{
 "source": "Scope 3 Data Collection Pack (provided by BGI, Nov 2026)",
 "categories": {
  "1": {
   "title": "Products and services you buy",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What product or service did you buy?",
     "unit": "Name / description",
     "ev": "Invoice, purchase list, order record, supplier email, or note"
    },
    {
     "q": "How much did you buy?",
     "unit": "Number and unit: kg, tonnes, pieces, litres, or another unit",
     "ev": "Invoice, spreadsheet, delivery note, or estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "What did you spend?",
     "unit": "Amount and currency for the reporting period",
     "ev": "Invoice, accounts export, purchase ledger, or estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "Who supplied it?",
     "unit": "Supplier name, if known",
     "ev": "Invoice, supplier email, purchase record"
    },
    {
     "q": "Where was it made or sourced?",
     "unit": "Country or region, if known",
     "ev": "Supplier email, product page, origin statement, or note"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about things your business purchased so the Navigator can estimate the emissions linked to making them."
  },
  "2": {
   "title": "Equipment and capital goods",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What equipment or asset did you buy? Include machinery, vehicles, IT, or buildings.",
     "unit": "Name / type",
     "ev": "Invoice, asset register, purchase order, or note"
    },
    {
     "q": "How many or how much?",
     "unit": "Quantity and unit (pieces, vehicles, m², etc.)",
     "ev": "Invoice, asset list, delivery record"
    },
    {
     "q": "What did it cost?",
     "unit": "Amount and currency",
     "ev": "Invoice, accounts export, or estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "When did you buy it?",
     "unit": "Date or year",
     "ev": "Invoice, asset register"
    },
    {
     "q": "What is its expected useful life, if known?",
     "unit": "Years",
     "ev": "Asset register, supplier specification, or estimate"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about major items bought this year because their manufacture can create emissions before they are used."
  },
  "3": {
   "title": "Fuel and energy before it reaches you",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What fuel or energy did you use or buy?",
     "unit": "Fuel/energy type; amount in kWh, litres, kg, m³, or another stated unit",
     "ev": "Utility bill, fuel invoice, meter record, supplier email"
    },
    {
     "q": "How much electricity did you use?",
     "unit": "kWh for the period, if available",
     "ev": "Electricity bill, meter export, spreadsheet"
    },
    {
     "q": "Was any electricity or fuel bought to resell to customers?",
     "unit": "Yes / no / not sure; amount in kWh or fuel units if known",
     "ev": "Sales or energy purchase record, note"
    },
    {
     "q": "What grid area supplied the electricity?",
     "unit": "Country, region, or grid zone, if known",
     "ev": "Bill, supplier portal, site address, or note"
    },
    {
     "q": "Do you have information about energy lost in transmission?",
     "unit": "kWh or percentage if known; otherwise Not sure",
     "ev": "Utility or grid report, supplier statement, or note"
    },
    {
     "q": "For fuel, what kind was it and how much?",
     "unit": "Fuel type plus litres, kg, tonnes, or kWh",
     "ev": "Fuel invoices, tank records, delivery notes"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about fuel and electricity used, energy bought for resale, and energy that may be lost on the way to you."
  },
  "4": {
   "title": "Transport of goods to your business",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What goods were delivered to you?",
     "unit": "Product / shipment description",
     "ev": "Delivery note, invoice, shipment list"
    },
    {
     "q": "How much was moved?",
     "unit": "kg or tonnes; pieces/pallets if weight is not known",
     "ev": "Shipment record, bill of lading, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "Where did the shipment start and end?",
     "unit": "From/to country, city, or site",
     "ev": "Supplier email, delivery record, route record"
    },
    {
     "q": "How far did it travel?",
     "unit": "km or miles, if known",
     "ev": "Carrier record, route estimate, spreadsheet"
    },
    {
     "q": "How did it travel?",
     "unit": "Road, rail, sea, air, or another mode",
     "ev": "Carrier invoice, shipment record, email"
    },
    {
     "q": "Who paid for or arranged the delivery?",
     "unit": "Your business / supplier / customer / not sure",
     "ev": "Invoice, contract, email"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about deliveries of goods to you so transport emissions can be estimated."
  },
  "5": {
   "title": "Waste from your operations",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What type of waste was produced?",
     "unit": "Waste type / material",
     "ev": "Waste report, contractor invoice, site log"
    },
    {
     "q": "How much was there?",
     "unit": "kg or tonnes; volume if that is what you have",
     "ev": "Weighbridge ticket, invoice, spreadsheet, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "How was it handled?",
     "unit": "Landfill, recycling, incineration, composting, other, or Not sure",
     "ev": "Waste transfer note, contractor report, email"
    },
    {
     "q": "Does a waste contractor handle it?",
     "unit": "Contractor name or Not sure",
     "ev": "Contract, invoice, service report"
    },
    {
     "q": "Was any waste reused or recovered in another way?",
     "unit": "Type and quantity/unit, if known",
     "ev": "Contractor note, internal log"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask what your business throws away and how it is handled."
  },
  "6": {
   "title": "Business travel",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What flights were taken for work?",
     "unit": "From/to airports or cities, cabin class if known, number of one-way trips",
     "ev": "Travel booking, itinerary, expense claim"
    },
    {
     "q": "Was there rail travel?",
     "unit": "Route and passenger trips; km if known",
     "ev": "Ticket, itinerary, expense claim"
    },
    {
     "q": "Were taxis or rental cars used?",
     "unit": "Vehicle type and km or miles; fuel amount if known",
     "ev": "Expense claim, rental invoice, trip log"
    },
    {
     "q": "How many hotel nights were for work?",
     "unit": "Nights; location/country if known",
     "ev": "Hotel invoice, booking record, expense claim"
    },
    {
     "q": "How many employees travelled?",
     "unit": "Number of people",
     "ev": "Travel booking summary, HR/travel report"
    },
    {
     "q": "What period do these trips cover?",
     "unit": "Dates or reporting period",
     "ev": "Travel export, expense spreadsheet"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about work trips so travel emissions can be estimated using the route and travel details you have."
  },
  "7": {
   "title": "Travel between home and work",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "How many employees are included?",
     "unit": "People",
     "ev": "HR count or estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "How far is a typical one-way commute?",
     "unit": "km or miles per person per workday",
     "ev": "Survey, estimate, location data"
    },
    {
     "q": "How do employees usually travel?",
     "unit": "Car, bus, train, bicycle, walking, shared ride, other; share or number by mode if known",
     "ev": "Employee survey, travel plan, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "How many workdays are in the period?",
     "unit": "Days per employee or total employee-days",
     "ev": "Work calendar, HR record"
    },
    {
     "q": "How many days did employees work from home?",
     "unit": "Days per employee or total employee-days",
     "ev": "HR survey, remote-work report, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "Are different sites or groups substantially different?",
     "unit": "Optional note / group description",
     "ev": "Survey, site note"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask how employees usually travel to work and how often they work from home."
  },
  "8": {
   "title": "Leased assets you use (you are the tenant)",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "How many rented properties or vehicles did you use?",
     "unit": "Count",
     "ev": "Lease list, accounts record"
    },
    {
     "q": "What type of assets were they?",
     "unit": "Office, warehouse, vehicle, equipment, other",
     "ev": "Lease, asset list, note"
    },
    {
     "q": "For properties, what is the floor area?",
     "unit": "m² or ft²",
     "ev": "Lease, building record, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "Do you know the energy used at these assets?",
     "unit": "Electricity in kWh; fuel type and amount in stated unit",
     "ev": "Utility bill, landlord statement, fuel invoice"
    },
    {
     "q": "What kind of lease is it, if known?",
     "unit": "Building/vehicle/equipment; short note or Not sure",
     "ev": "Lease agreement or note"
    },
    {
     "q": "Which dates were they used?",
     "unit": "Start/end dates or months in period",
     "ev": "Lease, occupancy record"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about properties or vehicles you rent and the energy used there."
  },
  "9": {
   "title": "Transport and storage of products you sell",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What products were shipped to customers?",
     "unit": "Product / shipment description",
     "ev": "Dispatch report, invoice, order export"
    },
    {
     "q": "How much was shipped?",
     "unit": "kg or tonnes; pieces/pallets if weight is not known",
     "ev": "Shipment list, carrier report, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "Where did shipments go?",
     "unit": "From/to location or country",
     "ev": "Dispatch record, delivery address list"
    },
    {
     "q": "How far did products travel?",
     "unit": "km or miles if known",
     "ev": "Carrier report, route data, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "How were they shipped?",
     "unit": "Road, rail, sea, air, or another mode",
     "ev": "Carrier invoice, shipment record"
    },
    {
     "q": "Were products stored in a warehouse after sale?",
     "unit": "Location, time in storage, and area/energy if known",
     "ev": "Warehouse invoice, 3PL report, note"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about products sent to customers and any storage between your business and delivery."
  },
  "10": {
   "title": "Processing of products after you sell them",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "Do customers process, assemble, or change your product after buying it?",
     "unit": "Yes / no / not sure",
     "ev": "Customer email, product specification, note"
    },
    {
     "q": "What do customers do to it?",
     "unit": "Process description",
     "ev": "Customer specification, process note"
    },
    {
     "q": "How much product is processed?",
     "unit": "Quantity and unit (kg, tonnes, pieces, litres, etc.)",
     "ev": "Sales report, customer estimate, production record"
    },
    {
     "q": "Where does the processing happen?",
     "unit": "Country or region if known",
     "ev": "Customer email, contract, note"
    },
    {
     "q": "How many units or batches are involved?",
     "unit": "Count / unit",
     "ev": "Sales or customer record"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask whether customers do more work to your product before using or reselling it."
  },
  "11": {
   "title": "How customers use products you sell",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What product type did you sell?",
     "unit": "Product/model description",
     "ev": "Product list, technical sheet"
    },
    {
     "q": "How many units were sold?",
     "unit": "Units",
     "ev": "Sales report, invoice export"
    },
    {
     "q": "How long is each product expected to be used?",
     "unit": "Years or months",
     "ev": "Product specification, warranty, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "How much energy or fuel does one unit use?",
     "unit": "kWh, litres, kg, or other unit per use or hour",
     "ev": "Test result, product label, specification, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "How often is it used in a year?",
     "unit": "Uses, hours, km, or cycles per year",
     "ev": "Usage study, customer note, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "Where are customers likely to use it?",
     "unit": "Country or region",
     "ev": "Sales report, customer location summary"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask how much energy or fuel products use during their expected life, when that information exists."
  },
  "12": {
   "title": "What happens to products at end of life",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "How many products were sold in the period?",
     "unit": "Units",
     "ev": "Sales report"
    },
    {
     "q": "What does one product weigh?",
     "unit": "kg or g per unit",
     "ev": "Product specification, sample measurement, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "What materials are in it?",
     "unit": "Material names and approximate weight/share if known",
     "ev": "Bill of materials, product sheet, supplier record"
    },
    {
     "q": "What share is landfilled, recycled, incinerated, or handled another way?",
     "unit": "% or share by weight; choose Not sure if unknown",
     "ev": "Take-back report, waste study, industry estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "Does packaging form a meaningful part of the product waste?",
     "unit": "Packaging type and weight if known",
     "ev": "Packaging specification, invoice, estimate"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask what materials products contain and what usually happens when customers stop using them."
  },
  "13": {
   "title": "Leased assets you rent out (you are the landlord)",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "How many properties or other assets did you rent out?",
     "unit": "Count",
     "ev": "Lease list, property register"
    },
    {
     "q": "What type of property or asset?",
     "unit": "Office, shop, warehouse, vehicle, other",
     "ev": "Lease list, asset record"
    },
    {
     "q": "What is the floor area?",
     "unit": "m² or ft²",
     "ev": "Lease, building plan, property record"
    },
    {
     "q": "Do you know tenants’ energy use?",
     "unit": "Electricity kWh; fuel type and amount/unit",
     "ev": "Tenant bills, landlord meter record, energy report"
    },
    {
     "q": "What period were the properties rented?",
     "unit": "Months or dates in reporting period",
     "ev": "Lease record"
    },
    {
     "q": "Are any areas shared or vacant?",
     "unit": "Area or share if known; otherwise Not sure",
     "ev": "Property manager record, note"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about properties or assets that your business rents to others and their energy use."
  },
  "14": {
   "title": "Franchises",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "How many franchise locations were active?",
     "unit": "Number of outlets",
     "ev": "Franchise register"
    },
    {
     "q": "What energy did they use?",
     "unit": "Electricity kWh; fuel type and amount/unit",
     "ev": "Utility bill, franchise report, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "What fuel did they use and how much?",
     "unit": "Fuel type; litres, kg, m³, or other unit",
     "ev": "Fuel invoice, franchise report"
    },
    {
     "q": "What revenue did the locations report?",
     "unit": "Amount and currency for the period",
     "ev": "Franchise accounts, royalty report"
    },
    {
     "q": "What is the floor area of the locations?",
     "unit": "m² or ft²",
     "ev": "Lease, franchise register, estimate"
    },
    {
     "q": "Do locations differ substantially by country or format?",
     "unit": "Optional description",
     "ev": "Franchise list, note"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about franchise locations and their energy use so the Navigator can estimate emissions from operating the locations."
  },
  "15": {
   "title": "Investments",
   "q": [
    {
     "q": "What shares, loans, funds, or projects did you hold or finance?",
     "unit": "Investee/project name and investment type",
     "ev": "Portfolio report, loan record, fund statement"
    },
    {
     "q": "What type of investment is it?",
     "unit": "Equity, debt, project finance, fund, or other",
     "ev": "Portfolio statement, contract"
    },
    {
     "q": "What share of the organization or project do you own or finance?",
     "unit": "% or amount invested and currency",
     "ev": "Investment statement, ownership record"
    },
    {
     "q": "Do you have the investee’s emissions?",
     "unit": "Scope 1, 2, and 3 totals if available; tCO2e and reporting year",
     "ev": "Investee report, disclosure, email"
    },
    {
     "q": "If emissions are unavailable, do you have investee revenue?",
     "unit": "Amount, currency, year",
     "ev": "Annual report, financial statement"
    },
    {
     "q": "What activity or sector is the investee in?",
     "unit": "Sector / activity",
     "ev": "Portfolio record, company report"
    }
   ],
   "why": "We ask about investments held during the period so emissions linked to financing can be assessed where suitable data is available."
  }
 },
 "supplierMessage": "Hello,\n\nWe are collecting information about the products and services we bought from you during [period]. Please share whatever information or records you already have. You can skip anything you do not know, or mark it “Not sure.” If the requested record does not fit what you have, send another useful record or a short note instead. Estimates are welcome when clearly labelled. There is no required file format, and supporting documents are optional.\n\nThank you for your help.",
 "supplierQuestions": [
  {
   "q": "Supplier name, country, sector, products/services supplied",
   "unit": "Name; country; sector; description",
   "ev": "Company profile, invoice, website, email"
  },
  {
   "q": "Who can we contact about this information?",
   "unit": "Name and email/phone, optional",
   "ev": "Email signature or note"
  },
  {
   "q": "What quantity did you supply during the period?",
   "unit": "kg, tonnes, pieces, litres, hours, or another unit",
   "ev": "Invoice, order export, delivery record"
  },
  {
   "q": "What did we spend and what period does it cover?",
   "unit": "Amount + currency; start/end date or year",
   "ev": "Invoice, statement, spreadsheet"
  },
  {
   "q": "Do you have your own emissions totals?",
   "unit": "Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3 in tCO2e; reporting year",
   "ev": "Sustainability report, CDP response, inventory"
  },
  {
   "q": "How were those emissions worked out?",
   "unit": "Short description / named method, or Not sure",
   "ev": "Report methodology note"
  },
  {
   "q": "Were the figures checked by an independent third party?",
   "unit": "Yes / no / not sure; checker and year if known",
   "ev": "Verification statement, assurance page"
  },
  {
   "q": "Do you have product-level carbon footprint data?",
   "unit": "kg CO2e per unit; product and unit",
   "ev": "Product footprint study, EPD, supplier declaration"
  },
  {
   "q": "What main materials are in the product?",
   "unit": "Material names and kg or % if known",
   "ev": "Bill of materials, specification"
  },
  {
   "q": "What share is recycled material?",
   "unit": "% by weight or Not sure",
   "ev": "Material certificate, supplier declaration"
  },
  {
   "q": "Where was it manufactured?",
   "unit": "Site/city/country",
   "ev": "Product sheet, factory declaration"
  },
  {
   "q": "What electricity and fuel were used to make it?",
   "unit": "kWh electricity; fuel type and amount/unit",
   "ev": "Energy report, utility summary, supplier estimate"
  },
  {
   "q": "What share of electricity was renewable?",
   "unit": "% or kWh; reporting year if known",
   "ev": "Energy certificate, bill, sustainability report"
  },
  {
   "q": "What grid region supplied electricity?",
   "unit": "Country/region/grid name",
   "ev": "Utility statement, site address"
  },
  {
   "q": "How were deliveries transported?",
   "unit": "Mode; distance km; shipment weight kg/tonnes",
   "ev": "Transport invoice, carrier report, estimate"
  },
  {
   "q": "What waste and packaging information do you have?",
   "unit": "Waste type/amount/treatment; packaging material/weight",
   "ev": "Waste report, packaging specification"
  },
  {
   "q": "Do you have supporting documents?",
   "unit": "Optional: sustainability report, CDP response, ISO 14064/14067 certificate, EPD, invoice, spreadsheet, email, or another record",
   "ev": "Attach anything available; no format required"
  },
  {
   "q": "Do you have emissions-reduction targets?",
   "unit": "Target name, coverage, base year, target year; SBTi or similar if applicable",
   "ev": "Target announcement, sustainability report"
  }
 ],
 "supplierItems": [
  {
   "item": "Supplier identity and activity",
   "why": "Connects the answer to the right supplier, products, and period",
   "unit": "Name; country; sector; product/service",
   "evidence": "Invoice, profile, email, order record",
   "cats": "Cat 1; may support Cats 2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12"
  },
  {
   "item": "Quantity supplied",
   "why": "Supports a product or service amount calculation",
   "unit": "kg, tonnes, pieces, litres, hours, other",
   "evidence": "Invoice, order export, delivery note",
   "cats": "Cat 1; relevant purchased goods/services"
  },
  {
   "item": "Spend and period",
   "why": "Allows a spend-based estimate if quantity or product data is unavailable",
   "unit": "Currency; amount; dates/year",
   "evidence": "Invoice, statement, ledger",
   "cats": "Cat 1; possible fallback for other purchased activity"
  },
  {
   "item": "Supplier emissions totals",
   "why": "Can improve estimates when totals relate to the supplied activity",
   "unit": "tCO2e; reporting year",
   "evidence": "Sustainability report, CDP response, inventory",
   "cats": "Relevant category after allocation and review"
  },
  {
   "item": "Method and third-party check",
   "why": "Helps assess how reliable and comparable the figures are",
   "unit": "Text; yes/no; year",
   "evidence": "Method note, assurance statement",
   "cats": "Relevant category"
  },
  {
   "item": "Product footprint",
   "why": "Can support a product-specific calculation",
   "unit": "kg CO2e per stated unit",
   "evidence": "Product study, EPD, product declaration",
   "cats": "Cat 1; sometimes Cats 2, 10, 11, 12"
  },
  {
   "item": "Materials and recycled content",
   "why": "Helps understand product composition and sourcing",
   "unit": "kg or % by weight",
   "evidence": "Bill of materials, specification, certificate",
   "cats": "Cats 1, 2, 11, 12"
  },
  {
   "item": "Manufacturing location",
   "why": "Helps select a suitable regional source and check boundary",
   "unit": "Site/city/country",
   "evidence": "Factory statement, product sheet",
   "cats": "Cats 1, 2, 10, 11"
  },
  {
   "item": "Electricity, fuel and renewable share",
   "why": "Supports energy-related estimates and supplier-specific data",
   "unit": "kWh; fuel unit; %",
   "evidence": "Energy report, bills, certificates",
   "cats": "Cats 1, 2; may inform Cat 3"
  },
  {
   "item": "Delivery details",
   "why": "Supports transport calculations",
   "unit": "Mode; km; kg/tonnes",
   "evidence": "Carrier report, invoice, shipping record",
   "cats": "Cats 4, 9"
  },
  {
   "item": "Waste and packaging",
   "why": "Supports treatment and end-of-life estimates",
   "unit": "kg/tonnes; material; treatment",
   "evidence": "Waste report, packaging specification",
   "cats": "Cats 1, 5, 12"
  },
  {
   "item": "Targets and supporting documents",
   "why": "Provides context and evidence for review",
   "unit": "Target dates/coverage; any file or note",
   "evidence": "Report, CDP, ISO 14064/14067 certificate, EPD, email",
   "cats": "May support all relevant categories"
  }
 ]
}