With your accounting platform connected, you’ll have a complete spend-based draft within days, most of which is review time rather than data entry. Upgrading your major categories to activity data (electricity, fuel, flights) typically takes another week or two of chasing bills and records. See What data you’ll need for a realistic collection plan.
Do I need any carbon accounting knowledge to use Salvidia?
No. The platform handles classification, factors, and calculation. That said, understanding the basics makes your results far more useful — Carbon accounting in 10 minutes covers everything you need.
No — connecting your accounting platform is the fastest path, but you can import data from CSV or enter it directly. Everything works either way; the connection just saves you the export step.
No. An assessment with transparent gaps and estimates is standard, accepted practice — year one establishes a baseline, and coverage improves each year. Waiting for perfect data usually means never starting.
Why is Scope 3 such a large share of my footprint?
Because that’s genuinely where most organisations’ emissions are. For service businesses, events, and most SMEs, the large majority of the footprint sits in purchases, travel, freight, and the supply chain. A Scope 3-heavy result is a sign your coverage is good, not that something’s wrong.
Why don’t my numbers match another tool I’ve used?
Almost always one of three things: a different emission factor source or year, a different boundary, or spend-based versus activity-based data in a given category. See Emission factors for how to trace the difference. Two credible tools can produce different numbers from the same company without either being wrong — what matters is that the method is documented.
Yes, in the sense that matters: every figure traces back through its category and entries to the underlying data and the factor applied, with sources. See How emissions are calculated.
Does Salvidia cover Australian mandatory climate reporting (ASRS)?
Salvidia produces GHG Protocol-structured emissions results, which is the input AASB S2 disclosures require. If you’re a reporting entity, your accountant or advisor assembles the disclosure; Salvidia gives you the measured emissions to put in it. If you supply large reporting entities, expect them to start requesting your data for their Scope 3 — see Standards and frameworks.
A client or tender is asking for our carbon footprint. Is a Salvidia assessment enough?
For the large majority of client and tender requests, a GHG Protocol-aligned footprint with a stated boundary and period is exactly what’s being asked for. If a specific certification or third-party verification is required, the assessment gives the verifier everything they need to work from.
Reach out to the team at salvidia.com — we’re a small team and we answer directly. Feature requests and integration suggestions are genuinely welcome; much of the platform exists because a client asked for it.
