Carbon accounting
Carbon accounting measures an organisation’s total greenhouse gas emissions, split into scope 1, 2 and 3. It is the data foundation for climate targets and reporting.
Carbon accounting measures an organisation’s total greenhouse gas emissions. It is the technical and analytical foundation for climate work and answers one question: How large is our carbon footprint, and where does it come from?
How is carbon accounting calculated?
The principle is simple: activity data × emission factor = emissions. Activity data, such as kWh of electricity, litres of diesel or money spent on purchases, is multiplied by an emission factor and converted to CO2e. Most organisations follow the GHG Protocol, which also defines the split into scope 1, 2 and 3.
Carbon accounting, ESG and CSRD
- Carbon accounting is the measurement
- ESG is a broad reporting framework, where climate data is one part
- CSRD is the EU legal framework for sustainability reporting
In short: carbon accounting provides the numbers. Reports tell the story. CSRD sets the rules.
What is carbon accounting used for?
- Identifying the largest sources of emissions
- Prioritising reductions and setting climate targets
- Documenting progress
- Answering requests from customers, banks and investors
- Providing the data foundation for ESG and CSRD reporting
How Enity EMS handles carbon accounting
Enity EMS builds your carbon accounts directly on the consumption data already collected for energy management. The result is continuously updated, traceable accounts with location-based and market-based emissions, documented emission factors and a built-in CSRD format.
Frequently asked questions
What is carbon accounting, and why does it matter?
Carbon accounting measures an organisation’s greenhouse gas emissions, split into scope 1, 2 and 3 according to the GHG Protocol. Our carbon accounting module is built directly on this protocol and covers all three scopes, so you can document your climate impact without piecing together data from several systems.
Read more
- Carbon accounting in Enity EMS
- What is carbon accounting, and why it matters for decision-making
- Webinar: How to automate your carbon accounting
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See it in action
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