The method is the same as for any organisation: the ABC’s Bilan Carbone® framework, compatible with the GHG Protocol, and ADEME’s Base Empreinte emission factors. What changes on a campus is data collection. Mobility is reconstructed through commuting surveys, international relations data and travel authorisations. Energy data are gathered from several managers, with OPERAT reporting as a starting point. Public procurement purchasing requires reprocessing because CPV codes do not match emission sources. A first complete exercise takes 4 to 6 months.
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