How to Measure Your Company's Carbon Footprint
A practical guide to measuring your business carbon footprint. Learn what to measure, how to calculate it, and how EcoHedge automates the entire process.
What Goes Into a Business Carbon Footprint?
A business carbon footprint measures the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by your company's activities. This includes direct emissions from operations, indirect emissions from energy use, and value chain emissions from everything you buy and sell.
The GHG Protocol, the international standard for carbon accounting, organises these into three scopes. Scope 1 is direct emissions. Scope 2 is purchased energy. Scope 3 is everything else in your value chain, and typically represents the largest share.
Measuring your footprint involves collecting activity data (energy bills, fuel purchases, travel records, procurement spend), applying emission factors to convert that data into CO2 equivalent, and presenting the results in a structured report.
The Fastest Way to Measure Your Footprint
Understand the Framework
EcoHedge follows the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. Your results are comparable, credible and internationally recognised.
Automate Data Collection
Instead of gathering invoices and bills manually, connect your accounting software and let EcoHedge pull the data automatically.
Defensible Results
Every calculation includes a full audit trail. See which emission factor was applied, where it came from, and how the final number was calculated.
How It Works
Set Your Boundaries
Define your organisational and operational boundaries. EcoHedge guides you through this step.
Collect Activity Data
Connect your accounting software or upload data. EcoHedge imports and categorises your transactions.
Apply Emission Factors
EcoHedge matches each activity to verified emission factors from DESNZ and international databases.
Generate Your Report
Download a professional carbon footprint report with methodology notes and reduction recommendations.
What Our Customers Say
"I had no idea where to start with carbon measurement. EcoHedge made it simple and straightforward."
"The guide within the platform walked me through everything. I went from zero knowledge to a complete report in one afternoon."
"Finally, a carbon tool that explains what it is doing and why. The transparency is excellent."
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