Overview
Collect Use of Sold Products data and avoid common module formatting mistakes.
Key benefits / use cases
Accurately calculate the emissions generated by your sold products over their lifetime (Scope 3.11)
Understand which fields are mandatory depending on your product type and module version
Upload data efficiently using Greenly's bulk import template
Submit data for analyst review with full traceability and auditability
This module does not take into account the end-of-life treatment of sold products, which is assessed in a separate module titled "End-of-life treatment of Sold Products.
1. What data should be included in your data collection file?
The Use and Processing of Sold Products module calculates the impact of your company's sold products during their use and processing phase, over their full lifetime. The temporal scope of the study is the financial year of your GHG report.
⚠️ Data provided must be in French 🇫🇷 or English 🇬🇧.
You can find the data collection file by clicking on the module > Tab "2. Data collection" > "Bulk import - via template".
The data collection file contains two types of data:
Mandatory data: The minimum required to compute CO2e emissions. Without it, no emissions can be calculated.
Optional data: Additional data that improves the quality and granularity of the analysis.
Products concerned
The products covered by this module can vary and include, but are not limited to, electronic devices, vehicles, clothing, and other consumer goods that consume energy (electricity, fuel, gasoline) during their use.
Lightweight module — Mandatory fields
Total energy consumed by your sold products over their lifetime, in the correct unit
Advanced module — Mandatory fields by product type
Before starting, please carefully read the [README] and [Definitions] tabs. They provide detailed explanations of data collection requirements and show how we can better assist you in achieving a more accurate analysis.
General Information
overarching for all types of product, fill these first
Name of the product
Type of product
Country of usage
the country-specific EF is selected based on this field; leave it blank if you want to apply a general worldwide EF
Product-specific Information In this part, mandatory fields vary by product type — cells to fill in turn white on the data collection file automatically after filled the cells in green. See the "Definitions" and "Example" tabs for details.Final Product - Sold
Sold or Leased out - choose Sold
Type of energy used
Energy unit
Annual energy consumption
Product lifespan (Years)
Sales Quantity (year of the assessment)
Final Product - Leased outSold or Leased out - choose Leased out
Type of energy used
Energy unit
Number of leasing days (year of the assessment
Daily unitary energy consumption
Intermediate productQuantity processed Unit
Energy consumption per unit processed
Type of energy used
Energy Unit
ComponentSales Quantity (year of the assessment)
Final product lifespan (Years)
Percentage of emissions allocation
Annual unit energy consumption of the final product
Type of energy used
Energy unit
Digital productNumber of users
Annual hours of use per user
2. How to upload your data to the Greenly platform?
To upload your data, click on the corresponding task on the Progress page, or navigate to Data > Data Collection > Use of Sold Products.
Data must be imported using Greenly's template. Click "Bulk import" to download it. The template downloads in your platform language. Fill the English template with English data and the French template with French data. You can download the other language version from the READ ME tab of the template.
Import your file in the "Upload file" section. You can also attach supporting documents for traceability and auditability in the**"File Information (optional)"** section.Once uploaded, click "Submit for analysis". A Greenly analyst will review the data and complete the module.
If you do not have the necessary information to complete this module, click "Skip" at the top right of the page.
3. Frequent errors in data format
Lightweight module:- Make sure the quantity matches the unit of the emission factor Advanced module:
Ensure all units are correct and that all cells that are not greyed out are filled in
4. Review your data and read your results
Once you have uploaded your data, you can flag expenses related to this module to avoid double counting and access your results. Read the related article: Review your data and check double counting.
The Results page offers a clear and detailed view of the emissions from the use of sold products, ranging from household appliances to industrial equipment. You will be able to filter by product category and usage type.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to 📧 [email protected]