The emissions inventory builder is available to ValQ Carbon subscribers. It calculates Scope 1, 2
and all fifteen Scope 3 categories, closes the gaps where you don't yet have data, and produces
a filing-grade disclosure report.
This sets the reporting boundary and drives the sector profile used to close gaps in categories
where you don't hold data yet.
Revenue and headcount are used to derive screening estimates for categories without primary data —
they're not disclosed as financial figures in the report.
Scope 1 & 2 — direct emissions and purchased energy
Scope 1 is fuel you burn directly. Scope 2 is energy you buy. Both are usually straightforward
from utility bills and fuel records.
Renewable energy contracts
If you buy renewable energy through a PPA, green tariff or certificates, this is where it
becomes visible. Without it your disclosure shows the same figure as a company buying
ordinary grid power — the GHG Protocol requires both a location-based and a market-based
figure, and ESRS E1 requires both outright.
Leave this empty if you have no renewable contracts — the two figures will simply be
identical, which is the correct treatment rather than an omission.
The grid intensity remaining once renewables claimed by others are removed. Published for
the EU (AIB), UK and US (Green-e). Australia does not publish one — we'll note that
limitation in your report rather than quietly using the grid average.
Scope 3 — value chain
Add whatever data you have. You don't need all fifteen categories. Anything you
leave empty will be quantified by screening estimate or assessed as not applicable — that's the
point of this tool.
Financed emissions
For a financial institution this is usually more than 99% of your total footprint —
your loans and investments dwarf your offices. Calculated under the PCAF standard:
each position's emissions are attributed by your share of the entity's value.
Each position needs a data quality score from 1 (verified reported emissions) to
5 (estimated from exposure alone). Most first inventories are mostly 4s and 5s —
that's expected, and the report shows you which positions to improve first.
Calculating…
Additional disclosures
Optional screening tools -- run any that are relevant to your business,
then include the results in your disclosure report.
+ Estimate land footprint from spend (optional)
+ Estimate workforce exposure from spend (optional)
Not applicable to this business?
+ Don't have metered data? Estimate from spend
ESRS E2 -- add measured releases directly, or estimate from spend: water
and soil (nutrients) plus seven air pollutants (NOx, SOx, NH3, NMVOC, PM10, PM2.5, CO). Estimates are
screening-level and are flagged as such in your report.
Have real data? Add it directly
+ Don't have direct data? Estimate from spend
Not applicable to this business?
ESRS E5 -- resource inflows. Resource outflows (waste) aren't
covered -- a different data source would be needed.
Have real data? Add it directly
+ Don't have direct data? Estimate from spend
Recycled content is assumed 0% for estimates
(can't be determined from spend alone) -- use direct entry above if you know your actual recycled share.
Estimates are split into three ESRS E5 material classes (biomass, fossil fuels, non-metallic minerals). Metal ores are NOT
estimated (the source data is unreliable for them) -- add them with direct entry above.
Not applicable to this business?
ESRS E1-5 -- energy consumed in your OWN operations, and its mix. Add what you know
(meters, bills) or estimate from your revenue. An estimate gives a total only: the fossil / nuclear / renewable
split can't be derived from it, and the report says so.
Have real data? Add it directly
+ Don't have direct data? Estimate from spend
Not applicable to this business?
Model your products
Categories 11 (use of sold products) and 12 (end of life), built from what you
actually sell rather than extrapolated from spend.