, and on-site heating.
Fugitive Emissions
Refrigerant leakage from HVAC, chillers, and refrigeration systems.
Process or Chemical Emissions
Industry-specificNon-combustion CO₂/CH₄/N₂O from industrial processes (cement, chemicals, metals).
Purchased Electricity, Steam, Heat & Cooling
Grid-supplied energy consumed at owned and operationally-controlled sites.
Purchased Goods and Services
Cradle-to-gate emissions of all goods and services procured.
Capital Goods
Embodied emissions of capex: buildings, IT hardware, machinery, fit-outs.
Fuel & Energy-Related Activities
Upstream (well-to-tank) and T&D losses for fuels and electricity already counted in Scope 1 & 2.
Upstream Transportation & Distribution
Inbound freight paid for by the reporting company (and 3PL services).
Waste Generated in Operations
Solid waste, recycling, and wastewater from operated sites.
Business Travel
Air, rail, hotel, rideshare, hire car for work.
Employee Commuting (incl. WFH)
Daily commute and home-working energy use.
Upstream Leased Assets
Energy use of leased assets where you are the lessee — IF not already in Scope 1 & 2.
Downstream Transportation & Distribution
Outbound freight not paid for by the reporting company.
Processing of Sold Products
Industry-specificEmissions from third parties further processing your intermediate products.
Use of Sold Products
Industry-specificEmissions from customers using your sold products over their lifetime.
End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products
Disposal emissions when customers throw your products away.
Downstream Leased Assets
Energy of assets you own and lease to others (you are the lessor).
Franchises
Industry-specificScope 1 & 2 emissions of your franchisees.
Investments
Industry-specificFinanced and facilitated emissions for financial institutions and corporate equity holdings.
Spreadsheet templates to share
Spreadsheet files you can email to the people who hold the data. They open in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers.
Utilities Listing Template
Per-site list of electricity, gas, water meters with NMI/MIRN, retailer, and account numbers.
Fleet & Mobile Combustion Template
Vehicle register with fuel type, kL/L consumed or km travelled, and ownership status.
Refrigerant Register Template
Equipment list with refrigerant type, charge, top-ups, and service records.
Business Travel Log Template
Trip-level air, rail, hotel, and rideshare data — distance, class, supplier.
Employee Commute Survey Template
Survey instrument covering mode share, distance bands, WFH days.
Waste Disposal Log Template
Waste stream type, volume/tonnes, disposal method, and contractor.
Purchased Goods Spend Export Template
Format for spend-based PG&S where activity data is unavailable.