Discloses Carbon Emissions
About the data
Measuring and publishing carbon emissions data shows that a company is working to understand and address its contribution to climate change.
Please note: In 2022, the methodology was updated to state that the company will only receive the points for:
- 'Supply chain' if they publish their annual value chain/scope 3 carbon footprint, focusing on detailed calculations on GHG emissions in the supply chain (e.g. at manufacturing and processing facilities, textile production), with estimations for downstream impacts
- 'Raw Material Level (2021 only)' if they publish their annual value chain/carbon footprint at a raw material level, with estimations for downstream impacts
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify whether the company publishes their annual carbon footprint or GHG emissions at the different tiers of their supply chain.
Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- Company documents
- Company policies
- Company websites
- Company code of conduct
- Parent company documents (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company policies (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company websites (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company code of conduct (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
Good keywords for your searches include:
- Carbon
- Climate
- GHG
- Emissions
Things to keep in mind:
- Examples of the company's owned and operated facilities include; head office, retail stores, distribution centres, warehouses, transport and mail orders, etc.
- The supply chain means supplier factories, processing facilities, fabric suppliers, tier one and beyond.
- Suppliers could be publishing emissions through IPE.org.cn