Scope 1 emissions are direct GHG emissions that a company generates from its owned and controlled resources. This includes generation of electricity, manufacture and processing of materials, waste processing, and transportation using the company’s own vehicle fleet.

Scope 2 emissions are the indirect emissions generated from the generation of purchased energy from a utility provider.

Scope 3 emissions are all indirect emissions (not included in Scope 2) that occur in the value chain of a company. These emissions are a consequence of the company’s business activities, including both upstream and downstream emissions.

Product / Life Cycle Assessment refers to carbon footprint and lifecycle analysis for a specific product or service. For example the footprint of manufacturing a specific product.

Transaction refers to carbon footprint analysis based on a specific purchase or transaction. For example, the footprint of buying a product from an ecommerce website.

The partner offers a technology solution, such as a web app that provides functionality for the client.

The partner measures impact based on the financial value of a purchased good or service and multiplies it by an emission factor.

The partner measures impact based on how many units of a particular resource or material that a company has purchased. For example, it could be gallons of fuel, pounds of fertilizer etc.