GHG Assessment — Scopes 1, 2 & 3.
Two-week practitioner course: build a complete corporate GHG inventory covering direct emissions, purchased energy and the value chain. Week 1 = training modules, Week 2 = hands-on calculation exercises with a case-study company.
Meridian Foods (Pty) Ltd
South African packaged-sauce manufacturer. Reporting year & base year 2025. Revenue R46M; production 28,000 t product; 380 employees. Operational control approach.
- Plant A — Atlanta: Owned. Gas boilers, R-410A HVAC, HFC-134a chiller, diesel backup generator. eGRID SRSO.
- Office B — Chicago: Leased floors, tenant electricity meter. eGRID RFCW.
- DC C — Phoenix: Owned distribution centre. eGRID AZNM.
- SpiceCo JV — Texas: 40% owned, operated by the partner.
- Outbound trucking: Third-party carriers — Meridian pays freight.
- Sales fleet: 15 leased gasoline sales cars operated by Meridian (fuel cards).
Week 1 — Training
5 lessonsFoundations of GHG Accounting
The seven gases, GWP, CO₂e, the standards landscape and the five accounting principles.
Inventory Boundaries and the Three Scopes
Organizational vs operational boundaries; classifying every emission source; base year and recalculation policy.
Quantifying Scope 1 (Direct) Emissions
Stationary combustion, mobile combustion, fugitive refrigerants and process emissions — formulas, factors, and worked examples.
Quantifying Scope 2 (Purchased Energy) Emissions
Dual reporting: location-based with eGRID, market-based with the contractual hierarchy and Scope 2 Quality Criteria.
Scope 3, Reporting and Verification
The 15 categories, screening and method selection, reporting requirements and the Inventory Management Plan.
Week 2 — Practical Exercises
5 lessonsExercise 1 — Boundaries and Source Mapping
Classify each Meridian source as Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3 (with category) or excluded — with instant feedback.
Exercise 2 — Scope 1 Calculation Workshop
Compute stationary, mobile and fugitive Scope 1 for Meridian Plant A and the leased sales fleet (±0.5% tolerance).
Exercise 3 — Scope 2 Calculation Workshop
Dual-report Scope 2 for three Meridian sites with eGRID and RECs (±0.5% tolerance).
Exercise 4 — Scope 3 Screening and Calculation
Quantify Meridian's four priority Scope 3 categories: 1, 5, 6, 7 (±0.5% tolerance).
Capstone — Full Inventory, QA/QC and Mock Verification
Assemble Meridian's full inventory, compute intensity metrics and respond to verifier questions.