What is our recycling rate, and what carbon emissions sit behind it?
Pearstop answers it from the invoices and purchase data the company already has.
Sound familiar?
The sustainability report
The client request
The recycling opportunity
Why it's hard today
A recycling rate and a carbon figure depend on the individual item. Invoice lines describe items in free text, one supplier delivers across many categories, and the supplier name does not say what an item is made of. Without the item, every number is an estimate.
What changes with Pearstop
- See every item processed, identified at line level.
- Attach carbon emissions and a recycling rate to each specific item.
- Report a recycling rate and a carbon figure that trace back to the lines behind them.
What line level shows
At a construction client, an outside consultancy report claimed €12m in savings, with no plan or substantiation behind it. Pearstop cleaned all spend down to line level so procurement could see where to negotiate.
One savings lever labelled "water pumps" turned out to be spend with an executive training agency. A category label hides what an item is. The line shows it.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate a recycling rate from procurement data?
Identify every item bought and processed, then apply each item's recycling rate and total the result. Pearstop reads every invoice line down to the individual item, so the rate rests on items and the lines behind them.
How do you work out the carbon emissions of the materials a company buys?
Attach an emissions factor to each specific item, then total them. That requires every item identified first. Pearstop identifies every line, which gives the carbon calculation its starting list.
Why is a recycling rate often an estimate?
Because the data stops at material totals or supplier names. A supplier that delivers across many categories hides what its items are made of. Item-level identification replaces the estimate with a count.
How do you find recycling opportunities in spend data?
List the items bought, then check the recycling rate of each. Pearstop identifies every item at line level, so the opportunities that sit under labels like "mixed materials" become visible.
What data is needed for item-level carbon reporting?
Invoice lines and purchase data, read down to the individual item. Pearstop extracts and classifies them, so each item is ready to carry its own emissions factor and recycling rate.
Send us a sample of your purchase data
A sample is enough. We send back every item identified at line level.
