Getting Started
- Getting Started
  - What is Sumday and how does it work?
  - What is Carbon Accounting?
  - What is the GHG Protocol?
  - Scope 1 Emissions Overview
  - Scope 2 Emissions Overview
  - Scope 3 Emissions Overview
How to Use Sumday
- Settings and Features
  - Accessing your demo account
  - Account Settings
  - Advisor Basecamp
  - Adding Notes and Files
  - Sumd[AI] Beta
- Create an Assessment
  - How to Create an Assessment
  - Creating Assessment Periods - Dates
  - How to Import Your Emission Factor Database
  - Understanding Emissions Import Error Messages
- Import Scope 3 Data
  - Transactions - A Summary
  - Import via CSV upload
  - Import Financial Transaction Data from Xero for Scope 3
  - Confirm your import details
  - Adjustments to Imports
- Categorise Transactions in the Carbon Ledger
  - Overview of The Carbon Ledger
  - Using Rules to Code Transactions
  - Using Tracking Categories
- Accounting for Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions
  - Calculating Scope 1 Emissions
  - Calculating Scope 2 Emissions
  - Using workpapers to support your calculations
  - Emissions Intensity Metrics
- Reports in Sumday
  - Reports in Sumday
  - Carbon Summary by Month
  - Carbon Trial Balance
  - Carbon General Ledger Report
  - Carbon Baseline Report
  - Net Zero Graph
Sumday Academy
- The Sumday Academy
  - What is the Sumday Academy?
  - CPD Hours
- Online Courses
  - Introduction to Carbon Accounting - For Advisors
  - Introduction to Carbon Accounting - For Business Stakeholders
  - Carbon for Procurement Professionals
  - Practical Tips for GHG Assurance
  - Financed Emissions Course
- Templates
  - Workpaper Templates
  - Business Case Templates
  - Creating PowerBI Dashboards
Sumday Value Chain Engagement
- Value Chain Engagement
  - How to Request Data in Sumday
  - Scope 3 Engagement with Sumday
  - Tips for Improving Response Rates
Reduction & Targets
- Emission Reduction
  - Emission Reduction
  - Scope 1 Emission Reduction Opportunities
  - Scope 2 Emission Reduction Opportunities
  - Scope 3 Emission Reduction Opportunities
  - Build the business case for emission reduction
- Setting Net Zero Targets: SBTi Resources
  - What is ‘Net Zero’ and ‘SBTi’?
  - What is the difference between ‘Net Zero’ and ‘Carbon Neutral’?
  - What is involved in setting a science based net zero target?
Emission Factors Database
- Emission Factors
  - Database Summary
- Data Sources
  - AUS DCCEEW
  - UK DESNZ (Formerly DEFRA)
  - US EPA
  - EXIOBASE
  - NZ ME
  - AusLCI
  - Clune et al. (2017)
  - EMBER
  - IPCC
  - Lindstad et al. (2020)
  - PICCC
  - BC ME
  - Steubing et al. (2022)
- 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
Security and Privacy
- Data and Security
  - Security Information Overview
  - Data Security and Privacy
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  - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
  - Multi Factor Authentication
  - GDPR Compliance
  - Sumd[AI]
Plans and Billing
- Plans and Billing
  - How do I cancel my subscription?
  - What are the billing options?
  - How do I access my invoices?
The GHG Protocol
- The GHG Protocol
  - Key Principles
Setting the Boundary
- Setting the Boundary
  - Setting Boundaries
  - Guidance for Setting Organisational Boundaries
  - Guidance for Setting Operational Boundaries
Accounting for Scope 2
- Accounting for Scope 2
  - Scope 2 Guidance
Accounting for Scope 3
- Scope 3 - GHG Protocol
  - The Scope 3 Standard
  - Summary of the Key Steps
More

EXIOBASE

An overview of the Exiobase Emissions Factor Source

Summary

EXIOBASE is a global, detailed Multi-Regional Environmentally Extended Supply-Use Table (MR-SUT) and Input-Output Table (MR-IOT). It was developed by harmonising and detailing supply-use tables for a large number of countries, estimating emissions and resource extractions by industry. It was developed by a consortium of several research institutes in projects financed by the European research framework programs.

The EXIOBASE dataset is comprised of spend based emissions factors with global coverage across 44 countries, 5 Rest of World regions and includes 200 defined product catergories. EXIOBASE is generally considered one of the most widely used emission factor datasets globally for carbon accounting purposes.

The website for Exiobase can be found here.

Full Source Name	EXIOBASE
Sumday Concise Name	EXIOBASE
Description	Exiobase contains spend-based emissions factors, generally used in the Scope 3 portion of GHG Inventories. The dataset has global coverage with country-specific data for 44 major economies and less granular data covering the rest of the world.
Source Type	Academic
Most Recent Release Year	2021
Earliest Release Year	2019
Next Expected Release Date	Unknown
Sumday Take	Exiobase provides a solid dataset with global coverage. Where the inventory has been prepared in a country that does not have a government-endorsed spend-based emissions factor set, Exiobase provides a good alternative. EXIOBASE3 (the most recent dataset) has a base year of 2018, so an inflation adjustment should be considered for more recent GHG inventories. Exiobase emissions factors are expressed in terms of kg CO2e/ EUR. As a result, organisations may need to adjust the source data to reflect the local expenditure currency. In addition, disaggregated reporting based on specific greenhouse gases is not available from this source, this may also be a consideration for some organisations.

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Last updated on January 24, 2024

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