Module 3 — Measuring and accounting for impact
Carbon accounting scope, data sources, and the assumptions that change the answer.
A carbon number for a garment is the output of a chain of decisions: what scopes were included, whether data was primary or from databases, how allocation was handled, and what was left out. This module covers sustainability measurement in apparel and the costing stage where environmental and commercial numbers meet, so you can interrogate a figure instead of accepting it.
By the end of this module: Read an apparel footprint figure and name which scopes, data qualities and assumptions sit behind it.
Prerequisite: Module 2 — you need the material view before the accounting view.
1. Read these chapters
2. Then work through these stages
Module quiz
5 questions on Module 3 — Measuring and accounting for impact. Answer them all, then check your score before moving on. 4 correct or more is a pass. Your best score is saved on this device, and to your account when you are signed in. This is a self-check, not an accredited assessment.
1. In apparel carbon accounting, Scope 3 typically covers
2. Database (secondary) emission factors differ from primary factory data in that they
3. Two studies report different footprints for the same garment. The most likely reason is
4. Use-phase washing is often excluded from product footprints. The honest view is
5. Costing and sustainability meet at order placement because