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MetricGreenhouse gas emissions

Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by individual gas

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

A structured disclosure of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions reported as the physical mass of each individual greenhouse gas during the reporting period.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
metric tons of each individual greenhouse gas — source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
Reporting period
Aggregation
Reported separately for each individual greenhouse gas; not aggregated into a mixed-gas mass value.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Greenhouse gas emissions
Controlled domain
Climate and greenhouse gases
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Scope 3 value-chain greenhouse gas emissions included in the organization's inventory.

Cross-library identity

Library mappings and variants

These links compare quantity, population, boundary, period, unit, denominator, aggregation, dimensions, and method edition. Partial relationships are navigation aids only and never authorize observation reuse.

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 Authority

    GHG Protocol

    Source evidence
    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 4
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    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 4
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    page 112, section 20.3
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    page 111, Requirement 31, emissions by GHG
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    page 112, section 20.3, Scope 3 emissions by GHG
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
metric tons of each individual greenhouse gas — source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
Reporting period

Unit meaning: Values use metric tons of each individual greenhouse gas under the disclosed Scope 3 method, period and boundary.

Table fields and units

  • greenhouse gas
  • emissions mass
  • unit

Published dimensions

  • individual greenhouse gas

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

No single formula

Report the source-defined result with its stated fields and method disclosures. The Standard identifies separate reporting in metric tons for each individual gas as optional public information that improves transparency. It is a reportable structured outcome, but does not match the broader corporate-ghg-emissions-by-gas identity because this source occurrence is specifically within Scope 3 reporting.

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 4

    Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by individual gas”.

    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.

  • Identify each individual greenhouse gas for which emissions are reported.
  • Report the mass of each gas in metric tons.

Record-specific limitations

  • This is optional supplementary information intended to improve transparency.
  • Individual-gas masses are not interchangeable with a carbon dioxide-equivalent total without a separately disclosed global-warming-potential 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.