Greenhouse gas accounting with Sustainable

Corporate carbon footprinting.
Our approach: quality, transparency & empowerment.

With over 15 years of experience, we are your partner for efficient accounting of Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions. The quality of the results and the transparency of the process are at the heart of our work. Regardless of the size or sector of your company, we develop customized carbon footprint assessments and respond to your specific needs.

We place a strong focus on empowering our customers and provide you with all the tools, instructions etc. at the end. This ensures that you maintain your independence and can carry out your greenhouse gas accounting independently in subsequent years.

We have a strong focus on empowering our customers.

The corporate carbon footprint is generally calculated according to the specifications of the Greenhouse Protocols. In order to break down the various emission sources, all emissions are classified according to one of the three scopes (Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3). This categorization allows your company to identify and understand the main emission drivers more precisely, pinpoint where to start reducing emissions, and provides an important foundation for developing its climate strategy and reduction targets.

Our range of services

for all three scopes at a glance

Determination of system limits

Selection of emission factors

Data collection

Calculation and/or screening

Plausibility check

Review of the calculation results (plausibility check)

Report of the results including initial analyses, documentation and accounting tool

Materiality analysis

for Scope 3

Forest, Land and
Agriculture.
Accounting for
FLAG emissions.

FLAG emissions and agricultural emissions contribute significantly to total greenhouse gas emissionsand therefore play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of climate targets. Forests, soils and vegetation store CO₂, which is released again during intensive use. We have many years of experience in the high-quality and efficient accounting of FLAG emissions within the three scopes and offer you customer-specific solutions. It is important that you comply with your reporting obligations and create transparency. Here we provide you as well with everything you need to be able to balance independently in subsequent years.

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The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) initiative.
Development of
decarbonization
strategies.

We supported companies in the financial industry in accounting for the Scope 3.15 issues (financed issues of the investment portfolio) according to the PCAF Standard. In this way, we create a data-supported basis for the development of decarbonization strategies for your portfolio. We collect the data, create a portfolio screening, select emission factors and reference indices, calculate the greenhouse gas emissions in the portfolio and identify emission hotspots.

The PCAF is an international initiative led by the financial industry to measure and disclose greenhouse gas emissions financed by loans and investments. The PCAF Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard provides financial institutions with a methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions and intensity across six asset classes to enable uniform and consistent reporting.

Monitoring, verification
and reporting. Verification
of greenhouse gas
balances for active
climate management.

We support you in preparing verifiable greenhouse gas balances to meet external requirements. We also enable your company to implement an activ carbon management. In this way, we ensure that your climate targets are achieved using suitable tools for monitoring, controlling and reporting.

We prepare an auditable and reportable balance sheet for you, prepare the audit, accompany it and support you in defining control parameters. In addition, we work with you to develop report-relevant content and provide you with customer-specific tools for monitoring and controlling the climate strategy as well as tools for data collection and calculating key figures.

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The most important terms
at a glance.

What exactly do the terms on this page mean in detail? To give you an even deeper insight into the topic, we have summarized and explained the most important terms once again.

Greenhouse gas accounting

Greenhouse gas accounting (also CO2-balance) is an important tool, to measure and control the amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, product or service. The emissions are divided into different scopes, each of which covers different sources of greenhouse gases. Drawing up a greenhouse gas balance sheet enables companies and organizations to understand their emissions and take measures to reduce them in order to minimize their ecological footprint. Greenhouse gas accounting is therefore an important part of measures to combat climate change.

The Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF)

The corporate carbon footprint (CCF) describes greenhouse gas accounting at company level. This is the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that a company generates during its entire operating cycle. This includes both direct and indirect emissions that may result from the production of goods and services, the operation of plants and facilities, the transportation of goods, the procurement of raw materials, the disposal of waste and other business activities.

Measuring the corporate carbon footprint can help companies assess their environmental impact and identify opportunities to reduce emissions. Reducing the CCF can cut costs, improve energy efficiency and environmental performance and strengthen the corporate image.

Calculating the CCF is often complex and requires detailed data on the company's business processes and emission sources. There are various benchmarks and methods for measuring CCF, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and ISO 14064-1.

A company can also communicate its efforts to reduce its CCF and thus provide transparency regarding its environmental performance. By measuring and reducing their corporate carbon footprint, companies can make an important contribution to climate protection and promote sustainable business practices.

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG protocol)

The GHG Protocol is a joint initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resource Institute (WRI), which establishes voluntary methodological standards for greenhouse gas accounting and reporting. The guideline documents of the GHG Protocol are internationally recognized standards for the voluntary recording of GHG emissions by companies and organizations. They represent the methodological basis for preparing a GHG accounting. The GHG Protocol has introduced the categorization of GHG emissions into three "scopes" (see separate definitions).

Overall, the GHG Protocol has helped to draw attention to the importance of GHG emissions and climate change and to emphasize the need to recognize emissions reductions as an essential part of business strategy.

The three scopes

The three scopes are emission categories, used in greenhouse gas accounting at company level can be used, to classify different sources of emissions.

Scope 1: This is direct emissions from sources, that are located within the organizational boundaries of a company. These include, for example, emissions from combustion processes for heating buildings or from the operation of vehicles.
Scope 2: This is indirect emissions, that arise outside the company, but are caused by the company's energy consumption. These emissions are generated for example from the purchase of electricity, steam, district heating or cooling.
Scope 3: This is indirect emissions from sources, that are not directly controlled by companies, but through their supplier side, customers and other external sources. These include, for example, emissions from the extraction and processing of raw materials, the transportation of goods and services, and the use of sold products.

The classification into Scope 1, 2 and 3 enables companies to identify their emission sources more precisely and understand where they need to start in order to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Contact us now
and calculate your greenhouse gas emissions.

Your contact person

Christian Kubis

Director

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+49 (157) 80 61 54 85

E christian.kubis@sustainable.de

Greenhouse gas accountingwith the highest standards.

Corporate carbon footprinting.Our approach: quality, transparency & empowerment.

Our range of services

for all three scopes at a glance

Forest, Land and Agriculture.Accounting for FLAG emissions.

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) initiative. Development of decarbonizationstrategies.

Monitoring, verificationand reporting. Verificationof greenhouse gasbalances for activeclimate management.

The most important termsat a glance.