GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 13 open scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
🇪🇺 EuropeDatasetZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Scope 3DOI
Hospital water carbon footprint panel - Madrid SERMAS (2016-2024)
David Campos Vásquez, Mercedes del Río Merino, Paola Villoria Sáez
This dataset and Stata code enable replication of a fixed-effects panel analysis estimating the water-related Scope 3 carbon footprint of 12 public hospitals in Madrid (2016-2024). It compares three emission factors (Spanish, UK, and region…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalGreen Finance2025#Scope 3DOI
What can green investors learn from funds’ value chain carbon footprint? Evidence from Spain
López L.A.
This paper analyzes the value chain carbon footprint (including Scope 3) of investment funds in Spain, offering insights for green investors. It reveals the distribution and characteristics of funds' carbon footprints and provides implicati…
🌍 GlobalJournalFigshare2026#Scope 3DOI
Accounting for and Reporting on Supply Chain Emissions: Global and Australian Perspectives
Xintao LI
This dissertation comprises three studies on supply chain emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3) reporting and management. Using CDP data, it shows that supplier engagement and climate governance improve Scope 3 disclosure quality. Survey data from 224 …
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation2022#Scope 3DOI
Supply-chain decarbonization: A crucial requirement to achieve Net-Zero
Zaid Thanawala
This paper focuses on Scope 3 emissions as a critical element for achieving net zero, reviewing supply-chain decarbonization strategies such as material efficiency, renewable energy transition, and circularity. It highlights challenges in m…
JournalUPCommons institutional repository (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)2024#Scope 3
Improving accuracy and visibility in the supply chain to reduce scope 3 carbon emissions in food sector companies
Deó de Urquía, Inés
Scope 3 accounts for over 80% of food sector emissions but faces data accuracy, transparency and verification challenges. Using Fuzzy-TISM and Fuzzy MICMAC, the authors model nine obstacles and identify complex supply chains and emission so…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournal2026#Scope 3DOI
Decarbonising Industrial Supply Chains: A Strategic Framework for Managing Scope 3 Emissions in Procurement
Sebastian Steinmeier, Chantal Rietdorf, Michael Rentschler +2
A large share of industrial emissions arises from Scope 3 sources in supply chains. This paper develops a strategic framework that embeds decarbonization into procurement, validated through ten expert interviews with German OEMs and supplie…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalUppsala University Publications (Uppsala University)2026#Scope 3
Assessing the Usability of Supplier-Specific Product Carbon Footprint Data for Scope 3 Reporting
Ellen Rejler Arvidson
This thesis evaluates the usability of supplier-specific product carbon footprint (PCF) data for Scope 3 reporting using PACT's usability model. A qualitative case study of a large Swedish company and two suppliers finds data mostly meets P…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalResearch journal in business and economics.2023#Scope 3DOI
Scope 3 Emissions Measurement in Global Supply Chains: A Comparative Analysis of GHG Protocol and ISO 14064 Standards
Terryann Kirui, Fancy Cheptonui, Graca Opetsi +2
This study compares Scope 3 emissions measurement frameworks in global supply chains, focusing on the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064. Analyzing 156 manufacturing and retail organizations, it finds the GHG Protocol offers flexibility and categor…
🇺🇸 USAJournalDeep Blue (University of Michigan)2021#Scope 3DOI
Scope 3 Emissions Inventory and Supplier Engagement for Steelcase, Inc.
Prachiti Dhamankar, Julia Kehoe, Elliott Schwab
A practical case study where Steelcase, an office furniture manufacturer, developed a Scope 3 emissions inventory and supplier engagement strategy for setting science-based targets. Focused on purchased goods, transportation, and waste, com…
Peer-reviewedJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2024#Scope 3DOI
Role of supplier engagement to reduce Scope 3 emissions in circular supply chains
Atif Saleem Butt, Mohammad Alghababsheh, Rahul Sindhwani +1
This multiple-case study of four buying and four supplying firms identifies six supplier-engagement strategies that help reduce Scope 3 emissions, including communication, trust-building, data use, feedback loops, and incentives. It offers …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation2020#Scope 3DOI
Using life cycle assessment to improve Scope 3 emissions reporting and enable actionability
Zaid Thanawala
Discusses how Life Cycle Assessment can improve Scope 3 emissions reporting by addressing data variability, boundary complexities, and lack of standardization. LCA helps identify emission hotspots, enhance transparency, and support strategi…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournal2022 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2022 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe)2022#Scope 3DOI
Analysis of the carbon footprint of freight transport in the mass market retail sector: a case study in Campania (Italy)
Angela Romano, Daniela Tocchi, Fiore Tinessa +2
This case study reconstructs a full year of freight transport for a small-medium retail cooperative in Campania, Italy, and calculates tank-to-wheel CO2 emissions using COPERT. Rather than limiting accounting to store premises, it quantifie…
JournalInstitutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Brescia)2026#Scope 3
A novel approach for measuring and accounting Scope 3 supplier-specific carbon emissions at a Supply Chain level
Gianmarco Bressanelli, Giorgio Lombardi, Nicola Saccani
This paper proposes an allocation-based method to derive supplier-specific emission factors from organizational carbon footprints, reducing the cost and burden of detailed LCAs for Scope 3 accounting. Tested in the ceramic industry, the app…
Preprint🌍 GlobalSSRN Electronic Journal2024#Scope 3DOI
Scope 3 Emissions Disclosure and Supply Chain Decarbonization
Young Jun Cho, Jungbae Kim, Holly Yang +1
This paper examines how Scope 3 emissions disclosure affects supply chain decarbonization. It empirically analyzes the link between corporate disclosure practices and emissions reduction efforts across the supply chain, with implications fo…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalNature Climate Change2022#Scope 3DOI
The why and how of assigning responsibility for supply chain emissions
Sanjith Gopalakrishnan
This paper examines the rationale and mechanisms for allocating responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions across supply chains. It addresses how Scope 3 accounting and reporting practices, along with policy implications, should assign acc…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews2018#Scope 3DOI
Carbon footprint calculation in telecommunications companies – The importance and relevance of scope 3 greenhouse gases emissions
Gregor Radonjič, Saša Tompa
This paper examines carbon footprint calculation in telecommunications companies, emphasizing the importance and relevance of Scope 3 emissions. It discusses the complexities of measuring supply chain and customer-related emissions, arguing…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalnpj Climate Action2025#Scope 3DOI
Scope 3 emission reporting and the EU Data Act: removing barriers for primary data sharing along the supply chain
Israel Waichman, Matthias Niebuhr, Aurel Stenzel
This paper examines how the EU Data Act can remove barriers to primary data sharing for Scope 3 emission reporting. Unlocking primary emission data stored in industrial assets would increase transparency and accountability, and move toward …
🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education2025#Scope 3DOI
Decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review
Walleci Gabeu Lira, Cláudio Ruy Portela de Vasconcelos, Walter Leal Filho +1
A systematic review of strategies for decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions, identifying three key areas: emissions estimation and control, driving factors, and institutional barriers. Offers insights for Scope 3 emissio…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalDigital Repository (Polytechnic University of Cartagena)2025#Scope 3
Comprehensive Carbon Footprint Analysis in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena: Application of the GHG Protocol with Focus on Scope Three
Rueda Mancebo, Luis Alberto
This master's thesis presents a comprehensive methodology for quantifying Scope 3 emissions in a university engineering department using GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1. It details data collection, emission factors, uncertainty analysis, and a…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalIOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science2025#Scope 3DOI
Navigating Scope 3: Transport GHG Emissions Assessment in Construction Supply Chains
L Hasselsteen, M Westergaard Thuesen, K Kanafani
This study compares Scope 3 transport emission calculation methods in construction supply chains using eight case studies and an LCA framework. Results show 48.8–146.1% variance depending on method and emission factors; spend-based methods …