Summary
This section provides an overview of the methodology that will be applied to the GHG assessment. It defines why the specific data is relevant, how it will be measured, and what categories or frameworks are used.
Why consider emissions from use of sold products?
These emissions are often overlooked by lack of data, but can represent an important part of the total
Even without precise data, it is often possible to estimate these emissions
Type of raw data
Purpose: Measure emissions from Scope1+2 of sold products (can also count scope 3 in BEGES)
Granularity: Type and amount of energy used per product
Measurement: Unit of the energy Important Note: Refer to the Data Collection Guide for more details.General information
Lightweight module
For BEGES, you’ll only have to use the module “use of sold products”, and enter the energy consumptions
For GHG P, two modules are available: “Use of sold products” and “Processing of sold products”, to match the reglementary entries of the Protocol.
Advanced module
The advanced module allow you to differentiate between final, intermediate, component or digital product.
For digital products, we consider the total number of hours the product (software) is running, the electricity consumption of the device (=laptop by default, but your client can give us more precision) and the country electricity mix.
Processing between methodologies
In GHG Protocol, emissions from processing and use of sold products are split in two different categories, while their grouped in BEGES.
Types of emission factors
The emission factors are coming from country databases (ADEME, UK, EPA) depending on the type of fuel.