Greenhouse-gas accounting · Core

Employee commuting

Also called: Scope 3 Category 7

ELI5

A Scope 3 category covering travel between employees' homes and workplaces.

Used in conversation

“The sustainability report needs the method, exclusions and assurance status for employee commuting.”

Pitch context

You will see “Employee commuting” 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.