This module allows the retrieval of your IT inventory in order to specify the emissions related to the depreciation of your various IT equipment.
Why Consider Emissions from IT Inventory?
IT equipment (computers, monitors, printers, smartphones, etc.) has emissions associated with its entire lifecycle, including manufacturing, transportation, usage, and disposal.
The analysis based on a database of several thousand pieces of equipment, built from official data provided by manufacturers (Dell, Lenovo, Apple, Lexmark...). The emissions attributed to each piece of equipment are determined by the greenhouse gases emitted during its lifecycle—excluding usage—and its lifespan.
By including IT inventory emissions in Scope 3, organizations account for the full lifecycle emissions of the products they use, which provides a more accurate and comprehensive picture of their carbon footprint.
How to fill the module?
To complete the module, go to Data -> Activity overview > IT inventory and follow the steps below:
Upload your data
You have two options to upload your data:
Manually, on the platform by clicking on "Add data manually"
Using the template by clicking on "Import file".
Whichever you use, please make sure to fill out the mandatory fields: they come with a red * on the platform and appear in green in the template. The mandatory fields are:
The type of equipment;
The quantity in use;
The acquisition date.
There are also additional data that would help us provide even more accurate results and we highly recommend including them:
The brand;
The model;
The purchase type (new, leased, refurbished);
If you are part of a multi-entity company on Greenly, you can use the optional tags "Entities" and "Business unit" to help you visualize and understand your results better.
You will be asked to check on the data that you have gathered to make sure there are no mistakes. You will be able to see the methodology used to calculate each item's emissions.
If you do not have the mandatory information, you can click on "Skip the module" at the bottom left of the page.
Review your data
If you have already uploaded your accounting file and have been through the categorization, we will offer you the possibility to flag the expenses related to buying or leasing your IT inventory. This way, you will ensure that the emissions of activities that appear both on the financial and the activity module will only be counted once (avoiding "double counting").
Once you flag these activities as duplicated we will take into consideration the activity data for the report, since it is more accurate than the monetary one.Read your results
The Results page offers a clear and detailed view of the emissions that you can filter by categories such as device, brand and even model.
On the Result page, you will also be able to choose the reduction actions related to your IT Inventory emissions (Asset category).
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to support@greenly.earth.