Scope 3, Made Practical

Screen → focus → improve + category-by-category starter kits for supply chain emissions.

Leased Assets Collection

Special focus on Categories 8 and 13 - the most relevant Scope 3 categories for real estate portfolios.

General Scope 3 Resources

1

Scope 3 in Plain English (RE Edition)

What it is, why it's hard, and how to do it without getting stuck.

Guide
20 min
2

Scope 3 Screening Playbook (2-Week)

Get a credible shortlist fast: top categories + top suppliers + a 90-day plan.

Playbook
2 weeks
3

Supplier Engagement Starter Pack

Request Scope 3 inputs without vendor revolt: start low-friction, track responses, and improve over time.

Playbook
45 min
4

Scope 3 for Real Estate: Which Categories First?

A practical prioritization guide: pick the first 2–4 categories that matter and are feasible.

Guide
Reference
20 min
5

Category 1 Starter Kit: Purchased Goods and Services

Turn vendor spend into a usable Scope 3 dataset and upgrade it over time.

Starter Kit
1 hour
6

Category 2 Starter Kit: Capital Goods

Inventory capex projects and build a practical, improvable baseline.

Starter Kit
1 hour
7

Category 4 Starter Kit: Upstream Transportation and Distribution

Estimate emissions from moving goods you purchase (only where it matters).

Starter Kit
Reference
30 min
8

Category 5 Starter Kit: Waste Generated in Operations

Build a defensible waste dataset: tons by stream, evidence links, and improvement levers.

Starter Kit
45 min
9

Category 6 Starter Kit: Business Travel

Calculate emissions from employee travel - expense data methods and reduction strategies.

Starter Kit
Reference
45 min
10

Category 7 Starter Kit: Employee Commuting

Calculate emissions from employee commuting - survey methods and reduction programs.

Starter Kit
Reference
45 min
11

Cat 6/7 Mini-Kit: Business Travel + Employee Commuting

A low-lift way to produce credible estimates when stakeholders ask for it.

Starter Kit
Reference
1 hour
12

Category 15 (Investments) Approach — If Relevant

A beginner-safe decision tree and minimum viable approach for financed emissions / investment-related Scope 3.

Guide
Reference
30 min
13

Cat 9 Starter Kit: Downstream Transportation and Distribution

If you ship physical products to customers: build a minimum viable Cat 9 dataset and improve it over time.

Starter Kit
45 min
14

Cat 10 Starter Kit: Processing of Sold Products

If you sell intermediate products that customers process: decide relevance, then build a minimum viable estimate.

Starter Kit
45 min
15

Cat 11 Starter Kit: Use of Sold Products

If product use drives emissions: define a functional unit, estimate use-phase impact, and document assumptions.

Starter Kit
60 min
16

Cat 12 Starter Kit: End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products

If you sell physical products: estimate end-of-life impacts using a basic materials and disposal model.

Starter Kit
60 min
17

Cat 14 Starter Kit: Franchises

If you operate a franchise model: decide scope, build an inventory, and start with minimum viable data.

Starter Kit
60 min
18

Category 3 Starter Kit: Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities

Use your Scope 1 and Scope 2 datasets to unlock Cat 3 without extra drama.

Starter Kit
Reference
30 min
19

Scope 3 Assurance Prep Kit

Prepare for review/assurance with evidence, controls, sampling discipline, and honest limitations (not audit advice).

Guide
60 min
20

Embodied Carbon / Capex Materials Playbook (Advanced Cat 2)

A practical approach to embodied carbon: start with the biggest materials, improve specs, request EPDs, and track what you bought (not engineering advice).

Playbook
45 min

Leased Assets (Categories 8 and 13)

21

Tenant Engagement Campaign Kit (Data + Upgrades)

A scalable campaign motion to collect tenant utility data and unlock cooperation for upgrades.

Guide
Leased Assets
60 min
22

Leased Assets Decision Guide (Cat 8 vs Cat 13)

A beginner-safe decision tree for real estate: are you the lessee or lessor, and where do emissions go?

Guide
Leased Assets
20 min
23

Category 8 Starter Kit: Upstream Leased Assets (Lessee)

If you are the tenant: build a leased-space roster, get utility data, and document assumptions.

Starter Kit
Leased Assets
45 min
24

Category 13 Starter Kit: Downstream Leased Assets (Lessor)

If you are the landlord: get tenant utility data or allocations, document methods, and scale it portfolio-wide.

Starter Kit
Leased Assets
1 hour
25

Green Lease Clauses Starter Pack

A practical clause menu to unlock data sharing, cooperation, and metering (not legal advice).

Playbook
Leased Assets
30 min
26

Tenant Utility Data Playbook

How to collect tenant-paid utility data consistently (without endless chasing).

Playbook
Leased Assets
45 min
27

Portfolio Leased Asset Data Pipeline

A scalable operating system for tenant utility data: roster → request → intake → QA → escalate.

Playbook
Leased Assets
1 hour
28

Landlord-Tenant Allocation Methods

How to allocate emissions between landlords and tenants - methods, examples, and best practices.

Guide
Reference
Leased Assets
30 min
29

Allocation Rules Cookbook

How to allocate energy credibly when you don't have perfect meters.

Guide
Leased Assets
30 min
30

Net Zero Building Pathway

Framework for achieving net zero at the building level - from baseline to certification.

Guide
Reference
Leased Assets
45 min
31

Metering Strategy Playbook

Move from allocation to measurement: what to meter, where, and how to justify it.

Playbook
Leased Assets
1 hour

Change log

v1.0 (2026-01): Latest release