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Scope 3 Downstream
Category 9: Downstream Transportation and Distribution
Emissions from transportation and distribution of products sold by the reporting company in vehicles and facilities not owned or controlled by the reporting company.
GHG Protocol Reference
The following content is extracted from the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard.
View original GHG Protocol Standard (PDF)Selko Emissions
Category 9
Selko Emissions
Category 9 covers emissions from transportation and distribution of sold products in vehicles not owned by your company, occurring after the point of sale.
Emission Factor Methods
Tier 1
Carrier-specific
Actual data from downstream logistics providers
Tier 2
Spend-based
Based on distribution costs and EEIO factors when carrier data unavailable
Methods range from primary data (left) to modeled estimates (right)