1.Overview of FLAG Measurement in Terrascope Platform
The FLAG (Forest, Land and Agriculture) module on the Terrascope platform enables users to measure, tag, and analyze FLAG-related emissions across Scope 1, 2 and 3 alongside E&I (Energy and Industrial) emissions, in alignment with the SBTi FLAG and land‑sector guidance.
The FLAG module spans a dedicated FLAG dashboard and FLAG-aware analytics within Emission Analytics.
It supports both EF-based FLAG breakdowns (primarily for Scope 3) and template-based FLAG tagging for primary on-farm Scope 1 and 2 data.
Methodology and templates are designed to align with SBTi FLAG and LSR guidance, while preserving flexibility for user choices on categorizing certain ENI emissions.
2.Accessing the FLAG Dashboard
From the left navigation menu, go to Analysis.
Under Analysis, select FLAG Dashboard to open the FLAG‑specific view for your corporate footprint.
Understanding the main layout
There are two main emission result views available.
Net FLAG emissions – with an option to toggle the view between ‘FLAG Sub‑category’ and ‘Scope’.
Top 3 FLAG emissions – with an option to toggle the view either by ‘Business unit’ or ‘Location’.
Working with Net FLAG emissions
In the Net FLAG emissions card, review the total net FLAG emissions displayed and its share of total emissions of applied filters. (for example, “27.74% of total emissions 352.28 K”).
Click the percentage of each FLAG sub-category to view breakdown by gross emissions and negative emission amount.
Click the percentage of each scope to view breakdown by sub‑category to understand where emissions arise:
Land use change (biogenic)
Land management (biogenic)
Land management (non‑biogenic), each shown with a percentage share and an absolute value (for example, 15% / 52.75, 0% / 0, 13% / 44.97).
Where the interface indicates “Expand all” to view a breakdown, use these options to see all sub‑categories.
Use the View by control to toggle the Scope option, where available, so that the view aligns with your reporting boundaries.
Analysing top 3 FLAG emissions
Top 3 FLAG emitting Business Units
In the Top 3 FLAG emissions by business units card, review the vertical bar chart to identify the business units with the highest FLAG emissions (for example, Dairy Farm, Soy, and Palm Site 2).
Use the y‑axis values (for example, up to around 22K) to compare the magnitude of emissions between units and to prioritise where to focus reduction efforts.
Viewing detailed breakdown for a business unit
Click a bar (for example, Dairy Farm) to open its detailed panel on the right side of the chart.
In the detail panel, review:
The total FLAG emissions for that unit (e.g. “20.99 K”)
The table of scope categories, showing percentage contribution and net emissions for each:
Land use change (biogenic) (e.g. 39%, 8.27 K)
Land management (biogenic) (e.g. 0%, 0)
Land management (non‑biogenic) (e.g. 61%, 12.72 K).
Switching between business unit and location views
Use the View by toggle above the detail panel to switch between Business unit and Location, depending on how you wish to segment FLAG emissions.
When viewing by location, interpret the information in the same way as for business units, using the chart and detail panel to identify hotspots for FLAG emissions across your geographic footprint.
In the detail panel, review:
The total FLAG emissions for the location (for example, India with “3.60 K”).
The table of scope categories, showing percentage contribution and net emissions (for example, Purchased goods and services with a 100% contribution of “3.60 K”).
3.Accessing the Emission Analytics
In addition to the dedicated FLAG dashboard, FLAG is also integrated into the Emission Analytics page. In Emission Analytics, the user can:
Filter activities to include only those with FLAG emissions.
Group emissions by FLAG categories.
To access Emission Analytics, navigate to Analysis > Dashboard from the left‑hand panel, then open Emission Analytics.
4.Filtering and Grouping by FLAG in Activities
Applying Filter by ‘FLAG’
Add a filter - ‘FLAG’, then select a FLAG category, for example “Land management (non‑biogenic)”.
When this filter is applied, the Activity table displays all activities tagged as FLAG. Users can further refine the view by selecting a specific FLAG sub‑category, which displays activities tagged with that category (for example, Land management (non‑biogenic)).
Applying Group by ‘FLAG’
You can also select ‘FLAG’ in the Group by control to configure the treemap and Activity table so that emissions are aggregated under each FLAG Sub-category (for example “Land use change (biogenic)”), including ‘Non‑FLAG’ emissions.
When ‘FLAG’ is selected in Group by, the Activity table displays additional columns showing emission volumes for each FLAG Sub-category (for example “Land use change (biogenic)”, “Land management (non‑biogenic)”) as well as “Non‑FLAG” emissions.
💡Tips: To match total FLAG emission figures between Emission Analytics and the FLAG Dashboard:
Apply the same filters and conditions in Emission Analytics as on the FLAG Dashboard, including verification/approval status.
A practical approach is to group Activities by FLAG in Emission Analytics and compare the resulting numbers with the dashboard figures to ensure alignment.
