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Category 6: Business Travel
Emissions from the transportation of employees for business-related activities in vehicles not owned or operated by your 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 6
Selko Emissions
Category 6 includes emissions from employee business travel in vehicles not owned by the company, including flights, trains, rental cars, and hotels.
Emission Factor Methods
Tier 1
Supplier-specific
Actual emissions data from travel providers
Tier 2
Spend-based
Based on travel spend and EEIO factors
Methods range from primary data (left) to modeled estimates (right)