Corporate Carbon Footprint
We calculate your company's Corporate Carbon Footprint with a clearly defined assessment boundary, documented data sources, and an easy-to-understand analysis. This ensures you know where your emissions originate and how you can take meaningful next steps.
Clear accounting framework · transparently documented · reusable for subsequent years.
THE ACTUAL BEGINNING
A number alone changes nothing. A shared vision does.
Emissions do not arise in a single department. They are contained in energy, buildings, vehicles, purchased goods, transport, business travel, and many other parts of the value chain.
Without a common balance sheet, everyone only sees a fraction of the picture. A CCF brings these fragments together and makes it visible where decisions can become particularly relevant.
A CCF is not a green trophy for the shelf. It is the map before you start running.
WHAT A CCF MAKES POSSIBLE
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Identify and categorise emission sources
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Base decisions on a common ground
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Answering questions from customers and business partners
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Make data gaps visible and compare subsequent years
THE COMPANY IN THREE PERSPECTIVES
Scope 1, 2 and 3 – clear instead of convoluted.
A Corporate Carbon Footprint records a company's greenhouse gas emissions within a set reporting year and clearly defined boundaries. For this purpose, different greenhouse gases are converted into CO₂ equivalents, or CO₂e for short.
Scope 1
What is created directly at your premises
Emissions from owned or controlled sources – for example heating, vehicle fleet or production facilities.
Own assets · Vehicles · Processes
Scope 2
What is generated by purchased energy
Indirect emissions from purchased electricity and – depending on how they are sourced – heating, cooling or steam.
Electricity · District heating · Energy sources
Scope 3
What is created in the value chain
Other indirect emissions before and after one's own activities – for instance from purchasing, transport, travel, or the use of sold products.
Purchasing · Logistics · Travel · Usage
Important: Not every Scope 3 category is equally relevant for every company. We consider materiality, data availability and an appropriate level of detail together – and document the decisions.
Numbers are the starting point. Decisions are the goal.
THE CLASSIC CCF WITH NATUREOFFICE
You do not have to reinvent the balance sheet yourself.
You know your business. We bring this knowledge into a coherent professional framework.
Together we will clarify why you need the CCF, which companies and locations are included, which emission sources are relevant, and which data is already available. We make assumptions, secondary data, and boundaries visible – not invisible.
You provide the knowledge about your company. We ensure that this is turned into an understandable balance sheet.
FROM THE ORGANISATION TO THE CO₂e FOOTPRINT
Five steps. And at every one of them, you will know why we are taking it.
The specific scope depends on your organisation, locations, data situation, and the agreed reporting boundary. The logic remains clear.
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Clarify purpose and reporting boundary
We define the reporting year, organisational boundaries and intended use of the balance sheet.
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Building data pathways together
We determine which data is needed, where it is located, and who can provide it.
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Check and complete data
We consider completeness and plausibility and document sensible assumptions.
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Calculate emissions
Activity data is linked with matching emission factors and documented in a traceable manner.
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Understanding results together
We explain hotspots, data quality, limitations and sensible next steps.
THE MOST COMMON THOUGHT BEFORE THE START
"Our data is not yet perfect."
And they don't have to be, either.
Many companies start with what is already available: energy bills, accounting and purchasing data, fleet lists, and HR or logistics information. Missing values are not glossed over, but are made visible and – where technically appropriate – supplemented with documented assumptions or average values.
Perfection is not an entry ticket. Transparency is.
WHAT YOU WILL HAVE IN THE END
Not just a number. A balance sheet that you can explain.
The exact scope of delivery will be agreed upon before the start of the project. Typically, this creates a reliable basis that brings together the figures and how they were calculated.
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The result
CO₂e emissions by scopes and agreed categories – optionally also by locations or units.
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The methodology
Documentation of system boundaries, data sources, emission factors, assumptions, exclusions, and data gaps.
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The classification
A joint review of the results, ensuring that figures, hotspots, and limits are not just documented in the report, but fully understood.
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The next starting point
A basis for subsequent years, reduction considerations, customer inquiries, and selected reporting requirements.
WHAT A CCF SAYS – AND WHAT IT DOES NOT
A CO₂e footprint is information. Not an environmental judgement.
A CCF shows emissions within a defined framework. It does not automatically make a company 'climate-friendly' or 'sustainable'. And a figure for a reporting year is not yet proof of a reduction.
THE CCF SHOWS
HE DOES NOT CLAIM
Emissions within the agreed accounting boundary
a general environmental quality
a result for a specific year
automatically an emission reduction
Sources, factors and assumptions
an independent verification
Corporate emissions
the footprint of individual products
GOOD TO KNOW
STRUCTURED ACCORDING TO CLEAR RULES
Standards provide guidance. Testing remains a separate step.
Depending on the task, the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard can serve as the accounting framework. Requirements of ISO 14064-1 can be taken into account to the agreed extent. Whether a carbon footprint should be externally verified depends on the specific purpose and any separate audit process that may be in place.
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Organisational and reporting boundaries
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Financial year and base year
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Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3
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Data sources and emission factors
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Assumptions, Estimates and Data Gaps
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Changes and calculation statuses
Software alone is neither an audit nor a certification.
Whether a balance sheet meets a specific reporting or auditing requirement also depends on the system boundary, data quality, supporting evidence and the chosen auditing process. The principles used remain documented in a traceable manner.
CONSULTING OR SOFTWARE?
Not every CCF needs software immediately. But every recurring CCF needs structure.
Together, we will clarify which path suits your organisation, data situation, and next questions.
CLASSIC CCF
Together towards the first reliable balance sheet
Suitable if you are preparing a balance sheet for the first time, have limited internal capacity, or would like professional guidance until the results are handed over.
ECOZOOM SOFTWARE
Structure recurring accounting yourself
Suitable when multiple locations, teams or subsequent years are to be systematically merged in a separate process.
COMBINED
Start with professional support, then continue independently
Together we will create the first clear foundation. ecozoom then helps to keep data and subsequent years up to date.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The questions before the first number.
Don't worry: you don't need to come to the first meeting with a finished data table.
What data do we need for a CCF?
This depends on the balance sheet framework and business model. We often start with energy billing, fleet, purchasing, travel, logistics, HR and location data. In the first step, we clarify what is relevant and already available to you.
Do all Scope 3 categories need to be recorded?
Scope 3 is initially assessed for relevance. Which categories are accounted for, and to what depth, depends on the activity, purpose, materiality, and data availability. The selection and any potential exclusions are documented.
Can we start despite data gaps?
Yes. Data gaps are normal in an initial footprint. The key is to make them visible and to document assumptions or approximations in a traceable way. This can also serve as the basis for a plan to obtain better data in the following year.
How often should a CCF be updated?
Many companies draw up annual balance sheets in order to be able to compare developments. However, a sensible frequency depends on your purpose, your requirements, and the changes within the company.
Is the CCF automatically audited or certified?
No. The preparation of a balance sheet and its independent verification are different services. If you require an external audit, this requirement should be factored into the accounting framework and documentation at an early stage.
What is the difference between CCF and PCF?
The Corporate Carbon Footprint considers a company's emissions within defined boundaries. The Product Carbon Footprint considers an individual product or service along a defined life cycle.
How long does it take to create – and how much does it cost?
This depends primarily on the company structure, locations, data situation, and the scope of the balance sheet. After a brief discussion, we can estimate the effort, procedure, and a suitable offer much more reliably.
LET'S GET STARTED
You do not need to know yet which data you are missing.
Tell us how your company is structured and why you need a CCF. We will clarify what data is available, which accounting framework makes sense, and what support you actually need.