ESG implementation
Employee commuting in your ESG report
Commuting emissions fall under Scope 3 and are one of the hardest line items to document. inOneCar supplies data on shared rides that you can enter directly into your report.
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Context
Why employee commuting ends up in the report
Sustainability reporting covers not only emissions from a company's own sources and purchased energy, but also those generated across the value chain. Employee commuting falls under Scope 3 — the category where data is hardest to collect, because it doesn't come from invoices or meters.
Most organisations estimate this line item from surveys and market averages. That's acceptable, but poorly documented and hard to compare year over year.
A shared-ride programme turns an estimate into data: every shared ride is logged, and every shared kilometre is counted.
Data scope
What your company gets from inOneCar
The data comes from real user activity in the programme, not from declarations.
Shared rides
Number of rides completed together in the given reporting period.
Shared kilometres
Total kilometres driven together — the basis for calculating avoided emissions.
Estimated CO₂ reduction
Emissions avoided because employees rode together instead of driving separately.
Parking spaces
Fewer cars at the site, expressed per day.
Programme activity
Number of users and people actually using the programme in the period.
Periodic report
A summary for the chosen period, ready to hand to your reporting team.
Methodology
How the emission-reduction figure is calculated
The ride enters the system with its route, number of passengers and distance. Only rides actually shared count.
Every passenger who rode with a driver instead of taking their own car represents a trip that didn't happen. That's the basis of the calculation.
Avoided kilometres are multiplied by an emission factor for a passenger car. We present the result as an estimate, not a measurement.
The company sees the result in the admin panel and can download a summary for the chosen period.
The emission-reduction figure is an estimate based on shared-ride data and an adopted emission factor. It does not replace an audit or a measurement.
Panel for your company
All the data in one place
The team responsible for reporting doesn't have to collect surveys — they log into the panel and download a summary for the chosen period.
The panel shows exactly the data described above: shared rides, kilometres, estimated CO₂ reduction and the number of parking spaces freed up, gathered into one summary for the chosen period.
Beyond the report
The programme keeps working after the report is filed
ESG data is a by-product of a working programme, not its purpose. Employees use it because it makes getting to work easier, and the company eases pressure on parking and cuts transport costs.
If you're still deciding how to organise commuting, start with employee transport. If you also want to reward employee participation, see the transport benefit.
Frequently asked questions about ESG data
Is inOneCar's data enough for the report?
It covers the portion of employee commuting that happens together within the programme. The remaining commutes still need to be estimated using your company's own method.
Which scope do commuting emissions belong to?
Employee commuting is classified under Scope 3 — indirect emissions in the value chain.
Do you see individual employees' data?
The panel shows programme activity in aggregate. The company does not receive information about a specific person's rides.
What period can a summary cover?
Any reporting period the programme has been running — a month, a quarter or a year.
Is the emission reduction a measurement?
No — it's an estimate based on the number of shared kilometres and an adopted emission factor. We always present it as an estimated value.
Let's see how many shared kilometres your company could generate
We'll analyse your shift structure and commuting patterns, then show you exactly what data will land in the panel.