In today’s climate-conscious landscape, accurately tracking, measuring, and setting emission reduction targets is crucial for companies looking to make a meaningful impact on sustainability.
A company-wide carbon calculator helps simplify this process, providing transparency and accountability across various emission sources. The Green Circle Solutions (GCS) Company Carbon Calculator offers a robust foundation for environmental reporting and carbon reduction strategies, supporting companies in meeting their sustainability goals with precision and ease.
When choosing a carbon calculator, it’s essential to look for features that align with your company’s specific needs and industry standards.
The GCS Company Carbon Calculator is an excellent choice for comprehensive and customisable carbon management and here’s why:
- Off-the-Shelf Calculator Covering Scopes 1, 2 & 3
The GCS calculator is ready to use and versatile, covering most company activities and emission sources. This includes direct emissions (Scope 1) and indirect emissions from energy consumption (Scope 2), as well as other indirect emissions (Scope 3) like material purchases and waste. By encompassing a broad range of emission sources, it gives companies a complete view of their carbon footprint. - Highly Customisable to Company-Specific Scenarios.
Every company has unique processes and emissions profiles. The GCS tool offers customisation to fit your specific scenarios, ensuring accuracy and relevance in tracking emissions that matter most to your business. - Multiple Location Selector Option.
For businesses operating across various locations, the calculator allows emissions tracking by site. This feature helps multinational, or multi-site companies keep a detailed and organised emissions record. - Emissions Split into Business-Relevant Categories.
Data gathering and input can be a complex task, but the GCS calculator simplifies this by categorising emissions into business-relevant impact streams. This approach streamlines data collection, making it easier for your team to gather and input data accurately. - Flexible Data Editing for 12 months.
Data input errors or updates are inevitable. The GCS tool includes a license that allows users to edit data throughout the 12-month reporting period, enabling adjustments and ensuring data accuracy over time. - Updated, Year-Specific Emission Factors.
Emission factors typically change annually driven by updates in national and international databases. he GCS calculator selects up-to-date emission factors for the relevant assessment period, ensuring your reports reflect the latest standards. - Comprehensive PDF Summary Report.
The GCS tool provides a downloadable PDF summary report that covers all Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. This report is essential for internal records and can be shared with stakeholders to demonstrate progress on sustainability initiatives. - Second-Party Accreditation in Line with PAS2060 and ISO14064.
Accreditation ensures that your emissions data is credible and aligned with established standards. The GCS calculator’s results comply with PAS2060 and ISO14064 standards, offering additional assurance for your sustainability claims. - Support for Carbon Neutrality Declarations.
The GCS results can be integrated into your business's broader offset strategy, supporting carbon neutrality declarations. This helps businesses communicate their carbon reduction efforts and commitments transparently. - Dashboard Access with Multiple User Capability.
Teams can collaborate efficiently with the GCS tool’s dashboard feature, which allows multiple users to access data and insights in real-time. This functionality supports coordinated efforts across departments. - Integrated Staff and Business Travel Calculators.
Employee travel contributes to Scope 3 emissions and tracking it can be challenging. The GCS tool integrates staff and business travel calculators, helping you accurately account for these emissions in your overall carbon footprint. - Data Import Capability.
Most companies already gather the data required for carbon calculations, but at first pass it is rarely in the appropriate format. The GCS tool offers capability to upload company data held in existing software packages such as Sage or Xero via CSV files, and we will help shape appropriate templates to facilitate your data import.
And finally, to ensure you get the most out of the calculator, GCS includes a 30-minute tutorial video call to ensure you have a fast start. This helps teams understand the tool’s features and best practices for collecting and managing emissions data.
Why These Features Matter
Choosing the right carbon calculator is more than just finding a tool to measure emissions. It’s about selecting a solution that aligns with your company’s needs, promotes accuracy, and supports transparent reporting. The GCS Carbon Calculator’s features are designed to simplify emissions tracking, empower data-driven decision-making, and provide compliance with industry standards—ensuring you’re not only measuring but actively managing and reducing your emissions.
If your organisation is on the journey to sustainability, a SaaS-based solution like the GCS Company Carbon Calculator can play a vital role in helping you reach your goals. With robust features tailored for real-world company needs, it’s a powerful asset in your environmental strategy toolkit.