Scope 3 Emissions Desk

Most of your carbon footprint isn't yours. It's your supply chain's.

Scope 3 covers every emission embedded in what you buy, ship, and sell — typically more than 70% of a company's total footprint. We measure it, report it, and help you cut it.

LEDGER 01 / 15 — CATEGORY INDEX

“Scope 3 is usually the largest slice of a company's footprint — and the one it understands least.”

15GHG Protocol Scope 3 categories, from purchased goods to end-of-life treatment
70%+typical share of a company's total emissions footprint
3disclosure regimes we track — CSRD, SEC climate rules, and India's BRSR
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What we do

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Measurement

Scope 3 Measurement & GHG Inventory

Category-by-category inventory built on the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain Standard.

Supply Chain

Supplier Engagement Programs

Primary-data collection frameworks that get real numbers out of suppliers who don't track emissions yet.

Reporting

CSRD & SEC-Ready Reporting

Disclosure packages structured for the EU's CSRD/ESRS and evolving US SEC climate rules.

India

BRSR & BRSR Core Reporting

SEBI-mandated Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting for listed Indian companies.

India · Export

CBAM Export Readiness

Embedded-emissions data for Indian steel, aluminium, cement, and fertiliser exporters selling into the EU.

India · Markets

India Carbon Market (CCTS) Advisory

Positioning and data readiness for obligated entities under India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme.

A pillar of its own

Agriculture & Food Supply Chains

Purchased goods and land-use change make agriculture one of the largest Scope 3 categories on the planet. We work with food companies, agribusiness, and exporters to measure farm-level and land-use emissions most inventories miss entirely.

Explore the Agriculture Pillar
Purchased goods & services (Cat. 1)Largest single category
Land-use changeOften unaccounted for
Upstream livestock & inputsRising disclosure focus

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Supply Chain

Putting Emissions Data Requirements Into Procurement Contracts

Why more companies are writing supplier emissions disclosure into contract clauses instead of relying on annual voluntary surveys.

Supply Chain

Tier 1 vs Tier N: Why Supplier Traceability Breaks Down Past the First Link

Direct suppliers can usually hand over emissions data on request, but trace one more link back and the data thins out fast — here's why, and what to do about it.

Measurement & Data

Why Scope 3 Double-Counting Is Allowed (and Why That's Not a Flaw)

The same ton of CO2 can legally appear in multiple companies' Scope 3 inventories because Scope 3 tracks influence and accountability, not unique physical emissions.