Data Dictionary

GHG Emissions data dictionary: definitions of metrics, scopes, categories, units, and attributes in Tracenable’s dataset, complete with formats and real company examples.

Attribute
Type/Format
Description
Example

isin

Alphanumeric String

International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.

US42704L1044

lei

Alphanumeric String

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

549300TP80QLITMSBP82

figi

Alphanumeric String

Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI) of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.

BBG00WNPK2F5

ticker

String

Ticker symbol of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.

HRI

mic_code

String

Market Identifier Code (MIC) of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.

XNGS

exchange

String

Stock exchange of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.

NASDAQ

permid

Numerical String

Permanent Identifier

4295900057

company_name

String

Legal name of the company.

HERC HOLDINGS INC

country

Categorical String

Country where the company's headquarters are located.

United States

sector

String

Sector in which the company operates.

Technology

industry

String

Industry classification of the company.

Software - Application

year_of_disclosure

Year (YYYY)

Year in which the data point was disclosed.

2023

reporting_period

Year (YYYY)

Period for which the data point was measured, assessed, or is applicable.

2023

metric

String

The specific measurement or data points requested.

Categories of Scope 2

level

Categorical String

The level of emissions data, distinguishing between Total and Categories.

Total

type

Categorical String

The type of emissions data, indicating whether it is an intensity or absolute value.

Absolute

scope

Array of Strings

GHG emission scopes (1, 2, and/or 3) included in the value.

['Scope 1']

emissions_categories

Array of Strings

Categories of GHG emissions.

['Scope 2 - Cooling', 'Scope 2 - Electricity', 'Scope 2 - Heat', 'Scope 2 - Steam']

value

Numerical Float

Amount of GHG emissions or intensity.

12000000

unit

Categorical String

The unit of measurement for the value, indicating the scale or dimension.

Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e)

method

Categorical String

Approach used to calculate Scope 2 and occasionally Scope 3 GHG emissions, distinguishing between 'Location-Based' (reflecting grid averages), 'Market-Based' (reflecting the specific electricity profile purchased), 'Not Specified', and 'Not Applicable' methods.

Market-based

incomplete_boundaries

Boolean (True or Not Specified)

Indicates whether the reported data covers only a limited portion of the company's operational or organizational boundaries.

Not Specified

source_names

Array of Strings

Names of the sources from which the reported data was obtained.

['Corporate Responsibility Report']

company_id

String

Tracenable's internal company identifier.

dfb6bd7b-facf-4d0f-86a2-f1eedf191946

document_id

String

Tracenable's internal source document identifier.

4a32b902-ae42-4692-ae96-b42c99fdd2f9

traceability_source_url

String

URL linking to the Tracenable platform, where each data point can be verified. Enables direct access to the audit trail for validation and transparency purposes.

https://platform.tracenable.com/source-trace?data-request-id-hash=AF-CkCtAvJnG&project=ghg-emissions