Definition
The standard way of classifying a company's greenhouse-gas emissions under the GHG Protocol. Scope 1 is what you burn yourself (your trucks, generators), Scope 2 is the electricity you buy (significant in South Africa given Eskom's coal-heavy grid), and Scope 3 is everything in your value chain — including freight you purchase from carriers. Most of a typical importer's footprint sits in Scope 3, which is why customers ask logistics providers for emissions data.