Greenhouse-gas accounting · Working

Data-quality score

Also called: emissions data quality

ELI5

An assessment of reliability, specificity and completeness of emissions data.

Used in conversation

“Can we state who receives the right created by data-quality score, and when it applies?”

Pitch context

You will see “Data-quality score” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches greenhouse-gas accounting.

Why it matters: In greenhouse-gas accounting, the reporting boundary, method, period and evidence can materially change the claim.

Caution

State the reporting boundary, method, period and evidence; standards, regulation and assurance requirements vary.

Sources & evidence · 3

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.