GHGi Commuting simplifies measuring and reporting employee commuting and homeworking emissions
Good decisions are based on accurate information. GHGi Commuting raises the bar, bringing you closer to Net Zero
Only this allows you see where your efforts at emissions reduction are best directed. GHGi Commuting gives you what you need.
This cloud-based system makes it easier to collect, analyse and report your commuting and homeworking emissions.
Take the Pain out of Measuring Commuting Emissions
GHGi Commuting
With GHGi Commuting, emissions reporting in Scope 3 is made easy. We offer an advanced cloud-based solution, designed to streamline survey process. Our user-friendly platform then calculates your organisations commuting emissions, upscaling the results to account for missing employee responses. We take the pain out of reporting.

Accuracy of calculations
Using the UK’s DVLA database ensures the accuracy of car, van and motorbike emissions. For public transport we use the UK Government’s GHG factors.
Multiple Travel Types
GHGi Commuting provides an extensive list of travel types.
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Car, the employee can select from a wide range of different fuel types.
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Motorbike
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Train
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Light Rail and tram
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London Underground
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Bus
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Car-sharing, where a group of people alternate driving through the week
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Lift in (i.e., where the employee is not the driver).
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Cycle
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Walk
The range of travel options allow an accurate picture to be established. This can be used to inform employees of the impact of the different travel choices. A benefit that shows the impact of different vehicle fuel types on the resulting commuting emissions. This is particularly relevant for Hybrid and Battery Electric cars, where the benefit can be seen and acted upon.


Multiple-stage Journeys
It is not unusual for a commute to work to use more than one travel type. Up to three travel types can be selected, providing truly accurate figure for the Commuting Emissions Scope 3.
For example, if an employee makes a 5-mile drive to the station, takes a train to a nearby town, 30 miles away, and then a bus journey of 2 miles to the workplace; the emissions are
A 5-mile journey in a VW golf or Ford Focus, the emissions would be:1.49kg CO e
For a national rail journey of 30 miles, the emissions would be: 1.71kg CO e
For the final bus journey of 2 miles, the emissions would be: 0.35kg CO e
Total emissions 3.55kg CO e
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To assess accurately the emissions for a commute, all segments must be considered
Providing the option to record multi-stage journeys ensures accurate reporting. The benefits of this includes greater credibility for the organisation, reputational benefits and a better understanding of the task before it. It allows employees to see the actual emissions of their commute and perhaps review their options.
GHGi Commuting allows up to three different stages. This flexibility makes measuring your employees’ commuting emissions simpler and more accurate.
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Seasonal
Variability
GHGi Commuting allows data to be collected annually or quarterly enabling seasonal variations to be recorded.
Quarterly collection allows for this type of variations. An employee may use a bicycle in summer, then use a car in winter. Alternatively, the organisation may employ seasonal staff. If not accounted for, both of these situations could skew the organisations overall emissions.
The benefit of understanding the modes of transport used, the distances covered, and any seasonal variation is to allow the organisation to provide incentives to adopt “greener” modes of transport.
Workplace showers to encourage more employees to cycle to work at warmer times of year are one option.
Charging points for battery electric vehicles at the workplace could be installed, perhaps at a discounted rate, to encourage the take up of electric vehicles, is another.


Accuracy of calculations
As demonstrated above, accuracy in the collection of data is inherent in GHGi Commuting. The accuracy of the calculations is just as important. For public transport we user the UK Government’s GHG conversion factors. However, where possible we use the emissions factors for individual vehicles, which provide more accurate results.
For cars we use the VRN (Vehicle Registration Number), allowing us to use the emissions figure held on the DVLA Web site. To this we apply the appropriate factors relating to the fuel type and the “Real-world” emission for the vehicle involved. For Plug-in Hybrid and Battery Electric vehicles we include all the emissions relating to the electricity used.


Homeworking
GHGi Commuting also includes the ability to estimate emissions from homeworking. Although homeworking removes the commuting element, there are still emissions from the use of electricity and heating in the home.
The reduction in emissions will depends on the types of transport used on the commute. The benefit of this is, that it allows the organisation to determine just how beneficial homeworking is and if there are ways to make it more so. Information on homeworking will give an insight into three things:
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First, when and where homeworking would be beneficial.
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Secondly, how much office space and what type is really needed, after taking regular homeworking into account.
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Thirdly, it can inform the location of any planned office move.