Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

A management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. Corporate social responsibility is understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of...

Downstream

The part of an organisation’s value chain which occurs after a product or service reaches the organisation’s own operations (e.g. warehousing, logistics transportation, end-of-life).

Scope 3 emissions

Scope 3 emissions are all indirect emissions that occur in the value chain of a company, including both upstream and downstream emissions. They are emissions that are not produced by the company itself and are not the result of activities from assets owned or...

Scope 2 emissions

Scope 2 emissions refers to indirect emissions generated by purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling that are used by a company.

Scope 1 emissions

Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions emitted from sources owned or controlled by a company or organisation directly. Examples include emissions from boilers, furnaces, company vehicles etc.

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