We sell products made for us under our brand by another factory. Who reports their emissions?
Both, in different places. The maker reports its fuel and electricity in its own Scope 1 and 2. You, as the brand owner, report the products you buy in Scope 3 Category 1, and their use and disposal in Categories 11 and 12 where relevant. Ask the maker for its per-unit footprint.
What to ask the maker
- Emissions per unit or per kg for your products, with the year.
- Which scopes and stages are included.
- The share of its output that your orders represent.
If the maker cannot answer
Use your purchase quantities with an industry average factor, label it as secondary data, and ask again next year.
What Senseible does here
Senseible reads supplier invoices into dated records with the quantity, unit and factor on each line, and marks lines without a usable quantity as needing data instead of guessing.
Sources: GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard, GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
Last reviewed 2026-10-23.