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If your company is required to report on sustainability metrics, SoilFLO is the most efficient way to calculate Scope 1 and 3 emissions in accordance with standards like SB 253, SB 261, SECR, and the GHG Protocol.
SoilFLO reports can also be easily integrated with tools like Rio, SmartWaste, and Watershed, eliminating duplicate data entry and ensuring everyone across construction, procurement, estimating, and executive teams works from the same trusted information.
Carbon Emissions Reporting
Waste Diversion Reporting
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Do you need to track Scope 1 & 3 emissions?
Download the Sustainability Reporting PDF highlighting how SoilFLO turns load tracking data into instant, audit-ready emissions and waste reports.
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of emissions does SoilFLO track?
SoilFLO tracks:
- Scope 1 Emissions: Direct emissions from company-owned vehicles and equipment
- Scope 3 Emissions: Indirect emissions from subcontracted haulers and third-party transportation
- Category 1 – Purchased Goods: Emissions from producing the bulk materials you purchase (concrete, asphalt, aggregates) – the manufacturing and extraction process before materials reach your site.
- Category 4 – Upstream Transport: Emissions from transporting purchased materials from suppliers to your project sites (inbound hauling you don’t own/operate).
- Category 5 – Waste in Operations: Emissions from treatment of waste generated by your operations.
- Category 9 – Downstream Transport: Emissions from transporting materials to end customers or disposal sites after your operations (outbound hauling to landfills, recycling facilities, or beneficial reuse sites).
The system calculates emissions based on:
- Estimated distances between origin and destination addresses
- Truck-specific emission factors for haulage (CO2, CH4, N2O)
- Material-specific emission factors for processing & waste treatment
- Actual loads logged in SoilFLO
What is Scope 2 and why doesn't SoilFLO capture it?
Scope 2 refers to indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling consumed by your company’s facilities (offices, warehouses, etc.).
These are tracked through utility bills and facility energy management systems, not through hauling or material tracking data.
What is waste diversion and how does SoilFLO track it?
Waste diversion measures how much material is diverted from landfills to beneficial reuse.
Waste diversion is becoming increasingly prominent for two main reasons: First, landfill capacity is a growing concern going forward, making it critical to ensure that material that can go elsewhere should. Second, waste diversion promotes the circular economy by ensuring material is being reused elsewhere rather than requiring other sites to source virgin material.
SoilFLO tracks waste diversion by:
- Categorizing waste streams (i.e. hauling approvals) by type (landfill, recycling, soil treatment, beneficial reuse)
- Calculating diversion rates automatically based on where materials are actually hauled
- Breaking down metrics by material type and project
This helps you demonstrate environmental stewardship and meet project-specific waste diversion goals.
How does the automatic distance calculation work?
This is one of the biggest time-savers. In Excel, calculating distances between sites requires either:
- Manual lookups on mapping tools (extremely time-consuming)
- Advanced technical knowledge to integrate mapping APIs
- Paying for third-party services at scale
SoilFLO automatically calculates the distance between every origin and destination using verified addresses. The system:
- Uses your existing site and facility addresses
- Calculates route distances via Google Maps API
- Recalculates if addresses are updated
Does this replace other sustainability software?
No – SoilFLO Sustainability Reporting is designed to complement your existing sustainability program by:
- Automating the data collection and calculation process for hauling activities
- Providing audit-ready documentation of hauling-related emissions
- Integrating seamlessly with broader corporate reporting systems
Many customers use SoilFLO data as a key input to enterprise-wide sustainability platforms. Examples of software that SoilFLO customers have also procured include SmartWaste, Rio.ai, and Watershed. SoilFLO feeds data into these aggregating platforms where they’re also capturing metrics from other activities beyond hauling. Data can be fed into these systems manually via a custom csv export, or automatically via SFTP.
Why should I pay for a dedicated feature for sustainability tracking only for bulk materials and haulage? It’s only a portion of all activities.
Because hauling activities make up the vast majority of measurable environmental impact on construction projects – and it’s data you’re already collecting.
Carbon Emissions:
What SoilFLO Tracks (61-76% of total project emissions):
- Materials transportation and hauling: 6-16% of total project emissions (IAAC 2024)
- Materials production emissions (concrete, asphalt, aggregates): ~55-60% (calculated using industry emission factors based on material quantities hauled) (Communications Earth & Environment 2024)
- Based on actual load data: distance, truck type, material volumes
- Fully auditable with documented methodology
Outside SoilFLO Scope (24-39% of emissions):
- On-site equipment (excavators, loaders): ~15-25% (requires separate fuel tracking) (Scientific Reports 2025)
- Worker commutes & other: ~5-10% (difficult to measure accurately)
- Steel and other non-bulk materials not tracked in SoilFLO: ~4-9%
Waste Diversion:
What SoilFLO Tracks (93% of total waste):
- Excavated soil: ~50% of C&D waste (EU Construction & Demolition Waste data)
- Concrete: ~34% of C&D waste (67.5% of remaining 50%) (EPA 2018)
- Asphalt: ~9% of C&D waste (17.5% of remaining 50%) (EPA 2018)
- Waste disposal tracking: Categorizes destination facilities (landfill, recycling, treatment, beneficial reuse)
- Together: 93% of total project waste (bulk materials only)
Outside SoilFLO Scope (7% of total waste):
- Mixed waste (brick, wood, drywall): ~4%
- Packaging materials: ~1-2%
- Office/trailer waste: ~1%
Sources:
- EPA (2018) – Sustainable Management of Construction and Demolition Materialshttps://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-management-construction-and-demolition-materials
- EPA (2018) – Construction and Demolition Debris: Material-Specific Datahttps://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/construction-and-demolition-debris-material
- IAAC (2024) – Decarbonization of Construction Transportationhttps://blog.iaac.net/decarbonization-transportation/
- Communications Earth & Environment (Nature, 2024) – Carbon footprint of the construction sectorhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02840-x
- Scientific Reports (Nature, 2025) – An integrated framework for reducing construction carbon emissionshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-15479-7
- European Commission – Construction and Demolition Wastehttps://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/waste-and-recycling/construction-and-demolition-waste_en
What standards and methodologies does SoilFLO use?
SoilFLO’s sustainability reporting is designed to align with The GHG Protocol, the most widely used international greenhouse gas accounting standard.
All calculation methodologies, data sources, and assumptions are transparently documented in the reports.
What is the California regulation?
California has enacted two key climate disclosure laws:
SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act):
- Applies to companies with >$1 billion in annual revenue doing business in California
- Requires disclosure of Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
- Reports must be verified by a third party
- First reports due in 2026 for 2025 emissions
SB 261 (Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk):
- Applies to companies with >$500 million in annual revenue doing business in California
- Requires disclosure of climate-related financial risks
- Must follow TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) framework
- First reports due in 2026
These regulations make California companies – and their supply chains – accountable for measuring and reporting their environmental impact.
What is the UK regulation?
SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting) is the primary UK regulation requiring companies to report their annual energy use and carbon emissions:
Who it applies to:
- UK-incorporated quoted companies
- Large unquoted companies and LLPs meeting at least 2 of 3 criteria:
- More than 250 employees
- Turnover greater than £36M
- Balance sheet total greater than £18M
What companies must disclose:
- UK energy consumption (electricity, gas, transport fuel)
- Associated greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes of CO2e
- At least one intensity metric (emissions per revenue, per employee, etc.)
- Reported annually in the Directors’ Report
