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What is the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol)?
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By Kara Anderson, UK Copywriter, on 14/09/2026
Updated by Agnès Potier-Murphy
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the framework that global brands, local councils, and growing businesses all end up relying on to measure their greenhouse gas emissions and prove their reduction claims hold up. You can’t cut what you haven’t measured, and stakeholders increasingly expect that measurement to follow a recognised standard rather than a company’s own methodology.
Co-created in the late 1990s by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the protocol emerged just as climate action was gaining international momentum. Today, it’s the foundation of most carbon reporting systems, underpinning CDP disclosures, ESG strategies, and national climate plans alike.
From tracking emissions from company vehicles to mapping the carbon footprint of global supply chains, the GHG Protocol gives organisations a way to turn complex climate impacts into actionable data.
In this article, we'll
Break down what the Greenhouse Gas Protocol is, why it was created, and why it matters
Explain the differences between Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions
Outline the main GHG Protocol standards used by organisations
Show how businesses can apply the protocol to meet regulations and take meaningful steps to reduce their environmental impact
What is the Greenhouse Gas Protocol? A quick overview
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol – often called the GHG Protocol – is the leading global standard for measuring and managing emissions. Used by both public and private sector organisations, it provides a comprehensive global standardised framework for tracking carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases across operations, supply chains, and climate initiatives.
At its core, the GHG Protocol helps organisations understand where their emissions are coming from and how to reduce them.
By turning complex climate data into clear, comparable metrics, it makes it easier for businesses to take targeted, effective climate action.
Why does this matter? Because reducing GHG emissions is essential to slowing global warming and avoiding the most dangerous impacts of climate change. But without a reliable way to measure emissions, any reduction target is just guesswork.
That’s where the GHG Protocol plays a vital role. It not only enables organisations to build detailed carbon inventories, it also helps them pinpoint the most impactful areas to cut GHG emissions. And because the standards are internationally recognised, they ensure that efforts are transparent, credible, and comparable across sectors and borders.
In fact, according to the GHG Protocol, 97% of disclosing S&P 500 companies reported to CDP using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol in 2023, the most recent year for which this figure is published – a testament to its role as the gold standard in corporate emissions reporting.
What is the purpose of the GHG Protocol?
Measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is just the starting point. The GHG Protocol provides the foundation for building effective climate strategies, driving accountability, and turning ambition into real action.
Core purpose
Science-based standards for meaningful climate action
The protocol offers practical, science-based standards that help organisations transform complex emissions data into meaningful decisions – from setting ambitious climate targets to reporting progress transparently and engaging stakeholders with confidence.
Evolving frameworks
Expanded to meet new climate challenges
As climate challenges have grown, the GHG Protocol has expanded its frameworks to address everything from product value chain emissions to city-wide mitigation planning, ensuring relevance for corporations and municipal governments alike.
Broad impact
Action across entire value chains
Its flexibility supports action across entire value chains, covering direct and indirect emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3). This enables organisations to focus not only on what they directly control but also where they can make the biggest impact.
Driving results
Data-driven emission reductions
By enabling a data-driven, forward-looking approach, the GHG Protocol makes climate action more effective, accountable, and aligned with global emission reduction goals.
A brief history of the GHG Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol evolved over decades as climate awareness and reporting needs grew. Here’s how it became the global gold standard for greenhouse gas accounting:
1997
Kyoto Protocol sparks change – global attention on climate change grows, highlighting the need for a standardised way to track emissions.
1998
Development begins – WRI and WBCSD launch a joint initiative to create a global GHG accounting framework.
2001
First Corporate Standard released – providing businesses with a consistent methodology to measure and report emissions.
2004
Revised Corporate Standard published – expanding corporate emissions accounting guidance and strengthening the framework for organisational reporting.
2011
Scope 3 Standard introduced – enabling companies to account for indirect emissions across suppliers, logistics, and product lifecycles.
2014–2019
Expansion to sectors and cities – new standards for product life cycle accounting and city-wide emissions planning, the 2015 Scope 2 Guidance introducing location-based and market-based electricity accounting methods, mitigation goal standards, and PCAF partnerships.
2015
Scope 2 Guidance released – introducing location-based and market-based electricity accounting methods.
2026
Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard introduced – providing guidance for accounting for land-use emissions and carbon removals.
Today
The global gold standard – used by thousands of organisations, forming the backbone of ESG frameworks and climate policies worldwide.
How does the GHG Protocol work?
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is best known for its system of categorising GHG emissions into Scope 1, 2, and 3 - a framework now used around the world to help organisations structure their carbon reporting.
But this is only part of what the GHG Protocol offers. Over the years, it has developed a broader set of standards and tools designed to guide climate action across different sectors and use cases.
Beyond the scopes:
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The protocol includes frameworks for corporate reporting, product life cycle accounting, and even city-wide emissions tracking.
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It’s not static – standards are regularly updated to reflect new climate science, policies, and industry practices.
Example of evolution
In 2019, the GHG Protocol partnered with the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) to develop a methodology aligned with the GHG Protocol that helps financial institutions account for the emissions linked to their investment and lending portfolios. This helps banks and investors account for the emissions linked to their portfolios – a crucial step in aligning finance with climate goals.
The GHG Protocol is also currently undergoing a major multi-year update of its corporate standards, including the Corporate Standard, Scope 2 Guidance, and the Scope 3 Standard. These revisions aim to improve alignment with emerging climate disclosure frameworks and address challenges such as electricity accounting and value-chain emissions reporting. Draft revisions began appearing in 2024–2025, with final updates expected later in the decade.
Supporting tools and guidance
To make reporting easier and more accurate, the protocol also provides:
- Practical guidance documents
- Calculation tools
- Training programmes for organisations of all sizes
Since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, the GHG Protocol has expanded to help not only businesses but also governments, cities, and public sector bodies track their progress toward climate goals.
Understanding the GHG Protocol Scopes: Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
To build an accurate greenhouse gas inventory, companies need a clear way to categorise their emissions, and that’s where the GHG Protocol scopes come in.
Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions represent different sources of GHG emissions across an organisation’s operations and value chain. This classification has become a global benchmark for carbon accounting and is now used in most emissions reporting frameworks.
Understanding these scopes is key to setting science-based targets, identifying reduction priorities, and tracking progress over time.
🏭 Scope 1: Direct emissions
These are GHG emissions that come directly from sources a company owns or controls.
This includes fuel combustion in company vehicles, manufacturing equipment, or on-site heating systems.
If your company is burning fuel or releasing gases on-site, that’s Scope 1.
💡 Scope 2: Indirect emissions from energy use
Scope 2 refers to emissions that occur off-site but are tied to the energy a company purchases and consumes.
Most commonly, this includes emissions from the generation of electricity, steam, heating, or cooling used in offices, factories, or data centres.
📍 Location-based method: reflects the average emissions intensity of the electricity grid where energy is consumed.
📑 Market-based method: reflects contractual instruments such as renewable energy certificates (RECs), guarantees of origin, or supplier-specific electricity contracts.
🌍 Scope 3: Indirect emissions across the value chain
Scope 3 emissions are the most wide-ranging and often the most significant.
They include all other indirect emissions that occur as a result of a company’s activities, but from sources not owned or directly controlled by the company.
This can include everything from the production of raw materials and transportation of goods to employee commuting, product use, and end-of-life disposal.
This scope-based system allows organisations to clearly define the boundaries of their emissions reporting. It also helps ensure greater consistency and comparability across industries, making it easier to benchmark progress and identify where reductions will have the greatest impact.
What are the different GHG Protocol Standards?
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol isn’t a single document; it’s a collection of evolving standards designed to meet the diverse needs of organisations measuring and managing their emissions.
While the Scope 1, 2, and 3 framework offers a high-level view of emissions sources, these standards provide the technical guidance needed to apply that framework in practice. They support everything from corporate carbon reporting and product-level assessments to national climate policies and city-wide decarbonisation plans.
Each standard responds to a specific challenge, whether it’s calculating the impact of a climate policy, understanding the carbon footprint of a supply chain, or designing a lower-emissions product.
Let’s explore the key standards and how they’re used:
🏢 Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
📊 The foundation for measuring GHG emissions at the organisational level
🧭 Explains how to define organisational and operational boundaries, categorise emissions sources, and maintain data quality over time
🌍 Used not only by companies, but also by government agencies, non-profits, and academic institutions for transparent carbon reporting
⚠️ Especially relevant in high-emissions sectors such as manufacturing, transport, and fossil fuel-dependent industries
🔗 Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard
🌍 Helps organisations measure indirect value chain emissions, which are often the largest and hardest to quantify
📦 Covers 15 categories, from purchased goods and employee commuting to product disposal and end-of-life impacts
🔍 Helps companies identify emissions hotspots and choose more effective reduction strategies
📈 Increasingly important as disclosure frameworks push for more transparent Scope 3 reporting
📦 Product Life Cycle Standard
🧮 Designed for businesses that want to understand the full climate impact of individual products
♻️ Provides a methodology for calculating emissions from raw material extraction through to end-of-life disposal
🛠️ Helps embed carbon analysis into product design and development decisions
💡 Can help reduce both emissions and costs while meeting demand for more sustainable products
🌱 Project Protocol
⚙️ Used when organisations want to quantify emissions reductions from specific climate mitigation projects
🔋 Relevant for initiatives such as renewable energy installations, energy efficiency upgrades, and reforestation
📉 Compares project results against a baseline or “business as usual” scenario
✅ Helps public and private sector actors demonstrate climate impact credibly
🏙️ Global Protocol for Community-Scale GHG Emission Inventories (GPC)
🌆 Helps cities, states, and regions measure emissions across buildings, transport, waste, and industry
📍 Particularly important because cities are responsible for a large share of global emissions
📊 Enables consistent and comparable emissions data across local jurisdictions
🤝 Supports urban climate planning, progress tracking, and collaboration between governments
🎯 Mitigation Goal Standard
🗺️ Helps governments track progress towards long-term emissions reduction targets
📜 Relevant for commitments such as Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement
📈 Provides a structured way to assess whether policies and actions are delivering expected results
🔍 Supports transparent reporting to national and international stakeholders
🏛️ Policy and Action Standard
⚖️ Helps decision-makers evaluate the likely emissions impact of climate policies and programmes
🏗️ Useful for comparing interventions such as renewable energy subsidies, building codes, or carbon pricing
📐 Provides a consistent methodology to estimate and compare policy effectiveness
📣 Helps policymakers improve planning and communicate expected outcomes to the public and investors
🌿 Land Sector and Removals Standard (LSR)
🌱 Version 1.0 provides guidance for accounting for emissions and carbon removals linked to agriculture and CO2 removal technologies; forestry is expected to be addressed in a future version
🌍 Helps organisations report land sector emissions alongside broader corporate climate data
🧮 Supports more consistent accounting for removals, sequestration, and land-related emissions sources
📈 Increasingly relevant for companies in agriculture and carbon removal, with forestry expected to be added in a future version
GHG Protocol standards at a glance
| Standard | Purpose | Scope / Focus | Who uses it | Key features |
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🏢 Corporate Standard
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Develops a complete GHG inventory | Scope 1 & 2 | Companies, NGOs, and public institutions | Defines boundaries, classifies emissions, sets base year, and tracks performance |
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🔗 Scope 3 Standard
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Measures emissions across supply chains and product lifecycles | Scope 3 | Corporations and large organisations | Covers 15 categories; focuses on indirect emissions across value chains |
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📦 Product Standard
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Assesses emissions of individual products | Product lifecycle | Manufacturers, retailers, and design teams | Informs product development and emissions reduction strategies |
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🌱 Project Protocol
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Calculates emissions reductions from specific initiatives | Project-level | Corporations, local authorities, developers | Applies to renewable energy, reforestation, efficiency upgrades, and more |
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🏙️ GPC for Cities
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Tracks emissions at the city or regional scale | Community-level | Cities, states, and national governments | Supports local climate planning and benchmarking |
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🎯 Mitigation Goal Standard
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Evaluates progress against climate targets | National/regional goals | National and sub-national governments | Designed to align with the Paris Agreement and NDCs |
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🏛️ Policy and Action Standard
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Estimates the GHG impact of policy decisions | Government action | Policymakers and regulators | Helps compare options and improve accountability |
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🌿 Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard
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Accounts for emissions and removals linked to agriculture and CO2 removal technologies | Agriculture / removals (v1.0) | Companies in agriculture and carbon removal (forestry expected in a future version) | Supports consistent accounting for removals, sequestration, and land-related sources |
Why do businesses rely on the GHG Protocol for carbon reporting?
Climate targets are becoming a business necessity. Investors want transparency, customers expect climate action, and regulators are introducing tougher disclosure rules.
For companies looking to future-proof their operations and thrive in a low-carbon economy, the GHG Protocol offers a practical and credible foundation. It offers a clear, consistent framework for measuring and reporting GHG emissions, helping businesses move from ambition to action with data they can trust.
Here’s how the GHG Protocol helps businesses stay ahead:
Makes progress genuinely comparable
Because the GHG Protocol structures emissions into the same Scope categories across every organisation that adopts it, businesses can benchmark their own year-on-year progress, compare results across sites or business units, and measure themselves against industry peers using one shared methodology instead of company-specific metrics nobody else can compare against.
Builds trust with investors, customers, and stakeholders
Transparent reporting backed by a globally recognised standard helps companies demonstrate accountability and credibility, particularly as investor scrutiny of greenwashing intensifies. EY’s latest Institutional Investor Survey found that 88% of respondents now use more ESG data than a year ago, even as a majority say short-term financial performance still outweighs ESG considerations in their investment decisions.
Aligns with ESG frameworks and global standards
The GHG Protocol is embedded in many leading sustainability initiatives and disclosure frameworks, including:
- Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – requiring Scope 1–3 reporting
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and SASB – using GHG Protocol principles
- International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate disclosures under IFRS S2
- European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), now scoped by the 2026 Omnibus I reform to companies with more than 1,000 employees and over €450 million in turnover
- Regulations such as the EU’s SFDR and UK’s SDR
Many ESG frameworks, like CDP and the Science Based Targets initiative, are built on GHG Protocol principles, but companies can also use the GHG Protocol directly to build emissions inventories and set science-based targets.
Prepares companies for compliance and climate risk disclosure
As governments introduce stricter reporting rules, including requirements for climate-related financial disclosures, companies need a consistent, auditable method for emissions reporting. The GHG Protocol provides exactly that.
Drives product innovation and market opportunities
By measuring the full emissions impact of their products and services, companies can make more informed design, sourcing, and production decisions, often reducing both emissions and costs. This product-level insight also helps brands meet growing consumer demand for sustainability.
How can companies implement GHG Protocol Standards?
The GHG Protocol is a tool companies can use to drive real greenhouse gas emissions reductions. But knowing where to start and how to apply the standards in practice can be a challenge.
Here’s a practical roadmap to help companies embed the GHG Protocol into their climate strategy:
1. Choose the right standard for your business
Start by identifying which GHG Protocol standard (or combination of standards) best fits your company’s goals, size, and emissions profile.
| If your company needs to... | Use this standard |
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Build a foundational emissions inventory
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🏢 Corporate Standard |
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Measure and manage supply chain emissions
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🔗 Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard |
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Understand the full carbon footprint of a product
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📦 Product Standard |
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Quantify emissions reductions from a specific project
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🌱 Project Protocol |
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Track progress against long-term climate targets
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🎯 Mitigation Goal Standard |
Example: Unilever uses the Value Chain Standard to evaluate emissions across its supply chain, identifying hotspots like raw material sourcing and logistics.
2. Build a tailored emissions inventory
Once the right standard is selected, the next step is to create a robust GHG inventory, the foundation for any climate strategy.
This involves:
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Defining organisational and operational boundaries (e.g., subsidiaries, joint ventures, leased assets)
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Mapping and categorising emissions sources across Scopes 1, 2, and 3
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Establishing an inventory management plan to track actual emissions with consistent data collection, quality control, and documentation
Example: Microsoft applies the Corporate Standard to measure Scope 1 and 2 emissions from its offices and data centres, using this data as a baseline for the reduction initiatives outlined in its 2025 Environmental Sustainability Report.
3. Set science-aligned targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
With baseline data in place, companies can use their emissions inventory to set short and long-term reduction targets. These targets should align with recognised frameworks like the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which encourages credible and ambitious climate goals.
The GHG Protocol’s structure ensures that targets are based on consistent, transparent emissions data, building internal confidence and external trust.
Example: Apple has an SBTi-validated target to cut its combined Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions 62% by FY2030 against a FY2019 baseline. Separately, under its Apple 2030 initiative, the company aims to cut product life-cycle emissions 75% versus FY2015 and offset the remainder with carbon removals, targeting full carbon neutrality across its supply chain and product life cycle. Using GHG Protocol methodologies, Apple sets transparent short- and long-term goals that align with the 1.5°C pathway.
4. Act on the insights: reduce what you can
Once greenhouse gas emissions hotspots are clear, companies can move from measurement to mitigation. Strategies might include:
- Improving energy efficiency in buildings or production facilities
- Switching to renewable electricity and low-carbon fuels
- Redesigning products or packaging to lower life cycle emissions
- Engaging suppliers to reduce upstream emissions
- Exploring circular models or low-impact materials
Example: IKEA applies the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard to measure emissions across its furniture supply chain, from materials and production to product transport, leading to initiatives such as sustainable material sourcing and circular economy practices.
5. Monitor progress and communicate clearly
Tracking progress and reporting results is essential to staying accountable, both internally and externally.
Companies should:
Continuous updates
Continuously update their GHG inventory to reflect operational changes.
Transparent reporting
Publish emissions data through sustainability reports and ESG disclosures.
Framework alignment
Align reporting with frameworks like CDP, GRI, or ISSB.
Third-party verification
Consider third-party verification to build credibility.
Regular, transparent updates show stakeholders that climate commitments are more than words; they’re backed by action.
Example: Unilever regularly updates its GHG inventory and reports its progress through its Annual Report and Accounts and accompanying sustainability disclosures, aligning with frameworks like CDP and GRI and using third-party verification to enhance credibility.
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has been instrumental in establishing GHG accounting standards to aid corporate accounting and reporting, thereby enabling organisations to accurately track and mitigate emissions.
Software that supports GHG Protocol reporting
Implementing GHG Protocol standards can be complex – from data collection across multiple sites to managing Scope 3 emissions. That’s why many companies rely on carbon management software to simplify reporting and ensure compliance with leading frameworks.
Below are ten popular platforms that help organisations measure, track, and report greenhouse gas emissions.
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1️⃣ Greenly
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Full carbon management suite, GHG Protocol-aligned reporting, Scope 1–3 tracking, supplier engagement, and lifecycle analysis. Best for: SMEs to large enterprises. |
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2️⃣ Persefoni
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Climate management & accounting platform, audit-ready reporting, and ESG data tools. Best for: Large corporations. |
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3️⃣ Watershed
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Real-time carbon tracking, science-based targets support, and supply chain decarbonisation tools. Best for: Enterprises and financial institutions. |
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4️⃣ Emitwise
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Automated emissions calculations with a focus on Scope 3 and supply chain data integration. Best for: Manufacturers and logistics. |
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5️⃣ Plan A
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ESG and carbon management platform with automated data collection and sustainability KPIs. Best for: SMEs and corporates. |
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6️⃣ Normative
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GHG accounting with spend-based analysis, compliance dashboards, and ESG reporting support. Best for: Mid to large companies. |
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7️⃣ Carbon Analytics
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Simplified carbon footprinting with SME-friendly, sector-based reporting templates. Best for: Small businesses. |
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8️⃣ Enablon (Wolters Kluwer)
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Enterprise-scale EHS and sustainability reporting, GHG Protocol-aligned. Best for: Large, multinational firms. |
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9️⃣ FigBytes
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ESG and sustainability data management platform with GHG reporting and net-zero roadmap tools. Best for: Medium to large companies. |
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🔟 Sustain.Life
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Easy-to-use emissions tracking, climate disclosures, and employee engagement features. Best for: SMEs and start-ups. |
The GHG Protocol in the UK
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is widely recognised as a leading framework used by UK companies to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions in line with national climate regulations and net-zero commitments.
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Supports mandatory reporting
Used in SECR framework, requiring large UK companies to disclose annual energy use and GHG emissions. Ensures consistent, comparable data.
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Aligned with climate disclosures
Supports climate-related disclosures historically aligned with TCFD requirements and increasingly transitioning toward ISSB-aligned reporting standards in the UK.
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Essential for net zero
Helps businesses build carbon inventories, identify emission hotspots, and take data-driven steps toward the UK’s 2050 net-zero target.
With the UK’s legally binding net-zero target for 2050, having a trusted framework like the GHG Protocol is more important than ever. It helps businesses build carbon inventories, identify emissions hotspots, and take data-driven steps to reduce their footprint – all in line with growing expectations from regulators, investors, and customers.
Frequently asked questions about the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
What is the Greenhouse Gas Protocol?
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the world’s most widely used standard for greenhouse gas reporting. It provides a framework for companies, governments, and organisations to measure and manage emissions consistently across operations and supply chains.
When was the GHG Protocol first developed?
The GHG Protocol was first developed between 1998 and 2001, when the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a joint initiative that led to the first Corporate Standard in 2001. It has been revised and expanded several times since, most recently with the Land Sector and Removals Standard in 2026.
What are Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions?
Scope 1 covers direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, like company vehicles or boilers. Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from purchased energy such as electricity or heating. Scope 3 covers all other indirect emissions from the value chain, including suppliers, logistics, business travel, product use, and end-of-life.
Do I need to use every GHG Protocol standard?
No — choose the standard that matches your goal. Most businesses start with the Corporate Standard for baseline reporting and the Scope 3 Standard for supply chain emissions. The Product Standard, Project Protocol, GPC, Mitigation Goal Standard, and Policy and Action Standard cover more specific cases, such as individual products, one-off projects, cities, or government policy, and the Land Sector and Removals Standard applies to agriculture and carbon removal activities, with forestry expected to be covered in a future version.
How is the GHG Protocol different from ISO 14064?
While both are used for carbon accounting, the GHG Protocol is more widely adopted globally and underpins many ESG frameworks (CDP, SBTi, CSRD). ISO 14064 is a technical standard often used for verification and auditing purposes.
What tools help with GHG Protocol reporting?
Carbon management platforms, like Greenly, automate Scope 1–3 calculations, streamline data collection, and provide audit-ready, GHG Protocol-aligned reports.
How can a company start using the GHG Protocol?
Start by selecting the right standard, building a Scope 1–3 emissions inventory, setting science-based targets, and implementing reduction initiatives. Many businesses use software to simplify data tracking and reporting.
Is the GHG Protocol mandatory in the UK?
No. The GHG Protocol is not legally mandated in the UK, but it is widely used by companies to calculate emissions reported under frameworks such as Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) and climate-related disclosures aligned with TCFD and emerging UK sustainability reporting standards.
How can Greenly help your company reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Streamlined ESG Data Management & Compliance
Greenly streamlines the complex process of ESG data collection, consolidation, and management all in 1 platform.
📥 Import qualitative & quantitative data — platform processes & flags errors
🤖 AI-powered data processing & auto-filling of answers
🔗 Integrated connectivity: map & connect data points across indicators, eliminate redundancy
📂 Centralised platform for all ESG data & supporting docs
⏱️ Track collaborator progress, set reminders & deadlines for compliance
🛡️ Audit-ready traceability: instantly track every change
📊 ESG dashboards to track all key KPIs
🏢 Multi-entity task management & data ingestion at all levels
🧠 AI-powered pre-filling from documentation saves weeks of manual work
🧮 Automatic calculations handle dependencies & speed up consolidation
📈 Multi-entity data collection simplified by mirroring company structure
Strategic ESG Impact & Risk Mitigation
Greenly empowers companies to move beyond reporting to develop strategy, identify risks, and unlock opportunities.
📋 Automated Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) built with CSRD experts
🤖 AI-powered climate risk forecasting integrated into DMA with site-level detail
💰 Translate climate risk into quantified financial opportunities
📍 Location-specific financial risk breakdowns with IPCC-backed data
🔎 Data gap analysis from DMA to improve future reporting
📈 Automated Climate KPI integration
📊 Advanced Materiality Module: benchmarks & specialised add-ons (e.g., CSA)
Tailored & Future-Ready Reporting
Flexible reporting with interoperability across 15+ frameworks.
📝 Custom framework creation with tailored reports
🔀 Interoperability across 10+ frameworks with harmonised database
⚡ Accelerated report creation with AI-powered generation and pre-filling
📄 Auto-generation of complete ESG reports (qualitative & quantitative data)
🛡️ Audit-ready guaranteed reports
💻 Automated ESG report gen incl. XHTML & XBRL for CSRD
📂 Centralised audit trails & attachments per indicator
🤝 Collaborative workflows managing full indicator lifecycle
Expert Guidance & Continuous Support
Comprehensive support & training to empower ESG teams and ensure successful, autonomous reporting.
🧑💼 Dedicated Project Managers & ESG Experts for each framework
📚 Extensive training & resources available on the platform
🤖 AI-powered in-app chatbot (24/7) for instant answers
Greenly, Carbon Emissions: What You Need to Know
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Homepage
Greenly, Climate Change in 2026: Where Do We Stand?
GHG Protocol, About Us
Greenly, Paris Agreement: All You Need to Know
Greenly, Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Scopes 1, 2 and 3
Greenly, What Are Scope 1 Emissions?
Greenly, What Are Scope 2 Emissions?
Greenly, What Are Scope 3 Emissions?
UN Environment Programme, Cities and Climate Change
EY, Investors Shun Long-Term ESG Rewards in Quest for Short-Term Gains
Unilever, Annual Report and Accounts 2025
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IKEA, Climate Report FY23
GHG Protocol, Frequently Asked Questions: Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard
Council of the European Union, Council Signs Off Simplification of Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements
UNFCCC, The Paris Agreement
Microsoft, 2025 Environmental Sustainability Report
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