DFGE makes calculating the Corporate Carbon Footprint child’s play
Company-wide Carbon Footprint
The recording of climate-relevant emissions generated in your company and at your sites is becoming THE key figure for your corporate communications and risk management.
In particular, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires companies to report on their sustainability performance in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The ESRS E1 addresses the issue of climate change and plays a crucial role for manufacturing companies due to their significant environmental impact. The topic of climate change is therefore material for most companies. The various sub-topics of ESRS E1, such as greenhouse gas emissions (E1-6), are relevant for manufacturing companies. A traditional corporate carbon footprint according to the GHG Protocol alone is no longer sufficient for CSRD. Further requirements and elements for the accounting of GHG emissions are defined by the CSRD.
This means that calculating a corporate carbon footprint – a company’s greenhouse gas emissions – is often a time-consuming and costly project. The availability of data, especially for numerous locations in different countries, is also a major hurdle in micro-calculation.
With its top-down method, DFGE shortens and simplifies the calculation of the carbon footprint for companies where possible. We select the critical influencing factors for you, use benchmark data and take accessible financial data into account. In a relatively short time, a reliable value of the company-wide greenhouse gas emissions can be determined – a corporate carbon footprint in line with the CSRD.
- Data sheet DFGE solutions overview
- DFGE TopDown Approach
- References
- Whart are Scope 1, 2 and 3
CCF as part of the Climate Strategy
Step 1: Measure
The Corporate Carbon Footprint calculated according to scientific standards and the DFGE Top-Down Approach forms the basis and the first step in the climate strategy.
Corporate Carbon Footprint Services
There is something for everyone!
- Calculation of your Corporate Carbon Footprint (Scope 1 and 2)
- First detection of potentials for emission savings
- Valid basic data for your environmental report
- We reduce your invested effort as much as possible
- Based on an initial briefing, we collect all information
- Complete calculation of your Corporate Carbon Footprint
- Presentation of benchmarks and potentials for emissions savings
- We help you to establish know-how
- Workshops & trainings
- Tailor-made consulting services
- Validation of your calculations according to international standards like GHG protocol or ISO 14064
- GHG Protocol oder ISO 14064
Your Advantages
Why you should consider DFGE to calculate the Carbon Footprint for your company
From a management perspective
- Dashboard with graphical analysis of results according to GHG protocol scopes and categories
- Management Summary
- Less internal resources needed for Carbon Accounting
In search of high quality
- Standard-compliant according to ISO 14064 standard and GHG protocol
- Carbon footprint consistent with CSRD
- Consideration of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
- According to DFGE TopDown approach refinement of carbon footprint value and reduction of error range
Your Sustainability Management
- Detailed report for your sustainability communications
- Assistance regarding further “going green” activities and initiatives like the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact and others
What is a Carbon Footprint?
The Carbon Footprint is a descriptive, widely-used term for the greenhouse gas emission balance of an entire organization, or alternatively, of a single product or service. It includes emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (measured in CO2 equivalents / CO2-eq).
In the case of an organization like a company or public institution, the Carbon Footprint includes all emissions that are directly or indirectly caused by the activities of the organization over a certain time, usually a year. The Carbon Footprint of a product or service, in turn, includes all emissions occurring over its lifecycle.
Calculating the Carbon Footprint is the central step in measuring what effects a company’s activities and products have on climate change. In the process, main drivers of emissions and weak spots in a company’s ecological performance are discovered and can be optimized. The resulting Carbon Footprint serves as a guideline for own contributions to meeting local, national and international climate targets.
More Resources
- International Organization for Standarization | International norms for CO2 balances and assessment like ISO 14000ff, ISO 14064 Green House Gases
- Deutsches Institut für Normung | National and EU wide norms for CO2 balances and assessment like DIN EN 16258
- Verein Deutscher Ingenieure | Publisher of relevant guidelines like VDI 4600 Kumulierter Energieaufwand
- United Nations Environment Programme | Facts and background regarding the UN environmental program
- United Nations Framework Convention | Background information regarding climate programs like Kyoto, data and methods
- Umweltcluster Bayern | Network of the Bavarian environmental economy
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | Leading international organization for an assessment of climate change
- European Environment Agency | Environmental agency of the EU
- UK – Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | UK energy ministry with tools and background regarding CO2 balances
- Green House Gas Protocol Initiative | Tools and methods, internationally recognized calculation protocol for emissions
- Carbon Disclosure Project | Voluntary international database for emission data and company activities
- Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit | Background and information of the German government regarding climate protection
