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Get ready to comply with CSRD and report your Scope 3 emissions

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a European regulation that requires companies to report in detail on their sustainability performance — including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics. Its goal: to bring clarity, consistency, and transparency to sustainability reporting across the EU.

Scope 3 Emissions Reporting

Under CSRD’s ESRS E1-6 climate disclosure standard, companies must report greenhouse gas emissions across their full value chain: Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3. Scope 3 includes indirect emissions — such as those linked to purchased goods and business operations, including food served in company kitchens.

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Companies meeting specific size criteria within the EU are required to report Scope 3 emissions, . They are expected to make reasonable efforts to gather data from across the chain and clearly flag any data gaps in their first reports.

The Ecotarian Approach in Brief

Our Data Source

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We rely on AGRIBALYSE 3.2, a publicly recognized life cycle inventory database. All calculations are cradle-to-gate, ensuring consistent and comparable results.

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Updates & Versioning

 

We update our database once a year. Every report is versioned, with full traceability and change logs available on request.

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A Simplified, Reliable Methodology

 

To make reporting consistent, we don’t differentiate by supplier, season, or transport distance.
Why? Research shows these factors typically change a product’s footprint by ≤15% — a tolerable margin in Scope 3 estimations.

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Transparent Calculations

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We approach calculations in an accurate and scalable manner.

  • Each ingredient is assigned a CO₂e value per 100g.

  • The total impact of a recipe is calculated by multiplying by the ingredient weights.

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Scope 3 – Purchased Goods

 

We focus on GHG Protocol Category 1: emissions from purchased food products. This aligns directly with ESRS E1-6 reporting.

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What You’ll See in Reports

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  • Average CO₂e per meal, recipe, and (optionally) per site

  • Breakdown by food category (meat, dairy, grains, etc.)

  • Impact trends over time (monthly, quarterly, annually)

  • Exports in PDF/Excel including metadata, ingredient lists, sources, and emission factors

 

Audit-Ready by Design

 

Every report includes:

  • Clear data provenance

  • Version history

  • Calculation formulas

  • System boundaries (cradle-to-gate, no post-processing)

We archive each dataset and can provide auditors with full underlying data, emission sources, and change logs.

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Built for CSRD Compliance

 

Our methodology supports CSRD requirements by ensuring:

  • Transparent data and sources

  • Traceable versioning

  • Value chain visibility

  • Alignment with environmental materiality standards

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