Most shipping companies are underestimating the biggest source of their emissions.
Not because they’re ignoring it, but because it’s hard to measure, easy to overlook, and rarely visible in day-to-day operations.
When shipping firms calculate their carbon footprint, most focus on what is easiest to measure: the fuel burned by their vessels and the energy used on land. These are Scope 1 and 2 emissions, direct and indirect emissions tied to the company’s own operations.
What is often overlooked, however, is Scope 3: the emissions embedded in the goods and services a firm procures.