Carbon footprinting refers to an LCA
that is just tracking

carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases
as the impact assessment metric.

This is a common occurrence

given the high profile of efforts
to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Some carbon footprints are about products,
whereas others are about companies.

For corporate carbon footprints,
we divide emissions into

direct and indirect emissions,

and we will discuss how to define
the scope of those emissions.

This is important
because it enables companies to understand

where they should prioritize
their mitigation efforts.

Reducing indirect emissions
from suppliers or customers

is often much more difficult for a company
than reducing its own direct emissions.

You will have an opportunity to think
about which scope of GHG emissions

is associated with several different
types of activities.