Getting Started
Begin your sustainability journey and learn how to generate your first GHG Inventory report with SCOP3
Integrations
Discover ways you can connect your accounting platform to SCOP3: climate accounting software.
Discover ways you can connect your accounting platform to SCOP3: climate accounting software.
To begin, you will need to export your general ledger from your accounting platform of choice. From there, you will need to import the downloaded file to SCOP3.
When using SCOP3, we encourage utilizing your company's accounting software to supply the majority of the information required for emissions calculations. This approach streamlines the process and ensures accuracy in emissions reporting. However, not all expenses from your general ledger are directly related to emissions and may not contribute to Scope 1, 2, or 3 assessments. Below is a list of typical expenses you might find in a general ledger that are generally not directly related to emissions and may not contribute to Scope 1, 2, or 3 assessments.
It is recommended to exclude the following items from your csv import.
Taxes:
Taxes paid to government authorities are not typically considered emissions-related expenses.
Interest Expenses:
Interest payment on loans or credit are financial transactions and do not have direct emissions implications.
Depreciation: Depreciation reflects the reduction in value of assets over time and is unrelated to emissions.
Financial Charges: Fees associated with financial transactions, like bank charges or credit card processing fees, are financial in nature.
Salaries: Employee salaries are personnel-related expenses and are generally not directly linked to emissions.
Non-Physical Costs: Non-tangible expenses like goodwill impairment, intangible asset amortization, or intellectual property rights are not directly tied to emissions.
Employee Benefits: Employee benefits like health insurance and retirement plans are not part of direct emissions calculations.
You need to decide on which year you will be uploading your data for in the GHG inventory Report. Followed by the GHG expense upload process. The file upload requires your data to be submitted in CSV format. The formatting of the CSV file is critical to enable SCOP3 to effectively interpret and appropriately categorize the information.
Data Selection - Leveraging Your Accounting Software
1. Determine which year you would like to report and select the desired year.
2. Click Import Expense on the top right.
3. Drag and drop your csv file or click Upload Expense.
Upon completing the upload process, it becomes essential to align the assigned categories indicated at the top of the CSV file with our designated four categories. This synchronization ensures accurate data interpretation and alignment within SCOP3's system.
Date: The date of the expense transaction from your system.
Payee: Sometimes referred to as Contact or Supplier in your system.
Category: This is the memo or description for the expense transaction from your system. This can be blank. This is not the expense type form your system such as Office Supplies.
Amount: The dollar amount form your system.
Tip: Only Debit values are accepted. Offsetting credits need to be reconciled in the csv file.
1. Map Date to your desired imported column.
2. Map Payee to your desired imported column.
3. Map Category to your desired imported column.
4. Map Amount to your desired imported column.
Tip: How to Calculate emissions from imported expenses 🡥.
Begin your sustainability journey and learn how to generate your first GHG Inventory report with SCOP3
Discover ways you can connect your accounting platform to SCOP3: climate accounting software.
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