Emission Factors Database – Knowledge Centre

Start Here
- Getting Started
  - What is Sumday and how does it work?
  - What standards does Sumday align to?
  - Find a Carbon Accountant
  - The Accounting Support Team
  - What is Carbon Accounting or GHG Accounting?
  - What is the GHG Protocol?
  - An SMB Example
  - Scope 1 Emissions Overview
  - Scope 2 Emissions Overview
  - Scope 3 Emissions Overview
The Sumday Academy
- The Sumday Academy
  - What is the Sumday Academy?
  - What is the Accounting Support Team?
- Online Courses
  - Introduction to Carbon Accounting - For Advisors
  - Introduction to Carbon Accounting - For Business Stakeholders
  - Financed Emissions Course
  - CPD Hours
- Templates
  - Workpaper Templates
  - Business Case Templates
- Example Reports
  - Template Reports for Subscribers
  - Example Report - Summer Days Cafe
Sumday For Advisors
- Carbon Accounting as a service
  - Start Here
  - Carbon Accounting as a service
  - Do my clients really need this?
  - Who else is doing it?
  - How to choose the best software?
  - The benefits of Sumday for your clients
  - Building the business case for emission reduction - an overview
- Supporting your Team
  - Up-skill your team with Sumday
  - What if we need help along the way?
  - Onboarding with Sumday
- Marketing and Communication
  - Explaining the why and the how to clients
  - Marketing materials
  - Conversation Starters
- Your first client
  - Client Proposal
  - Carbon Accounting Readiness Assessment
  - Pricing your services
  - Setting up your client’s Sumday Account
  - Kick Off Questions
  - Accessing Accounting Support
  - Carbon Accounting in Sumday
  - Creating a GHG Inventory Report
  - Creating PowerBI Dashboards
  - Carbon Accounting Data
GHG Accounting Resources
- Standards and Frameworks
  - GHG Protocol
  - GHG Protocol Glossary
  - An overview on the sustainability reporting landscape
  - The ISSB Standards
  - TCFD
  - GRI
  - CSRD and ESRS
  - New Zealand’s Climate-related Disclosures
  - Financed Emissions and PCAF
  - CDP
  - TNFD
- Frequently Asked Questions
  - What is ‘Greenwashing’ and why does it matter?
  - Is there actually a standard for carbon accounting?
  - Should I use ISO or the GHG Protocol?
  - How do you know what category to select in the carbon ledger?
  - What if we have our own emissions factors?
  - What integrations does Sumday have?
  - The Difference Between Carbon Neutral and Net Zero
  - How do you account for working from home?
  - How do you code carbon offsets and credits?
  - Accounting for Business Travel - Flights
- GHG Protocol Resources
  - Overview
  - Download the Standards
  - What are the categories within the GHG Protocol?
  - GHG Protocol webinars
Using Sumday
- Using Sumday
  - An Overview of the Platform
  - Data Entry - Summary
  - Data Entry - Permissions Required for Xero
  - Data Entry - The Carbon Ledger
  - Data Entry: CSV Import
  - Data Entry: Xero Import
  - Assessments - Summary
  - Reports
  - Reports: Net Zero Graph
  - Documents
  - Suppliers
  - Accounts
  - Settings
  - Advisor Basecamp
  - Sumd[AI]
Emission Factors Database
- Emission Factors
  - Database Summary
- Data Sources
  - AUS DCCEEW
  - UK DESNZ (Formerly DEFRA)
  - US EPA
  - EXIOBASE
  - NZ ME
- Datasets
  - UK DESNZ: Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2023
  - UK DESNZ: Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2022
  - UK DESNZ: Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2021
  - UK DESNZ: Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2020
  - AUS DCCEEW: National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2023
  - AUS DCCEEW: National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2022
  - AUS DCCEEW: National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2021
  - AUS DCCEEW: National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2020
  - AUS DCCEEW: National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2019
  - AUS DCCEEW: National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2018
  - AUS DCCEEW: National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2018
  - AUS DCCEEW: National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2018
Supplier Engagement
- Supplier Engagement
  - Supplier Engagement with Sumday
  - How does the supplier engagement process work?
Public Resources and Examples
- Setting Net Zero Targets: SBTi Resources
  - What is ‘Net Zero’ and ‘SBTi’?
  - What is involved in setting a science based net zero target?
  - What is the difference between ‘Net Zero’ and ‘Carbon Neutral’?
Security and Privacy
- Data and Security
  - Security Information Overview
  - Data Security and Privacy
  - Infrastructure and Application Security
  - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
  - Multi Factor Authentication
Plans and Billing
- Plans and Billing
  - Pricing
  - Advisors Plans
  - An Enterprise solution that deals with the hard part
  - Do you offer a free trial?
  - How do I cancel my subscription?
  - What are the billing options?
  - How do I access my invoices?
  - Managing Multiple Organisations
Thought Leadership
- Thought Leadership from Sumday
  - Sumday’s view of the carbon accounting world
  - Sumday’s views on the future of financed emissions?
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