We know there are a lot of changes to the layout of the scope 3 section on the Data Entry tab, but do not worry - all your data and the categories you are familiar with are still there! We have reorganized the scope 3 section of the Data Entry tab to align with the 15 GHG Protocol categories. Each scope 3 page (e.g., 1. Purchased goods and services) then has buttons for the data entry options for that scope 3 category. Some categories have multiple data entry options, and some just have a single option. As we continue to devleop out scope 3 functionality, we will add more data entry options in the future.
This table maps the 15 scope 3 categories with the data entry options for each.
| Scope 3 category | Data entry options | Data entry units | New to SIMAP? | Required for Second Nature signatories? |
| 1. Purchased goods and services | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| Food data (weight) | Weight | No | Optional | |
| Paper data (weight) | Weight | No | Optional | |
| 2. Capital goods | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 3. Fuel- and energy-related activities | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| T&D losses (built in)* | n/a | No | Optional | |
| Scope 1 stationary FERA emissions (built in)* | n/a | Yes | Optional | |
| 4. Upstream transportation and distribution | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 5. Waste generated in operations | Waste & wastewater | Volume and weight | No | Optional |
| Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional | |
| 6. Business travel | Business travel & study abroad | Distance | No | Yes - air travel paid for by the institution |
| Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional | |
| 7. Employee commuting | Commuting | Distance | No | Yes - faculty, staff, and student commuting |
| Student travel to/from home | Distance | No | Optional | |
| Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional | |
| 8. Upstream leased assets | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 9. Downstream transportation and distribution | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 10. Processing of sold products | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 11. Use of sold products | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 12. End-of-life treatment of sold products | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 13. Downstream leased assets | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 14. Franchises | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
| 15. Investments | Purchasing data | US Dollars | Yes | Optional |
*Some FERA emissions are calculated based on data entry in scope 1 and scope 2. The options currently built into SIMAP are FERA emissions associated with most scope 1 stationary sources and T&D losses associated with purchased electricity. In both of these cases, you will not enter any data specifically into the FERA category -- the emissions will calculate from your scope 1 and scope 2 activity data.
Diagram of operational bounds for greenhouse gas inventories
Source: GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard