Sustainability value chain setup

To use the sustainability value chain features effectively, you need to set up some basic controls and instructions. This article explains how to do that.

Sustainability setup

You need to specify some settings for the sustainability value chain functionality, such as enabling the value chain features to work with sustainability features, and the areas you'll use and track.

To configure these settings, follow these steps:

1. Select the icon, enter Sustainability Setup, and then select the related link.

2. Check whether the basic setup already exists. If it doesn't, follow these instructions to set it up.

3. On the Procurement FastTab, configure the fields related to the sustainability value chain. The following table describes the fields.

   Field	Description
   Enable Value Chain tracking	Enable sustainability value entries posting through the value chain operations, and the availability of these fields in operational documents and journals. If you don't enable this field, sustainability features aren't available on operational documents, orders, or journals.
   G/L Account Emissions	Enable a default sustainability account on the G/L Account Card page.
   Item Emissions	Enable a default sustainability account and emissions on the Item Card page.
   Item Charge Emissions	Enable a default sustainability account on the Item Charge page. Important: This field isn't currently supported.
   Resource Emissions	Enable a default sustainability account and emissions on the Resource Card page.
   Work Machine Centre Emissions	Enable a default sustainability account and emissions on the Work Centre and Machine Centre pages.

Note

Keep in mind that selecting the Use Emissions In Purchase Documents field doesn't activate the sustainability value chain features. The field only enables you to record emissions in purchase documents. If you want to use purchase documents in value chain operations, you must also select the Enable Value Chain tracking field.

Note

The Item Charge functionality currently isn't supported in the sustainability value chain process. We plan to add this feature in 2025 release wave 2.

Emission fees

To use the sustainability value chain features, you must configure carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e). The value chain works only for CO2e, and not each type of greenhouse gas (GHG). You set up CO2e on the Emission Fees page.

1. Select the icon, enter Emission Fees, and then select the related link.
2. In the Emission Type field, choose the GHG emission you want to configure. This field is mandatory.
3. The Carbon Equivalent Factor field specifies the coefficient that converts the effect of various GHGs into the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide based on their global warming potential (GWP). If the Emission Type is CO2, the Carbon Equivalent Factor is always 1. You can't change this value because CO2 is the reference gas used to calculate the GWP of other greenhouse gases. Because CO2 is the baseline, its GWP is set to 1. For other GHGs, you must configure the values manually.

Note

The following example shows how to calculate the carbon equivalent factor. If we assume that 1 kilogram of N2O is equivalent to 298 kilograms of CO2, divide 1 by 298. The result you need to enter is 0.00336.

To learn how track internal carbon fees or use other features related to carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e), go to Set up sustainability in Business Central.

Related information

Sustainability Value Chain overview
Sustainability Management overview
Sustainability setup
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