Your clients are asking
for your carbon data.
Law firms, accountancies, consultancies, and financial services businesses are facing carbon disclosure requests from their largest clients. Your corporate customers need your Scope 3 data to meet their own CSRD and TCFD obligations. Compare Your Footprint lets you measure once, benchmark against your sector, and respond to every ESG questionnaire and tender with confidence.
Professional services organisations in our benchmark dataset
Scope 3 categories supported including business travel and commuting
Average time to first benchmarked report
Built for how professional
services firms actually operate
Business Travel — Scope 3 Cat. 6
Flights, rail, car hire, and hotel stays are often the largest emission source for professional services firms. Every DEFRA-approved factor built in. Track by employee, team, or project.
Commuting & Homeworking
Homeworking patterns and commuting emissions accounted for correctly. Methodology aligned with GHG Protocol guidance for hybrid and distributed teams.
Office Energy — Scope 1 & 2
Electricity and heating across your offices. Market-based and location-based methods both supported — relevant if you hold a renewable energy tariff or REGO certificates.
Professional Services Benchmark
See how you compare against 200+ professional services peers, segmented by firm size and revenue. Know whether you're above or below sector average before a client asks.
SECR Report & ESG Evidence Pack
Generate your annual SECR report and produce the evidence pack needed for ESG questionnaires, tender responses, and client-facing sustainability statements.
Reduction Action Planning
Prioritised recommendations based on your actual data. For most professional services firms, business travel and office energy are where the material reductions are — we show you the levers.
“Investors are increasingly interested in the sustainability credentials of the companies they are investing in. By helping our portfolio companies attain the highest standards, we are not only benefiting society but also future-proofing the companies we invest in. It's been extremely helpful to work with Compare Your Footprint to support our portfolio companies to measure their carbon footprint.”
How we compare to the
alternatives
| Feature | ✦ Compare Your Footprint | Generic Carbon Tools | Manual Spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional services benchmarks | ✓ 200+ peers | ✗ Not available | ✗ Not available |
| Business travel Scope 3 | ✓ Full Cat. 6 coverage | ⚠ Selected categories | ✗ Complex, error-prone |
| Commuting & homeworking | ✓ GHG Protocol aligned | ✗ Not built-in | ✗ Manual build |
| SECR compliance | ✓ Built-in, audited | ⚠ Partial | ✗ Manual, error-prone |
| Audit trail for tenders | ✓ Fully traceable | ⚠ Limited | ✗ Self-maintained |
| Time to first report | 2–4 hours | 1–2 days | Days to weeks |
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Activity data
Material activity data
The activity types that typically dominate a Professional Services carbon inventory — grouped by GHG Protocol scope.
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
- ElectricityOffice electricity is typically the largest controllable Scope 2 item.
- Business travel: AirClient air travel often dominates Scope 3 for advisory firms.
- Business travel: RailDomestic client work commonly shifts from air to rail.
- Business travel: RoadHire cars and grey fleet for regional client visits.
- Employee commuting: RoadOffice-based headcount makes commuting a material Category 7 source.
- Home workingHybrid models shift energy from offices into home-working estimates.
- Information technologyCloud, SaaS and devices are purchased goods / IT Category 1 hotspots.
- ComputersLaptop and desktop refresh cycles are a visible Category 1 line.
- Digital: Web and cloud hostingHosted SaaS and cloud workloads grow with digital delivery models.
- PaperOffice paper and print remain relevant for hybrid workplaces.
- GasGas heating remains relevant for older UK office stock.
- Waste: AverageOffice waste and confidential shredding routes under Category 5.
- Waste paperConfidential paper destruction is a distinct Category 5 stream.