Carbon emission reporting revolves around different scopes of impact. Traditionally, organisations who are disclosing their emissions have homed in on Scope 1 and Scope 2 – direct emissions and indirect emissions from purchased electricity heat and steam- with an increasing number now extending their reporting to include indirect Scope 3. More recently, a previously lesser-known … Read More
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Accounting for indirect travel emissions
Travel results in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into our atmosphere. Given the collective global goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, it is crucial that emissions are calculated, reported, and mitigated. This article discusses some of the key considerations around measuring and reporting indirect travel emissions. Post COVID, travel restrictions have eased, and many … Read More
Profiling Our Partners: Credible Carbon
‘The goal in the climate response is not to decarbonize poverty,’ explains Anton Cartwright, CEO and Founder of Credible Carbon. ‘We need to use the decarbonization process to address poverty. For climate reasons we have to do both at the same time.” Credible Carbon is one of the most inspirational organisations that we work with. … Read More
Understanding TCFDs
The corporate climate conversation in 2021 keeps on returning to a dominant acronym: TCFD. We thought it would be a good idea to lay out a quick refresher on what those letters stand for, where they come from, and what impact they may have in your business. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) … Read More
Science-based Targets initiative framework for financial institutions
As you are undoubtedly aware, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is in the process of developing a target-setting framework for financial institutions. The framework is being developed through a multi-stakeholder process to ensure practicality and validity for financial institutions. The target-setting methods within the framework will be asset class-specific. In late September the SBTi held its first … Read More
Vodacom’s Carbon Journey
Vodacom is one of the most recognised brands in South Africa. Carbon Calculated highlights some of the positive steps that Vodacom is taking as it continues its carbon management and reduction journey. Vodacom Group Limited (Vodacom) is an African mobile and communications company providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 66 million customers. … Read More
Mediclinic’s Carbon Journey
Private healthcare company, Mediclinic, has been a working in partnership with the Carbon Calculated team for close to a decade. Over this period, Mediclinic has expanded the organisational and operational boundaries of their carbon footprint by 20 per cent, while the number of bed days sold – an indication of growth – has increased by … Read More