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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | '''Portfolio Carbon Footprint''' is the total [[Carbon Footprint]] of a [[Portfolio]] composed e.g., of financial contracts, | + | '''Portfolio Carbon Footprint''' is the total [[Carbon Footprint]] of a [[Portfolio]] owned or managed by an [[Entity]]. The portfolio might composed e.g., of financial contracts of various types, procurement contracts or other economic contract or asset. |
== Methodology == | == Methodology == | ||
| − | Carbon footprinting of a portfolio is related to the corporate / project carbon footprinting approach of the [[GHG Protocol]] under the assumption the portfolio consists of individual contracts and all these have an individually defined carbon footprint. The carbon footprint of a portfolio corresponds to the sum of all individual carbon footprints. | + | Carbon footprinting of a portfolio is related to the corporate / project carbon footprinting approach of the [[GHG Protocol]] under the assumption that the portfolio consists of individual contracts and all these have an individually defined carbon footprint. The carbon footprint of a portfolio then corresponds to the sum of all individual carbon footprints. |
== Issues and Challenges == | == Issues and Challenges == | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 5 February 2024
Definition
Portfolio Carbon Footprint is the total Carbon Footprint of a Portfolio owned or managed by an Entity. The portfolio might composed e.g., of financial contracts of various types, procurement contracts or other economic contract or asset.
Methodology
Carbon footprinting of a portfolio is related to the corporate / project carbon footprinting approach of the GHG Protocol under the assumption that the portfolio consists of individual contracts and all these have an individually defined carbon footprint. The carbon footprint of a portfolio then corresponds to the sum of all individual carbon footprints.
Issues and Challenges
- The footprint terminology might somewhat ambiguous as to the precise scope of emissions that is being included. In some contexts the term aims to indicate that it includes the upstream (Scope 3) emissions in the supply chain of the entity being financed whereas in other contexts the most important emissions might be downstream Scope 3 emissions.
