Yedem

Scope 3 Category 7: employee commuting emissionsYour commuting emissions, measured, not guessed

Scope 3 Category 7 covers how your employees get to work. Most companies estimate it from a once-a-year survey. Yedem measures it from real parking and carpooling data, and helps you cut it by putting fewer cars on the road for the same people.

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Scope 3 · Cat. 7Measured
Solo car trips
Carpool rides
Commute km
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ČEZ Dukovany100+ t CO₂eqsaved a year through carpooling
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SCOPE 3 CATEGORY 7 IN PLAIN WORDS

Employee commuting: the emissions that happen before nine

What it coversEmissions from employees travelling between home and work in vehicles the company doesn't own or operate. Company cars belong to Scope 1, commuting in your own car to Category 7.
Why it's on your deskIf you report under CSRD (ESRS E1), answer a bank's ESG questionnaire or set climate targets, Category 7 is part of your Scope 3 picture.
How it's usually measuredWith an employee survey: once a year, self-reported, and hard to repeat often enough to show whether anything changed.
WHY IT'S HARD TODAY

A survey tells you what people remember. Data tells you what happened

Annual survey
  • A snapshot from one week of the year.
  • Self-reported distances and habits.
  • Results depend on who answers.
  • No way to show the effect of a measure until next year.
Measured with Yedem
  • Every working day, from real bookings and rides.
  • Solo trips and carpools counted, not estimated.
  • By site, team and month.
  • See the drop the month you introduce carpool spots.
HOW YEDEM FIXES IT

Measure it. Then cut it

  1. 1CaptureWho parks, who shares a ride and how often, straight from the app people already use.
  2. 2CalculateCommute distances and emission factors turn trips into tonnes of CO₂eq.
  3. 3CutCarpoolers get reserved spots, so fewer cars bring the same people to work.
  4. 4ReportExport by site and period for your sustainability report.
CUSTOMER STORY · ČEZ DUKOVANY

300 fewer cars a day. 100+ tonnes of CO₂eq less a year

At the Dukovany nuclear power plant, colleagues on the same shifts share the ride through Yedem. Emissions came down, and the new car park was never needed.

100+ tCO₂eq saved a year in Scope 3 Category 7
300fewer cars on site every day
0new car parks built
FAQ

Scope 3 Category 7, answered

What is Scope 3 Category 7?

Scope 3 Category 7 of the GHG Protocol covers emissions from employees commuting between home and work in vehicles the company does not own or operate, such as their own cars.

How does Yedem measure commuting emissions?

Yedem counts real car trips and carpool rides from its parking and carpooling app, then applies commute distances and emission factors to report CO₂eq by site and period.

Do we still need an employee commuting survey?

For modes Yedem doesn't see, such as public transport, cycling or walking, a short survey still helps. For car commuting, Yedem replaces the estimate with measured data.

How does Yedem reduce Category 7 emissions?

By making it easy for colleagues to share the ride: Yedem matches carpoolers and gives them reserved spots, so fewer cars bring the same people to work. At ČEZ Dukovany this saves 100+ tonnes of CO₂eq a year.

Can we use the data in our ESG report?

Yes. Yedem exports commuting data by site and period for your reporting team.

Fewer cars. Same people. Real numbers

See how Yedem would measure and cut your commuting emissions, on your own sites.