Category 6: Business Travel
Emissions from the transportation of employees for business-related activities in vehicles not owned or operated by your company.
In brief
Scope 3 Category 6 covers emissions from transporting employees for business-related activities in vehicles owned or operated by third parties, such as aircraft, trains, buses, and passenger cars. Emissions from leased vehicles the company operates fall under Category 8, and employee commuting falls under Category 7, so business travel is specifically limited to third-party transportation services.
GHG Protocol Reference
The following content is extracted from the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard.
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Category 6 includes emissions from employee business travel in vehicles not owned by the company, including flights, trains, rental cars, and hotels.
Emission Factor Methods
Supplier-specific
Actual emissions data from travel providers
Spend-based
Based on travel spend and EEIO factors
Methods range from primary data (left) to modeled estimates (right)
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