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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)

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