What are Scope 3 Category 11 emissions?

Scope 3 Category 11 (Use of Sold Products) includes emissions from the customer use of the goods and services sold by your company. This includes both direct emissions (e.g. from burning fuels or using energy to power the product) and, optionally, indirect emissions (e.g. from washing clothes, refrigerating foods etc.).

What template do I use?

To begin measuring Scope 3 category 11 emissions (Use of Sold Products) on Unravel Carbon’s platform, please download the ‘Sold Goods’ template on our platform.

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Follow our guide below on how to get started.

Step-by-step guide

Step 1: Downloading file templates

1. Access the Unravel Carbon main site and log in.
2. Click on ‘Measure’ in the sidebar, then select ‘Upload Data’.”

3. Click “Download file template” in the upper right corner of the page.

4.Select the type of file template you are looking for. Click on "Download. Refer to the details in the guide to determine which template to download.

Step 2: Preparing your data

How do I fill in the template?

For our engine to transform your data into emission figures, we would need the following information:

Mandatory fields

Step 3: Uploading your data

Uploading file templates

Our Upload Data feature streamlines the process of adding emissions information by providing simple, user-friendly templates for all scopes. These templates guide users in organizing and submitting their data consistently, reducing complexity and minimizing errors.

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Emissions calculation agent

If you have existing data that doesn’t fit into our standard templates, you may use the emissions calculation agent to quickly transform your data. Find out more below.

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The following is a guide on how to upload file templates onto the platform:

Upload an excel / csv template.

1. Go to Unravel Carbon

2. In the sidebar, press “Measure” and “Upload Data.”

3. Select “Upload Data” in the category of data you wish to upload. Use the filters on the left side of the page to narrow the category list.

4. Select the file and tab to upload from the File Upload menu.

Mapping data columns

5. A list of uploaded datasets will be displayed. Click “Next.”

6. Columns in the dataset are automatically mapped to the columns required on the platform. For columns that are not mapped, you can select the relevant column in the drop-down. Mapping allows for columns with different headers to still be mapped to our default templates, and allows for easy upload of users’ data.

Fix data format errors

1. If there is a data formatting problem, it will be flagged by the platform. Click “Fix Format Errors” to automatically correct formatting problems.

<aside> 💡 Some emission categories require uploaded line items to have a unique transaction ID, and it is important that the business facilities of the uploaded data set map exactly to those set up in the organizational structure.

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If there is an error in the date or country name (e.g., wrong case, misspelling, added space bar, etc.), our platform will flag these errors.

1. Click on the ‘Import’ button in the lower right corner.

1. Once the upload is complete, you can check the status of the uploaded file on the “Data History” page.

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Emissions calculation agent

If you have existing data that doesn’t fit into our standard templates, you may use the emissions calculation agent to quickly transform your data.

Step 1: Navigate to the emissions calculation agent under “Measure” → “Upload data”

Step 2: Attach or drag and drop your file

Step 3: The agent will take some time to detect the data type and perform the necessary transformations. Type in the chat box if you have a particular instruction for the transformation.

Step 4: When the data has been successfully transformed, proceed to submit the data onto the platform.

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FAQs

• What if the product I’m selling is not included in the product subcategory list?
• How do i know which SITC product category my product subcategory falls under?