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| 1 | +# GHG Protocol Corporate Standard v3 – Tools |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Architecture |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +The GHGP Framework is a layered architecture where tools and modules feed into the main policy framework: |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +``` |
| 8 | + ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ |
| 9 | + │ Organizational Profile │ |
| 10 | + ├─────────────────────────────────┤ |
| 11 | + │ Entities │ ┌──────────────────────┐ |
| 12 | + ├─────────────────────────────────┤ │ Universal GHGP │ |
| 13 | + │ Facilities/Assets │ ──► │ Reporting Metrics │ |
| 14 | + ├─────────────────────────────────┤ ├──────────────────────┤ |
| 15 | + │ Source │◄──┐ │ Supplemental │ |
| 16 | + ├─────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ Reporting │ |
| 17 | + │ Activity Data │ │ │ (CDP, SBTi, PACT, │ |
| 18 | + └─────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ ESRS, SEC, etc.) │ |
| 19 | + │ └──────────────────────┘ |
| 20 | + ┌─────────┴─────────┐ |
| 21 | + │ Emission Factors │ |
| 22 | + │ & Secondary Data │ |
| 23 | + └────────────────────┘ |
| 24 | +``` |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +**Activity Data** tools and **Emission Factors / Secondary Data** tools sit at the bottom two tiers of the framework, feeding into the **Source** calculation layer in the main policy. Source calculation tools orchestrate the activity data and secondary data sub-tools to produce scope-level emission outputs. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +The tools fall into four categories: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +- **Source calculation tools** – Main orchestrators that chain sub-tools to calculate emissions (Scope 1: Stationary Combustion, Scope 2: Purchased Electricity, Scope 3 Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services) |
| 31 | +- **Activity data collection tools** – Capture and normalize primary activity data from meters, invoices, spend records, and ERP systems |
| 32 | +- **Secondary data tools** – Provide emission factors, global warming potentials, and other reference data from authoritative sources (EPA, Defra, IPCC, Green-e, PACT) |
| 33 | +- **Supplemental reporting tools** – Support additional reporting frameworks beyond core GHGP requirements (e.g., PACT v3 PCF) |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +## Published Tools |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +| Tool Name | Description | IPFS Timestamp | |
| 38 | +|-----------|-------------|----------------| |
| 39 | +| Scope 1: Stationary Combustion (Basic) | This tool calculates scope 1 emissions from stationary combustion based on quantities of fuel consumed or fuel spend. | 1772210533.900636000 | |
| 40 | +| Activity data tool (meter data) | Captures fuel consumption from meter readings, calculating usage as the difference between start and end readings. | 1772209946.573268000 | |
| 41 | +| Activity data tool (fuel invoice data) | Captures fuel consumption data from utility invoices, including relevant account, billing, and activity information. | 1772209962.643965000 | |
| 42 | +| Activity data tool (fuel spend data) | Captures fuel spend data and calculates fuel quantity from total spend and unit price. | 1772210035.254120311 | |
| 43 | +| Secondary data tool (emission factors) | Provides EPA emission factors (CO2, CH4, N2O) for 63 fuel types used in stationary combustion calculations. | 1772206222.392600000 | |
| 44 | +| Secondary data tool (global warming potentials) | Applies IPCC AR5 100-year Global Warming Potentials (CH4 = 28, N2O = 265) to convert greenhouse gas emissions into CO2e. | 1772206268.684341314 | |
| 45 | +| Scope 2 - Electricity (Basic) | This tool calculates scope 2 emissions from electricity based on electricity consumption. | 1773068363.452347908 | |
| 46 | +| Activity data tool (electricity meter data) | Enables detailed, interval-level recording and calculation of electricity consumption by capturing meter readings, associated metadata, and relevant activity and source information. | 1772640466.195961484 | |
| 47 | +| Activity data tool (electricity invoice data) | Captures electricity consumption from utility invoices, including relevant account, meter, billing, and activity information. | 1772640546.753614000 | |
| 48 | +| Secondary Data – tool – EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (Electricity) | Standardizes the application of EPA electricity emission factors for calculating location-based Scope 2 emissions from electricity consumption. | 1772207115.765736339 | |
| 49 | +| Secondary Data – tool – Defra annual grid average emission factor (UK) | Standardizes the application of UK government annual grid average electricity emission factors for location-based Scope 2 reporting. | 1772207182.278682892 | |
| 50 | +| Secondary Data – tool – Green-e® Residual Mix Emission Rates | Applies Green-e residual mix emission factors to calculate market-based Scope 2 emissions for electricity consumption not covered by contractual instruments. | 1773067768.184586954 | |
| 51 | +| Secondary Data – tool – IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) | Applies IPCC AR5 Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) to convert greenhouse gas emissions into CO2e in accordance with internationally recognized climate science. | 1772207303.117956000 | |
| 52 | +| Scope 3 category 1: Purchased goods and services | Calculates scope 3 category 1 emissions from purchased goods and services. | 1772210426.122313000 | |
| 53 | +| Activity data tool (ERP product purchase) | Captures product purchase data from ERP systems, calculating unit quantities from total spend and unit price. | 1772213527.878249000 | |
| 54 | +| Secondary Data PACT v3 PCF | Applies supplier-specific Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) per the PACT v3 standard. | 1772060075.935144000 | |
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