You produce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from this activity if your organization ships goods through a third-party provider that flies packages to their destinations. This includes goods you deliver to clients as well as goods that are delivered to you. This is a Scope 3 (indirect) emission.
Enter your shipping data into Climate Smart to calculate the emissions from your inventory period.
On this page:
- Examples of emission sources
- Prepare the data you need
- Find your emissions data
- Enter data into your inventory
Examples of emission sources
Not sure if you should report this emissions source? Here are some examples of activities that you should consider tracking in your inventory:
- A courier company such as FedEx, UPS, or DHL delivers products to clients by express air shipping – locally or internationally
- You mail or receive parcels through the postal service (for example, Canada Post) by air shipping
Prepare the data you need
To get your emissions data ready for Climate Smart, choose one of the following options based on the information that’s available to you. This will be the method you use to calculate the GHGs emitted by your organization’s activities.
Remember to collect information for the relevant inventory period.
Option 1: Small aircraft
If your packages were shipped by a small aircraft, you’ll need to know:
- Distance of each trip (kilometres or miles) OR origin and destination of each delivery
- Estimated percentage of cargo that belongs to you (by weight, in kilograms or pounds)
- Vehicle type (how many passengers the plane holds)
If this is your first inventory year, some of this information might not be available yet. In that case, you’ll need to estimate the averages of the data you need, based on the data you have. For example, if you only know the origin and destination of a delivery, you’ll need to estimate the shipment weight. If you’re averaging the data you enter into Climate Smart, you’ll also need to know:
- Number of shipments you made
To prepare this data for Climate Smart, learn how to determine how many tonnes of goods per kilometre you shipped.
Option 2: Commercial airline
If you ship goods through a commercial airline, you’ll need to know:
- Weight of the goods you’re shipping (tonnes, short tons, )
- Distance of each trip (kilometres or miles) OR origin and destination of each delivery
If this is your first inventory year, some of this information might not be available yet. In that case, you’ll need to estimate the averages of the data you need, based on the data you have. For example, if you only know the origin and destination of a delivery, you’ll need to estimate the shipment weight. If you’re averaging the data you enter into Climate Smart, you’ll also need to know:
- Number of shipments you made
To prepare this data for Climate Smart, learn how to determine how many tonnes of goods per kilometre you shipped.
Option 3: Total emissions
If your shipping provider tells you how much greenhouse gas was emitted by transporting your goods, you’ll need to have the following information ready:
- Total amount of emissions
- Weight of the GHGs your shipment emitted (kilograms or pounds)
Find your emissions data
Not sure where to find the data you need? Try the following suggestions:
Ask your accounting department
Your accounting department might already have the information you need! Ask your team about collecting data for your inventory.
Check invoices and records from your shipping provider
Your shipping provider can provide important information you need from your inventory, such as:
- Cost of shipping
- Weight of the shipment and distance travelled
- Total emissions per trip
If your organization has an online account with your shipping provider, you might be able to download a spreadsheet with the dates, weights, destinations, and cost of your deliveries.
Note: You can reach out to your shipping provider and request this information if it isn’t already available. However, some companies, such as Amazon, don’t have traceable shipments. If this is your situation, you might choose not to report this activity in Climate Smart.
Measure distance travelled with the distance calculator
Not sure what the distance was between the origin and destination of a shipment? To measure how far a plane travelled, use the distance calculator.
Enter data into your inventory
When you’re ready to track emissions from this activity, you can start entering the data you’ve collected into Climate Smart.
Note: Lots of shipments to enter at once? Try importing your shipping data.
Add this activity to your inventory
Before you can enter information about your emissions, you need to add this activity to your inventory. Learn how to add new activities to your inventory.
Add an entry to your inventory
To enter your data into Climate Smart:
- Choose a calculation method:
- If you shipped goods in a small aircraft, select Small Plane. Enter the weight as 1 and the distance travelled as the value you calculated for D.
- If you shipped goods through a commercial airline, select Commercial Airline. Enter the weight as 1 and the distance travelled as the value you calculated for D.
- If you want to enter your total emissions, select Total Emissions and enter your information into Climate Smart.
- Enter the start and end dates of the activity you’re measuring. These dates will usually match your inventory period.
- Enter the total cost of shipping (including taxes) for this entry. If you’re estimating the amount, select the checkbox next to Cost is estimate. Tell us if you paid in Canadian Dollars (CAD) or United States Dollars (USD) from Currency the drop-down list.
Note: If you don’t know how much shipping cost, enter 0.
- Under Description, enter information such as:
- Courier name
- Type of shipment (inbound or outbound)
- In the Note box, enter optional information including any details that might be helpful for you (or your Climate Smart Advisor, if applicable) in the future.
- When you’re done, click ADD ENTRY. Your entry will appear in the table below.
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