Scope 3 emissions: Greenhouse gas emissions that are indirectly caused by a company through any activities other than the generation of purchased energy. A major source of Scope 3 emissions is a company’s value chain, which includes emissions from both upstream (e.g., agricultural production) and downstream (e.g., use and disposal of products by consumers) supply chains. For some companies, such as those in consumer goods sectors that rely heavily on agricultural and forestry commodities, the vast majority of their carbon emissions are embedded in their value chains.
Scope 3 emissions
