Activity-Based Carbon Calculations
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A footprint that gets more accurate over time
Spend-based calculations are a perfectly good starting point - but activity-based data gives you a footprint that genuinely reflects what your business does. Seedling is built to support both, so you can begin straight away and sharpen your numbers progressively, without rebuilding your inventory from scratch each year.
Everything you need to collect accurate data, quickly and easily
Improving your footprint accuracy means getting activity data from suppliers, employees and internal teams. Seedling gives you the tools to do that without chasing people manually - structured surveys, automated reminders, and direct data imports that feed straight into your footprint.
- Supplier surveys sent and tracked from your Seedling dashboard
- Employee commuting and homeworking surveys built in
- Responses import automatically (no manual re-entry)
- Engagement history tracked year-on-year so data collection gets easier over time
Data processing, with expert and AI assistance
Activity data is rarely neat. Seedling can process complex data, pulling out the relevant figures and mapping them to the right emission categories. Your adviser reviews anything uncertain before it goes near your footprint.
- Provide complex spreadsheets with carbon-relevant data
- Adviser review resolves anything ambiguous before figures are confirmed
- Cuts down manual data entry without compromising on accuracy
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FAQs
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What's the difference between spend-based and activity-based carbon calculations?
Spend-based calculations estimate emissions using financial data - how much you spent with a supplier, for example - combined with industry-average emission factors. Activity-based calculations use the actual physical activity, such as kilowatt-hours of energy used or kilometres travelled, which gives a more precise result. Seedling supports both, and lets you move between them as your data improves.
Do I need activity data to get started?
No. You can start a complete footprint using spend data alone. Seedling's assessment is designed to work with whatever you have on day one, and your adviser will guide you on where collecting activity data will make the biggest difference to your accuracy.
What counts as activity data?
Activity data is anything that directly measures what happened - energy meter readings, fuel receipts, flight itineraries, freight weights and distances, water bills, waste tonnage. If it records the physical quantity of an activity rather than what you paid for it, it counts.
Will switching from spend-based to activity-based affect my year-on-year comparisons?
Seedling tracks your methodology changes so your trend data stays meaningful. When you improve a category's data quality, your adviser will help you understand the impact on your numbers - distinguishing genuine emissions reductions from methodological improvements.
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