Measuring
your Carbon Footprint
What is a carbon footprint?
Your organisation's carbon footprint reflects the total amount of carbon emissions (aka greenhouse gas emissions) it generates in a year.
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Your carbon footprint considers the emissions generated from the overall operations of your business, including your suppliers. It draws upon a wide range emissions sources to quantify your total emissions and identify your organisation's highest emitting activities. The first step to reducing your organisation's emissions is measuring your carbon footprint.
A brief summary of your emissions sources:
Direct:
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Scope 1 / Category 1 - Emissions from sources owned or controlled by the reporting entity. This includes sources such as company fuel usage.
Indirect:
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Scope 2 / Category 2 - Emissions associated with purchased electricity, heat, or steam.
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Scope 3 / Category 3-6 - Emissions that occur as part of the value chain of the reporting entity.
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Why measure your carbon footprint?
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Measuring your carbon footprint allows you to prioritise carbon emissions reduction initatives in the most effective areas of your organisation, and track your emissions reduction progress.
There is an increasing expectation from stakeholders that you take steps
to address climate change. Measuring your carbon footprint helps you demonstrate your environmental commitment and communicate
your progress.
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Preparing your carbon footprint and report:
Preparing your own footprint:
Upon registration, Carbon Action will supply resources to guide you through the process of preparing your carbon footprint. This includes our software to help you calculate your carbon emissions, and a Carbon Action report template to help you write the report. This ensures you include all of the necessary information to gain your certification.
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As long as you meet all of the requirements of Carbon Action - Measure, you are welcome to use your own software and report format.
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If you don't have the resources to do it yourself, Lumen offers Carbon Footprinting services to help you measure and report your organisation's carbon emissions.
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We also offer decarbonisation services to help you create and meet emissions reduction targets when you progress to the Carbon Action - Reduce certification.
Lumen can prepare your organisation's carbon footprint and report:
Getting Certified
Once you've met our programme requirements, we endorse you with our Carbon Action - Measure certification mark. You'll be able to easily communicate to your stakeholders that you have begun your carbon reduction journey.
The Carbon Action - Measure certification sets you up with a suitable base year to shape future carbon reduction plans and work towards gaining the
Carbon Action - Reduce certification.
