# Our carbon footprint jumped after we added supplier emissions. Did we get worse?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/carbon-number-went-up-after-adding-suppliers

No. You counted more of what was always there. Scope 3 is usually the largest part of a manufacturer's footprint, so adding it raises the total even if nothing changed on site. Compare like with like: Scope 1 and 2 against last year, and restate last year with Scope 3 if you want a trend.

## How to show it

- Keep Scope 1 and 2 as a separate line with last year beside it.
- Show Scope 3 as a new line, with a note on which categories are included.
- If you restate the earlier year, say so and say why.

## What a buyer reads

Buyers expect Scope 3 to be large. A clear note that the increase comes from wider coverage reads as better reporting, not worse performance.

## 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.

- [Restate after an error](https://senseible.earth/answers/restate-emissions-after-finding-an-error)
- [Why tools give different Scope 3](https://senseible.earth/answers/why-two-tools-give-different-scope-3-numbers)

Sources: [GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-value-chain-scope-3-standard), [GHG Protocol Corporate Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard)

Last reviewed 2026-10-23.