Future expected Scope 3 emissions from reporting-year activities
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Reports future Scope 3 emissions expected from reporting-year activities as a separate, method-declared profile rather than combining them with historic emissions.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Structured table
- Unit
- Structured table — see field-level units
- Reporting basis
- Reporting year in which the activities occurred, with the future emissions horizon disclosed separately
- Aggregation
- Aggregate only compatible expected-emissions estimates with the same category, time horizon, boundary, unit and estimation method.
- Pillar
- Environmental
- Topic
- Scope 3 greenhouse gas accounting
- Controlled domain
- Climate and greenhouse gases
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
Future Scope 3 emissions expected to occur after the reporting period as a result of activities undertaken during the reporting year.
Verified source occurrences
Framework coverage
This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.
- Measurement AuthoritySource evidence
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2011 publication
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Measurement
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- PDF page 122, section 11.2, bullet 6
- Measurement Authority78a5dd61a83b372d033a
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2011 publication
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Maps Source Identity
- Mapping outcome
- Published
- Source locator
- PDF page 122, section 11.2, bullet 6
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- Structured table — see field-level units
- Reporting basis
- Reporting year in which the activities occurred, with the future emissions horizon disclosed separately
Unit meaning: Each field uses the unit stated by the Scope 3 source and must retain its method and boundary.
Table fields and units
- Scope 3 category and activity
- Expected future emissions
- Unit and time horizon
- Scenario, assumptions and method
- Uncertainty and boundary notes
Published dimensions
- Scope 3 category
- Future time horizon
- Activity
- Scenario or assumption
Disclosure method
Formula information
- Status
- Not applicable
- Formula type
- Structured Disclosure
Disclosure form
No single formulaReport the source-defined result with its stated fields and method disclosures. The source identifies future emissions from reporting-year activities as separately reportable. Structured presentation preserves category, horizon, unit and estimation assumptions.
Verified sources
Evidence and status sources
Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.
Measurement evidence
- Measurement evidenceChecked 26 August 2026
Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2011 publication
- Locator
- PDF page 122, section 11.2, bullet 6
Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Future expected Scope 3 emissions from reporting-year activities”.
Open official source
Use with context
Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard, 2011 publication.
- Scope 3 category and reporting-year activity
- Expected-emissions amount and field-level unit
- Future time horizon, scenario and key assumptions
- Estimation method, data sources and uncertainty
- Confirmation that the result is separate from historic emissions
Record-specific limitations
- This prospective measure must remain separate from historic and reporting-period Scope 3 emissions.
- Comparability depends on disclosed assumptions, time horizon, unit, scenario and estimation method.
Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.
Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.