Scope 3 Category 11 GHG emissions per functional unit
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
GHG emissions from the use of sold products, normalized per declared functional unit to support comparison across product types or generations.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Single value
- Unit
- tCO2e per functional unit — source-defined reporting unit
- Reporting basis
- Organization reporting period
- Aggregation
- Reported Scope 3 Category 11 GHG emissions normalized per declared functional unit of useful service delivered by the sold product.
- Pillar
- Environmental
- Topic
- Scope 3 use of sold products emissions
- Controlled domain
- Products and life-cycle assessment
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
Scope 3 Category 11, use of sold products, for the declared product and functional unit.
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.
- Adopting Disclosurescope3-category11-ghg-emissions-per-functional-unit
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire 2026
- Publisher
- CDP
- Edition
- Full Corporate Questionnaire and Reporting Guidance 2026 v1.3, revised 6 August 2026
- Requirement
- Conditional
- Relationship
- Reuses Canonical Metric
- Mapping outcome
- Reused
- Source locator
- Q7.50, numeric field 1 | Q7.50, numeric field 4
- Measurement AuthoritySource evidence
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2011 publication
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Measurement
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- page 105, chapter 09, category 11 additional metrics list
- Measurement Authority5946253f721c22ed2833
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2011 publication
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Maps Source Identity
- Mapping outcome
- Published
- Source locator
- page 105, chapter 09, category 11 additional metrics list
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- tCO2e per functional unit — source-defined reporting unit
- Reporting basis
- Organization reporting period
Unit meaning: Values use tCO2e per functional unit under the disclosed Scope 3 method, period and boundary.
Published dimensions
- product or product type
- functional unit
- use-phase boundary
Calculation method
Formula information
- Status
- Specified
- Formula type
- Ratio
Formula
Scope 3 Category 11 GHG emissions / functional unitApply the stated Scope 3 method only within the disclosed boundary and with compatible inputs. The source explicitly identifies GHG emissions per functional unit as an additional Category 11 metric for normalizing emissions to useful service delivered. It is a reportable ratio distinct from the absolute Category 11 inventory result.
Variables
| Symbol | Variable | Definition | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
E11 | Scope 3 Category 11 GHG emissions | GHG emissions associated with use of sold products within the declared Category 11 boundary. | tCO2e |
FU | Functional unit | Declared unit of useful service delivered by the product. | functional unit |
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
- page 105, chapter 09, category 11 additional metrics list
Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Scope 3 Category 11 GHG emissions per functional unit”.
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.
- Declare the functional unit representing the useful service delivered by the product.
- Identify the product or product type to which the functional unit applies.
- Disclose the Category 11 use-of-sold-products boundary used for the underlying emissions.
Record-specific limitations
- Comparability depends on use of a clearly declared and consistently applied functional unit.
- The metric is presented as an additional normalization metric for Category 11 rather than as a replacement for absolute Category 11 emissions.
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.