Services Sector: 60% of Emissions From Business Travel and Offices
Professional services, media, hospitality, and leisure entities have relatively low direct emissions but significant Scope 3 footprints from business travel, leased facilities, and supply chains. NetNada automates expense-to-emissions mapping, tracks remote work carbon, and generates SASB-aligned service sector disclosures.
Common Emission Challenges in Services
Service sector entities must account for distributed emissions across office locations, employee commuting and remote work, business travel, and customer-facing facilities like hotels and entertainment venues.
Business Travel Emissions (Scope 3 Category 6)
Air travel dominates service sector footprints. Economy vs business class makes 2-3x difference. Must extract travel data from expense systems, geocode routes, and apply class-specific emission factors (0.09-0.25 kgCO2/passenger-km).
Leased Office Space (Scope 3 Category 8)
Services companies rarely own buildings. Landlord provides utility data for whole building; must allocate to leased sqm. Green building tenants benefit from landlord renewable energy purchases but must verify additionality.
Remote Work and Commuting
COVID shifted emissions from office to home. Employees working from home use residential energy (Scope 3 Category 7). Commuting (Scope 3 Category 7) reduced for hybrid workers but tracking requires employee surveys.
Hotel and Event Carbon Intensity
Hotels calculate emissions per room-night. Conference facilities measure per attendee-day. Casinos have 24/7 HVAC and lighting loads. Must benchmark against industry averages (hotel: 20-40 kgCO2/room-night).
Client RFPs and Corporate Travel Policies Drive Service Sector Climate Action
Corporate clients require carbon footprint disclosure in professional services RFPs. Travel management companies offer carbon budgeting tools. Hotels face certification pressure (Green Key, EarthCheck). Event organizers demand carbon-neutral conferences. AASB S2 requires Scope 3 Category 6 (business travel) and Category 8 (leased assets) disclosure.
Services Industries
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Advertising & Marketing
Advertising campaigns, market research, brand consulting, and digital marketing services.
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Gambling facilities including casinos, online gambling platforms, and racetracks.
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For-profit education institutions including colleges, universities, and online learning platforms.
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Hotel operations, motels, inns, and vacation property management services.
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Amusement parks, movie theaters, ski resorts, sports stadiums, and athletic clubs.
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Content creation and distribution via cable, broadcast, streaming, publishing, and radio.
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Consulting, legal, accounting, staffing, and financial information services.
Learn moreTrack Office, Travel, and Leased Space Emissions for Service Companies
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