Cat 6/7 Mini-Kit: Business Travel + Employee Commuting

A low-lift way to produce credible estimates when stakeholders ask for it

Scope 3, Made PracticalMini-Kit30 min

What you'll accomplish

  • Understand what Cat 6 and Cat 7 cover
  • Decide if they're material for your organization
  • Build a minimum viable estimate using existing data
  • Document assumptions for credibility

Definitions

Cat 6

Business Travel

Transportation of employees for business-related activities in vehicles not owned by the company (flights, rental cars, trains, etc.)

Cat 7

Employee Commuting

Transportation of employees between their homes and worksites (cars, public transit, cycling, etc.)

Quick start (30 minutes)

  • •Check if you have expense/travel system data (Cat 6)
  • •Estimate using employee count × average commute assumptions (Cat 7)
  • •Use spend-based factors if activity data isn't available
  • •Document as 'screened' if not material for your organization

Common pitfalls

Overcomplicating employee surveys

Fix: Use reasonable assumptions first; refine later

Missing remote workers in Cat 7

Fix: Document hybrid/remote assumptions clearly

Spending too much time on small categories

Fix: If Cat 6/7 are <5% of Scope 3, keep it simple

Change log

v1.0 (2026-01): Latest release