CO₂ Accounting
Automated calculation of your greenhouse gas emissions according to GHG Protocol. Scope 1, 2 (location- and market-based) and 3 (all 15 categories with eight calculation methodologies), including a supplier portal for primary data. Record, calculate and utilize emissions for CSRD reporting – embedded in the end-to-end CSRD/ESRS platform that covers all ten topical standards – E1–E5, S1–S4 and G1 are fully and productively available.
GHG PROTOCOL
GHG Protocol-Compliant Calculation
preeco | sustainability calculates your greenhouse gas emissions fully in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. The system supports all scope categories and automatically applies the correct calculation methods. Every calculation is traceably documented and audit-ready – with an immutable audit trail per data point and a documented lifecycle per calculation.
- Full GHG Protocol compliance
- Selection of consolidation method (Equity Share, Financial Control, Operational Control)
- AI-assisted recommendation of the consolidation method with confidence indication and justification
- Automatic Scope 1, 2 and 3 calculation
- Scope 2: location- and market-based calculation
- All 15 Scope 3 categories supported
- Eight calculation methodologies for Scope 3 (including activity-based, spend-based, supplier-specific, PCAF)
- Data quality assessment and verification status per record (unverified, internal review, third-party assured)
- IPCC AR6 GWP conversions
- Immutable calculation audit trail per data point
- Lifecycle per calculation: draft, confirmed, recalculated or archived
- Finalized reports are sealed cryptographically; integrity is re-verified on every later access
- REST API for import and export – including HR connectivity (SAP, Workday, Personio) for S1 data; standardized Excel/CSV imports with template and line-by-line validation
EMISSION FACTORS
Automatic Emission Factors and Data Sources
The system accesses integrated emission factor databases and automatically suggests the appropriate factors for your activity data. Currently supported: DEFRA and Covenant of Mayors (CoM). In addition, you maintain team-specific custom emission factors with justification and proof of origin; on request, we connect customer-specific emission factor databases. The automated plausibility check flags anomalies. All emission factors used are documented with source and version.
- Integrated emission factor databases (DEFRA, Covenant of Mayors (CoM))
- Team-specific custom emission factors with justification and proof of origin
- AI-powered factor suggestions
- Automatic plausibility checks
- Complete source documentation
SUPPLIER PORTAL
Supplier Portal for Scope 3 Data
Integrate your suppliers directly into data collection. Through the integrated supplier portal, suppliers provide their emission data in a structured format via a verified one-time link – no registration, password, or separate user account required on their side. Suppliers report Scope 1, 2 and 3 plus revenue or production volume, methodology, and verification status; after a revision loop, approved data is adopted. The system automatically consolidates the data and calculates your Scope 3 emissions based on primary supplier data.
- Direct data exchange with suppliers
- Access via a verified one-time link – without registration, password, or a supplier account
- Structured primary data collection
- Standardized supplier questionnaire template (climate change)
- Three-stage data request assistant with email preview before sending
- Automatic data consolidation
- Automatic emission allocation of supplier data (spend- or quantity-based) directly into Scope 3 Category 1 – with a plausibility check that rejects a 100% allocation as methodologically erroneous
- Response-rate KPIs for your data requests
- Higher data quality through primary data
ANALYTICS
CO₂ Dashboard and Analytics
Keep track of your emissions with the clear CO₂ dashboard. Analyze your greenhouse gas balance by scopes, categories, locations and time periods. Compare periods and identify trends at a glance. Export your results directly into your CSRD report.
- Clear CO₂ dashboard
- Analysis by scopes, locations and time periods
- Period comparisons and trend analyses
- Direct export to CSRD report
- GRI 305 cross-mapping
- CDP Climate Change export (planned)
PCF – PLANNED
Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)
Planned. The PCF module calculates and manages product carbon footprints according to the GHG Protocol Product Standard (ISO 14067-compatible) – with a product database, material emission factors, supplier PCF collection and PCF declaration for B2B use.
- PCF calculation per GHG Protocol Product Standard (ISO 14067-compatible)
- Product database with material emission factors
- Supplier PCF collection
- PCF declaration for B2B use
Software for your corporate carbon footprint
preeco | sustainability is software for the corporate carbon footprint (climate balance): you record activity data centrally, the greenhouse gas emissions are calculated fully in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, and the results flow directly into CSRD/ESRS reporting. All scopes are covered – Scope 1, Scope 2 (location- and market-based) and Scope 3 including all 15 categories – with integrated emission factors (DEFRA, Covenant of Mayors (CoM)), IPCC AR6 GWP conversions, a supplier portal for primary data, and an immutable audit trail per data point for external audit.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
A carbon footprint (or climate balance) records all greenhouse gas emissions your company causes and converts them into CO₂ equivalents. preeco | sustainability calculates the footprint fully in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard – covering Scope 1, 2 (location- and market-based) and 3 including all 15 categories, with IPCC AR6 GWP factors. Every calculation is traceable through an immutable audit trail per data point and is therefore auditable for external assurance.
You record your activity data centrally in the software; integrated emission factor databases (DEFRA, Covenant of Mayors (CoM)) automatically suggest the matching factors. Via the supplier portal you integrate suppliers directly into primary data collection – without requiring a separate user account for the supplier. Automated plausibility checks safeguard data quality at an early stage.
For an auditable carbon footprint, the software should fully map the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard – all scopes including the 15 Scope 3 categories, location- and market-based Scope 2 calculation, and documented emission factors with source and version. preeco | sustainability does all of this and goes further: a supplier portal collects primary data directly from suppliers, the AI checks plausibility and suggests factors, and the results flow into CSRD/ESRS reporting without media breaks. An immutable audit trail per data point and the documented lifecycle per calculation make the footprint externally auditable.
The terms are mostly used synonymously. Strictly speaking, a carbon footprint covers only carbon dioxide, while a climate balance includes all greenhouse gases (e.g. methane, nitrous oxide, F-gases) converted into CO₂ equivalents. preeco | sustainability creates the complete greenhouse gas balance of all scopes according to the GHG Protocol – including the conversion of all gases using IPCC AR6 GWP factors – and uses the results for ESRS E1 reporting.
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