AWS Global Infrastructure and Sustainability Blog
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Integrate AWS carbon and water data into your ESG reporting
Companies face increasing pressure to measure and reduce their environmental footprint. They measure and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol across three scopes: Scope 1 (direct emissions), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy), and Scope 3 (supply chain emissions). AWS is an upstream supplier of its customers. Emissions associated […]
How AWS estimates embodied emissions of IT hardware: The science and technology behind the latest customer carbon footprint methodology
AWS recently updated the Customer Carbon Footprint Tool to include Scope 3 emissions for fuel and energy related activities (FERA), buildings and equipment, and IT hardware. This post dives deep into the scientific methods and technology stack behind how we calculate embodied emissions for IT hardware. We take you behind the scenes into the framework […]