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Scope 3 Upstream
Category 4: Upstream Transportation and Distribution
Emissions from transportation and distribution of products purchased by your company in vehicles and facilities not owned or controlled 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 4
Selko Emissions
Category 4 includes emissions from transportation and distribution of purchased products in vehicles not owned or controlled by your company, as well as third-party warehousing.
Emission Factor Methods
Tier 1
Carrier-specific
Actual emissions data from logistics providers
Tier 2
Spend-based
Based on logistics spend and EEIO factors when carrier data unavailable
Methods range from primary data (left) to modeled estimates (right)