Amazon Supplier Compliance — Scope 1, 2 & 3

Amazon Supplier Sustainability
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3 Amazon programs covered
90 days to submission-ready
<5 min report generation
What Amazon requires

Three programs. One emissions inventory.

Amazon runs three overlapping sustainability programs for suppliers. Each requires GHG data — but in slightly different formats and scopes.

Climate Pledge Friendly

What Amazon asks for

  • Product-level carbon footprint (kg CO₂e/unit)
  • Scope 1 — direct combustion at facility
  • Scope 2 — purchased electricity (market or location-based)
  • Scope 3 Cat 1 — purchased goods & materials
  • Third-party verification preferred
Verification

What verification looks like

  • GHG Protocol Corporate Standard methodology
  • EPA USEEIO v2.0 or DEFRA factors accepted
  • Activity-based data preferred over spend-based
  • SHA-256 fingerprinted report for audit trail
  • Supporting documents: utility bills, freight invoices
Timeline

Deadlines suppliers face

  • Vendor Central sustainability window: Q1 + Q3
  • Climate Pledge Friendly: rolling certification renewal
  • Two missed windows = placement deprioritization
  • Data collection: 4–8 weeks (QuickBooks export)
  • Report generation: <5 minutes with Emissa
What's in the report

Every data point Amazon requires — pre-formatted

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Scope 1 total (mt CO₂e) — natural gas, diesel, propane combustion from QuickBooks fuel GL codes
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Scope 2 total (mt CO₂e) — purchased electricity using EPA eGRID regional factors; market-based option available
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Scope 3 Category 1 — purchased goods & services mapped from QuickBooks COGS and vendor spend using USEEIO v2.0
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Scope 3 Category 4 — upstream transportation (inbound freight invoices, weight × distance × mode)
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Scope 3 Category 11 — downstream transport including Amazon last-mile delivery data from Vendor Central
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Emission factor sources — EPA eGRID 2024, USEEIO v2.0, DEFRA 2024; all versioned and cited in the report
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Methodology statement — GHG Protocol Corporate Standard; boundary and exclusion notes auto-generated
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SHA-256 report fingerprint — cryptographic hash for immutable audit trail; shareable via Emissa buyer portal
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Year-over-year comparison — baseline vs reporting year delta; required for SBTi and EcoVadis cross-filing
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Vendor Central format — output pre-structured for Amazon's sustainability data intake; paste-ready

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon require from suppliers for Climate Pledge Friendly?
Amazon's Climate Pledge Friendly program requires product-level carbon footprint data aligned with the GHG Protocol. This includes Scope 1 (direct combustion), Scope 2 (purchased electricity), and Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods). Third-party verification is preferred for product-level claims; self-assessed data is accepted for company inventory.
How do Amazon suppliers report Scope 3 emissions?
Amazon suppliers report through Vendor Central's sustainability data request window (typically Q1 and Q3). You map spend data from QuickBooks to EPA USEEIO v2.0 factors for Category 1, use freight invoices for Categories 4 and 11, and submit a consolidated GHG inventory. Emissa automates the mapping and generates the Vendor Central-formatted output.
Can QuickBooks data be used for Amazon sustainability reporting?
Yes. QuickBooks transaction exports map directly to Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods via spend-based USEEIO factors), Scope 1 (fuel and gas GL codes), Scope 2 (utility electric GL codes), and Scope 3 Category 4 (inbound freight GL codes). Emissa automates this mapping in a single import.
What is the difference between Climate Pledge Friendly and Sustainable Solutions Hub?
Climate Pledge Friendly is a product-level program requiring per-product carbon footprint data and third-party certification. Sustainable Solutions Hub is a company-level program requiring a full GHG inventory (Scope 1/2/3) submitted via Vendor Central. Most suppliers supplying Amazon at scale need to comply with both.
How long does it take to prepare an Amazon sustainability report?
With Emissa, the report generates in under 5 minutes from imported QuickBooks data. The 90-day prep timeline covers data collection (Weeks 1–3), data quality review (Weeks 4–6), report generation (Weeks 7–9), and submission (Week 10+). Most suppliers get to first draft in one afternoon.