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This workbook to document the key updates to the UK Government Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Conversion Factors, published by DEFRE in June 2025. Inside you’ll find worksheets detailing key updates to the UK emissions, including explanations for the changes and their potential impacts on the UK’s path to Net-Zero.

This workbook will bring you up to speed with the UK Government’s latest spend-based GHG conversion factors. Inside, you’ll find clear summaries of the 2022 consumption-based emission factors—covering everything from goods to services—along with step-by-step guidance on how to translate your financial spend into CO₂e.

Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a powerful way to measure and minimise the environmental impacts of your products or services. This guide is designed to walk you through the key steps and decisions you'll need to make before beginning an LCA.

The UN's Race to Zero (R2Z) is the world's largest coalition of non-state actors taking immediate action to halve global emissions by 2030, and to achieve net-zero by 2050. This worksheet has been designed to help navigate the common queries potential members have when joining the campaign.

This whitepaper explores how insurers can play a pivotal role in driving global sustainability by accurately measuring their carbon footprints, setting net-zero targets, and engaging in initiatives like the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA).

Get our side-by-side comparison of 2023 vs 2024 UK emissions, including explanations for changes and what this could mean for the UK's path to net-zero by 2050, in our DEFRA Emission Conversion Factors Comparison Guide.