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Starters guide: 10 Insights and actions on carbon accounting reporting

Businesses across Europe and beyond are increasingly recognizing the importance of carbon accounting as a very important pillar in their sustainability efforts. This guide includes ten insights and actions to equip sustainability professionals with tangible next steps.
Starters guide: 10 Insights and actions on carbon accounting reporting

This guide provides a roadmap from basic understanding to first strategic application, ensuring you can get started with measuring, managing, and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It’s divided into ten chapters: 

  1. Understanding Carbon Accounting
  2. The Importance of Emission Scopes
  3. Scope 3 Emissions: The Biggest Challenge
  4. The Role of Reporting Standards
  5. Reporting Avoided Emissions
  6. Who Needs Carbon Accounting?
  7. The Evolving Regulatory Landscape
  8. Standards, Initiatives, and Organisations
  9. The Role of Technology 
  10. Moving Forward: The Future of Carbon Accounting

Key Learnings:

  • Basics and Integration: Understand the basics of carbon accounting and how to incorporate these practices into your business operations.
  • Tackling Scope 3: Gain insights into managing all three scopes of emissions, with a special focus on the complexities of Scope 3.
  • Tools and Standards: Use the right software tools to simplify your reporting process and stay up-to-date with international reporting standards.

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