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[Use (and processing) of sold products] Data collection guide

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Which data should be included in your data collection file?

General information
The aim of this module is to calculate the impact of your company’s use and processed sold products during the studied year, over their lifetime. The temporal scope of the study is the financial year of your GHG Report.
⚠️ To be processed by Greenly, the data provided must be in French 🇫🇷 or English 🇬🇧
You can find your module’s data collection file by clicking on the module > Tab “2. Data collection” > “Bulk import - via template”
🎯 The data collection file contains two type of data: mandatory and optional data

Lightweight module

List of mandatory data:

  • Total energy consumed by your sold products over their lifetime, in the right unit

Advanced module

List of mandatory data:

  • Name

  • Type of product:

  • Final product:

  • Sold or leased out

  • Type and unit of energy

  • Annual energy consumption

  • Product lifespan

  • Sales quantity/Leasing days

  • Intermediate product

  • Quantity processed

  • Weight unit

  • Type, unit and consumption of energy used during processing

  • Component

  • Sales quantity

  • Lifespan of the end product

  • Allocation ratio

  • Type, unit and consumption of energy used by the final product

  • Digital

  • Number of users

  • Annual hours of use per user

How to upload your data to the Greenly platform?

To upload your data, click on the corresponding task on the Progress page or go to Data > Data Collection > Use of Sold Products 1/ It’s an advanced module so you will need to import your data through the Greenly template by clicking on "Bulk import". The template is downloaded in the same language as the platform. When using it, we ask you to fill the English one with English data and the French one with French data. You can always download the other language on the READ ME page of the template.


Import your data in the section “Upload file”. You can also provide additional files to prove or support the data you’re submitting—for traceability and auditability, in the section “File Information (optional)” 2/ Once your data uploaded, click on**“Submit for analysis”**. An analyst will review it and complete the module.
If you do not have the necessary information to complete this module, you can click on "Skip” at the top right of the page.

Frequent errors in data format

General information

Lightweight module

Make sure the quantity match with the unit of the emission factor

Advanced module

  • Ensure that the units are correct and that all cells that are not grayed out are filled in.

Review your data and read your results

Once you have uploaded your data, you can flag the expenses related to the module to avoid double counting and access your results. To do so, please read the related article.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to [email protected]

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