The service provided by Greenly is particularly well suited for companies in the industrial sector.
The platform enables manufacturers to carry out their GHG inventory simply and quickly. Manufacturers can hence focus on implementing action plans and reducing their GHG emissions.
A first estimate
GHG emissions are estimated by using the company’s general ledger and by manually collecting some extra data (capital goods inventory, building surface area, number of employees, etc.).
This enables to quickly and automatically identify the most significant emission categories without having to mobilise the company's resources.
A more in-depth assessment
Following this initial diagnosis, a more detailed assessment is carried out by using activity-based data for the significant emission categories that were previously identified. By using these new results, more precise and personalised action plans can be defined.
Activity-based studies are implemented by using specific modules. For example:
Collection of activity data: capital goods inventory, building energy consumption, transport, generated waste, etc.
Life cycle assessments for certain key products
Supplier engagement (to collect more accurate emission factors)
Specific characteristics
Purchases of goods is often the most significant emission category for manufacturers
💡 GHG emissions resulting from purchased goods can be computed very accurately by using our extensive database (Greenly emission factors, INIES database, EcoInvent, product LCAs, etc.).
Companies can also engage its suppliers via the platform to collect even more accurate data and define a reduction trajectory.
Energy-related emissions (consumption of gas, fuel, electricity, etc.) are also often a major source of emissions for manufacturers
💡 Via the platform, companies can view emissions by building and asset. The level of geographic and temporal granularity depends on the data quality, but can be very high if data are very precise.
Finally, although it is often a less significant emission category, it is also possible to estimate GHG emissions linked to waste generated by the company. One should keep in mind that there are two kinds of waste:
waste coming from industrial processes
end-of-life of sold products (when a computer is disposed at a waste center for instance)