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GHG report template

ISO 14064-1:2018, clause 9

Copy this outline for each year's report. Clause 9.3 of ISO 14064-1 lists the required and recommended content in full. Use it as the final checklist.

1. About the organisation

  • Description of the reporting organisation
  • The person responsible for the report
  • The reporting period
  • Intended users and how the report will be published

2. Boundaries

  • Organisational boundary and consolidation approach
  • Reporting boundary, with the criteria used to judge significant indirect emissions
  • Excluded sources, with reasons

3. Results

Category tCO₂e % of total
1. Direct
2. Imported energy (location-based)
2. Imported energy (market-based)
3. Transportation
4. Products used
5. Use of products
6. Other
Total (state which Category 2 figure is used)
  • Results broken down by gas, and by facility or entity where relevant
  • Biogenic CO₂ emissions and removals, reported separately
  • GHG removals, if any

4. Methods

  • Quantification methods, and changes since last year
  • Emission factors and GWPs used, with sources
  • Description of the uncertainty assessment, and its results
  • Base year and base-year emissions
  • Any recalculation, and the reason for it
  • Comparison over time

6. Reductions

  • GHG reduction initiatives, and their effect, if quantified (clause 7)
  • Use of offsets or contractual instruments, disclosed separately

7. Assurance

  • Whether the report was verified, by whom, and the level of assurance
  • A statement that the report was prepared in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2018