Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP)

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) is a partnership organisation that has established standard frameworks for companies to enable them to measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions. The Protocol has defined three 'Scopes' of emissions which correlate to who owns those emissions and the level of control applicable to changing those emission levels at each stage.

• Scope 1 – Direct GHG emissions directly from operations that are owned or controlled by the reporting company (boilers, vehicles, process gases).

• Scope 2 - Indirect GHG emissions by others from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating, or cooling consumed by the reporting company.

• Scope 3 - All indirect emissions (not included in scope 2) that occur in the value chain of the reporting company, including both upstream (from suppliers) and downstream (transport, distribution, storage).

Read more about how emissions are categorised and why businesses need to measure them in this guide.