# Data Sources ## Introduction The reliability of our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions data starts with the quality of its sources. At Tracenable, we collect information from a broad range of corporate and official channels, ensuring that every data point is traceable back to its origin. Our goal is simple: provide users with complete, transparent, and verifiable evidence of how companies disclose their Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions performance. *** ## Where We Collect Data We capture Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions disclosures wherever companies report them, across all common formats: * **Corporate reports** - Sustainability reports, annual reports, integrated reports, proxy statements. * **Regulatory filings** - Documents filed under mandatory disclosure regimes (e.g., CSRD, SEC, or national registries). * **Web disclosures** - Corporate webpages, environmental policy pages, or dedicated sustainability microsites. * **Data annexes and spreadsheets** - Often attached to sustainability reports or published as standalone datasets. * **Press releases and news articles** - Only when originating directly from the company. * **Government registries** - Authoritative third-party repositories of company-submitted Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions data. No matter the format (PDF, HTML, Excel, or XML/XBRL) we normalize disclosures into a structured, machine-readable format without losing traceability to the original file. *** ## End-to-End Traceability Every data point in the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions dataset includes a direct link to its original source, allowing users to audit disclosures in context. Links open the exact report, page, or section cited. Metadata such as publication date and reporting period are also captured to preserve the full reporting trail. This approach ensures transparency: users can always see *what a company reported, when, and where*. *** ## Coverage Strategy Our coverage is global and demand-driven. We monitor thousands of companies across sectors and geographies, prioritizing based on client requests. If your use case requires extended coverage, we can adapt our sourcing to include additional companies, jurisdictions, or disclosure types. This flexibility ensures that Tracenable’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission dataset reflects not only today’s mandatory reporting landscape, but also the evolving needs of users. *** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.tracenable.com/ghg-emissions/data-collection-and-methodology/data-sources.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.