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Learn the basics

Understand the words used on the dashboard.

This tab explains the main terms in simple language. It is for people who are new to carbon accounting, portfolio emissions, BRSR disclosures, CBAM, and carbon credits.

Learn
Emissions
What Scope 1 and Scope 2 mean.
Learn
Portfolio risk
How your holdings connect to emissions.
Learn
Policy
Why CBAM and disclosure rules matter.
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Action
What users can do after measuring.
01

Financed emissions means emissions linked to your investment

plain meaning

If you own shares of a company, a small part of that company's emissions is connected to your portfolio. The dashboard estimates that share using your holding value and the company's enterprise value.

ExampleIf your holding is worth Rs 1 lakh and the company enterprise value is Rs 10,000 crore, you own a very small share of the company. The site applies that same small share to the company's emissions.
  1. Open Dashboard.
  2. Find the column called Financed tCO2e.
  3. The bigger the number, the more emissions that holding contributes to the sample portfolio.

This number does not mean you personally emitted that carbon. It means your investment is financially linked to that share of company emissions.

02

WACI shows how carbon-heavy the portfolio is

WACI stands for Weighted Average Carbon Intensity. In simple terms, it asks: for every rupee of revenue, how much carbon do the companies in this portfolio emit?

ExampleA software company usually has low emissions for each rupee of revenue. A cement or power company usually has much higher emissions for each rupee of revenue.
  1. Look at the WACI card on Dashboard.
  2. If WACI is high, the portfolio is tilted toward carbon-heavy businesses.
  3. Use Decarbonize to think about which holdings could be reduced or compared.

WACI is useful for comparing portfolios, but it should not be the only number used for decisions.

03

CBAM can make high-carbon exports more expensive

CBAM is the European Union's carbon border rule. If an exported product has high emissions, it may face extra cost. This matters for sectors like steel, cement, aluminium, and possibly textiles in the future.

ExampleIf an Indian steel exporter sells into Europe and its production is carbon-heavy, the buyer may face a carbon-related cost. That can affect competitiveness.
  1. On Dashboard, check the CBAM + watchlist card.
  2. Open the holdings table and look for steel, cement, metals, and textile names.
  3. Use this as a policy-risk signal, not as a direct prediction.

CBAM matters because carbon can become a trade cost, not only an environmental issue.

04

Market prices are live, emissions data is annual

Stock prices change during the day, so portfolio value and weights change live. Company emissions are usually reported once a year. The site combines live prices with the latest available emissions disclosures.

ExampleIf Tata Steel's stock price rises today, its portfolio weight rises. Even if its emissions data has not changed today, your portfolio's exposure to those emissions can rise because the holding is now worth more.
  1. Use the refresh button on Dashboard.
  2. Watch live prices and portfolio value update.
  3. Remember that emissions are updated when companies publish new disclosures.

The live part is the market value. The disclosure part is the latest available company emissions data.