WHAT IS AN ITEM?
Items are the activities or components that make up the total CO₂e emissions for your project. Think of them as the building blocks of your carbon footprint. When building a sustainability report for your event, one of the key steps is adding items.
In Qondor's sustainability calculator, you can add items across 4 main categories, Transportation, Accommodation & Venue, Food & Beverage and Other.
Each item allows for tailored inputs. For example:
For flights, you can add airline, aircraft type, travel class and flight number.
For cars, you choose car size and fuel type.
For hotels, you can add star ratings.
💡TIPS:
It’s better to report something than nothing. Add whatever data you have, as every bit helps to create a more accurate and trustworthy report.
You can also choose manual CO₂e input for any item, if you have verified emissions from a supplier or want to override the calculation.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER ADDING ITEMS?
You will get an estimated CO₂e number based on the data you’ve entered for each one. This estimate helps you understand the impact of the item (activity).
Note: Even if you enter detailed information, like a hotel’s star rating or the name of a transport provider, the CO₂e value might not change.
Why doesn’t the CO₂e number always change?
All fields are designed to impact emissions, but not all configurations will result in a visible change.
The system uses the information you provide to calculate the most accurate estimate possible. However, in some cases:
Specific data may not be available for the provider, location or route.
Certain travel classes, accommodation types or emission profiles might not be supported for a given selection.
If a selected option isn’t applicable, the system automatically uses the closest matching data behind the scenes.
To summarise, your details are used when possible, but if there’s no data match, the system fills in the gaps with the best alternative. That’s why you might not see a change, even though your input helps improve accuracy when data is available.