Concepts

Learn about the key concepts that are used in Envizi™ Supply Chain Intelligence.

Scope 3 category 1 and 2 emissions
Category 1 includes emissions from the production and transportation of goods and services that a company purchases. Category 2 includes all upstream, cradle-to-gate emissions from the production of capital goods that a company purchases or acquires. The emissions are not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2, but are instead accounted for in the company's Scope 3 emissions.
Emissions calculations in Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence
To calculate emissions, IBM Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence first uses the most recent supplier-specific data. Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence then falls back on previously calculated data, and then creates new data if needed. Finally, if no data is available, Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence marks the order as unaccounted.
Emissions calculation methods
You can calculate Scope 3 emissions for purchased goods and services by using one of four methods. The supplier-specific and hybrid methods require data from suppliers. The average-data and spend-based methods use secondary data, such as industry averages.
Reporting data to Envizi ESG Suite
Export monthly emission summaries to Envizi ESG Suite.
Managing master and transaction data
IBM Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence often receives aggregated and denormalized client master and transaction data that might not map to its data model. The normalization process structures client data and transforms it to a format that is compatible with the Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence data model.

Parent topic: Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence overview