Emission mapper

Modified on Mon, 2 Mar at 2:23 PM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

What is the Emission Mapper?
Who has access?
Initial setup
- Option 1: Add the measure yourself (requires setup access)
- Option 2: Contact Position Green
Where do I access the Emission Mapper?
What data should I upload?
- Required columns
- Optional (improves accuracy)
What happens after upload?
- Automated account inclusion and exclusion
- Reviewing emission factor mappings
Import and results
Making updates after import
- 1. Edit directly in the measure
- 2. Re-import an updated file
  - Resetting the measure (advanced)
AI usage and agreement

What is the Emission Mapper?

The Emission Mapper automatically maps financial data from your system to emission factors for Scope 3, Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services.

It helps you convert company-wide purchase data into emissions without manual factor matching. The process is AI-assisted and can be reviewed and adjusted before import.

The Emission Mapper currently uses EXIOBASE global emission factors.

Who has access?

Available to all Carbon Management customers.
Access is limited to users with the Controller role.

Initial setup

A prerequisite for using this feature is that the measure Scope 3- Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services with Emission Mapper is added to your setup and generated. To check, go to Data Reporting and search for the measure. If you do not see it, it has not yet been added to your setup.

You can either:

Option 1: Add the measure yourself (requires setup access)

To use the Emission Mapper, the measure must first be added from the template, linked to the top organizational unit, and then generated.

Go to Company Setup → Measures and use Add from template to add: Scope 3- Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services with Emission Mapper.
Ensure the measure is linked to the top organizational unit and is set to an annual reporting frequency.
Go to Company Setup → Advanced → Generate Registrations.
Search for the measure in the Measure Filter and generate the registration for the relevant organizational unit.

For detailed guidance, see:

Option 2: Contact Position Green

If you prefer, your Customer Success Manager can add and generate the measure for you.

Where do I access the Emission Mapper?

Once the measure has been added and generated, you can access the Emission Mapper from the Data Reporting menu.

Go to Data Reporting in the left-hand menu.
Select Upload data.
Click Start mapping emissions.

What data should I upload?

Upload a company-wide extract from your financial system. This can be either:

Account balances, or
Transaction-level data

There is no need to pre-filter for Scope 3, Category 1. The Emission Mapper will identify which accounts are relevant for Category 1 and exclude the rest.

Required columns

Your file must include the following fields as separate columns:

Account number
Account name
Amount
Currency

Column headers do not need to match these exact names. The system will automatically detect the relevant columns, even if your file contains additional fields.

Optional (improves accuracy)

Including the following fields can improve mapping accuracy:

Supplier name
Transaction descriptions
Line-level detail

If transaction-level data is uploaded, entries will be summed to the account level before mapping.

What happens after upload?

Automated account inclusion and exclusion

The Emission Mapper will automatically:

Include accounts relevant to Scope 3, Category 1
Exclude accounts that are not relevant (for example, revenue or non-purchase accounts)

Accounts are separated into Included and Excluded tabs for review. In the Excluded tab, a reasoning column explains why an account was excluded:

You can move accounts between Included and Excluded before confirming the import if you disagree with the AI’s classification.

Reviewing emission factor mappings

Each included account is mapped to an emission factor from the Emission Factor Library, currently based on EXIOBASE global emission factors.

The Mapping status column shows the status of each account:

AI confidence level (High, Medium, or Low) for AI-mapped accounts
Previously mapped if the account was previously mapped in an earlier import (whether by AI or by a user)
User-mapped if the mapping has been overridden
Not mapped if no emission factor has been selected

You can filter on this column to target your review.

Mappings can be updated individually or in bulk.

Once reviewed, included accounts can be imported.

Import and results

After confirmation, emissions are calculated automatically and added to the measure: Scope 3- Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services with Emission Mapper

Making updates after import

There are two ways to make updates after data has been imported.

1. Edit directly in the measure

Imported data is added to the measure: Scope 3- Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services with Emission Mapper

If you need to adjust a small number of mappings or review results more broadly, you can edit the mappings directly in the measure view. This can be useful if additional reviewers (who may not have access to the Emission Mapper upload flow) need to validate or adjust emission factors.

2. Re-import an updated file

You can also upload an updated file from your financial system.

When re-importing:

Existing accounts: Amounts will be updated based on the new file. Existing emission factor mappings will be retained unless you actively change them.
New accounts: Any new accounts not previously included will be processed by the Emission Mapper and mapped by AI if relevant for Scope 3, Category 1.

This allows you to update financials (for example, moving from preliminary to finalized numbers) without redoing your mapping work. Accounts that retain their prior mapping will appear with the status Previously mapped in the Mapping status column.

Resetting the measure (advanced)

If you need to fully reset or restart a mapping from scratch, and you have the appropriate setup access, you can remove and regenerate the measure.

Go to Data Reporting → Manage Data Entries, search for Scope 3- Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services with Emission Mapper and remove it. Then go to Company Setup → Advanced → Generate Registrations, search for the same measure in the Measure Filter, select the relevant organizational unit, and add it again.

For detailed guidance, see our support articles on Manage Data Entries and Generating Registrations. If you do not have access or would like additional support, please contact your Customer Success Manager.

AI usage and agreement

The Emission Mapper uses AI-assisted mapping to suggest emission factor matches.

To use this feature, your organization must have accepted Position Green’s applicable AI terms as part of your customer agreement. If you are unsure whether this applies to your organization, please contact your Customer Success representative.