Goods and services, including contractors, contribute about two-thirds of Indigo Shire's baseline (FY 19-20) emissions profile. Supporting staff to make low-emissions procurement choices will lower our emissions from this sizeable source, and is a key strategic step in reaching Net Zero.
Council gained the capacity to track Scope 3 emissions from Goods & Services from FY 21-22. Data are primarily converted from dollar spends as determined by invoices, and an appropriate emissions factor applied by our carbon accounting platform (Trellis) depending on the nature of the goods or services.