Definitions for Material Inventory

Field

Explanation

Name

Enter the Name of the Material for which you want to define a set of attribute values

External Material Reference

Where a licence for the DitchCarbon integration to import Emissions Factors has been purchased, this field can be used to link a Material to an External Material Reference.

This is essentially the link between a Material as defined in your business, to a material as defined by external parties/governments, so that the Emission Factors can be retrieved.

Declared Unit

The unit of measure of the material, to which the Emissions Factors are applicable.

i.e. The Emissions Factors defined are correct in formulas where the material quantity if defined in this declared unit.

Location

Select the Location from the list of existing Locations.

The granularity can be set as required. If for example you select a Country, then the attributes will be applied to all entities which are located within that country, and all it's child-locations (State, City, Office, etc.).

Alternatively, attributes for each individual Location can be defined too

Start Date

Date when the Emission Factor comes into effect

End Date (Optional)

Last date the Emission Factor is valid

Emissions Factors

For each Material, all of the following Emissions Factors can be entered:

• CO2-eEF (Total CO2e)
• CO2EF (Carbon dioxide: CO2e)
• CH4EF (Methane: CO2e)
• N2OEF (Nitrous oxide: CO2e)

For each of the Factors, you can also define the Unit in which they are recorded.

Other Attributes

In addition, it is possible to define the following Attributes:

• Density
• Energy Content (Net)
• Energy Content (Gross)

For each of these Attributes, you can also define the Unit in which they are recorded.

Data Source

For capturing the document/site where the Material Attributes were sourced from.

Where a licence for the DitchCarbon integration to import Emissions Factors has been purchased, this field is automatically populated.