Sustainability - Scope 3 – Upstream Transportation: Prebuilt distance-based emissions calculation?

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Oracle EPM for Sustainability : Usage of the distance-based calculation for the emissions of the scope 3.

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We are currently working on the implementation of Scope 3 emissions calculations in Oracle EPM for Sustainability.

More specifically, we would like to calculate Scope 3, Category 4 – Upstream Transportation and Distribution, using the distance-based method.

According to the GHG Protocol methodology, the calculation should be based on the following parameters:

• Transportation distance (km)
• Weight of goods transported (tonnes)
• Emission factor (kg CO₂e per tonne-km)

The calculation would therefore be:

Emissions (kg CO₂e) = Distance (km) × Weight (tonnes) × Emission Factor (kg CO₂e/tonne-km)