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title: "Scope 3 emissions — Class A Atlas glossary"
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> All other indirect emissions in the value chain.

## TL;DR

- All other indirect emissions in the value chain.
- For real estate: embodied carbon in materials, tenant fit-out, employee commute, procurement, and downstream tenant operations.

# Scope 3 emissions

*ESG · Global*

## Short definition

All other indirect emissions in the value chain.

## Full definition

For real estate: [leed](/glossary/embodied-carbon)-tenants">embodied carbon in materials, tenant [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out, employee commute, procurement, and downstream tenant operations. The hardest to measure and the largest in magnitude — typically 70–90% of a [Class A](/glossary/class-a) building's lifecycle emissions.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Scope 3 emissions is part of the esg vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

## Related topics

- [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/scope-3-emissions), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.