Carbon Footprint Assessment of Organization : A Case Study of the licensing process Factory business for a factory group 3

Abstract

     Studying the carbon footprint assessment of an organization resulting from the factory operation licensing process. The objective is to study the carbon footprint quantities of the current licensing factory process for a factory group 3 and relevant laws. To search for the process with the highest greenhouse gas emissions within the factory licensing process and to find ways to improve the factory licensing process to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to an appropriate level without violating any laws.  By collecting and aggregating data on the emissions and sequestration of greenhouse gases that occur at each stage of the factory licensing process in Samut Sakhon province from January to March 2023, a total of 70 factories were surveyed. To categorize activities that emit greenhouse gases into three types. The result showed that Scope 3 Emissions has the highest amount of greenhouse gas emissions accounting for 37.53 percent of all activity that consist of 37.09 percent using paper and 0.44 percent using tap water. The second, Scope 1, Uses of vehicles, account for 32.19 percent of all activity and the last is Scope 2, Electrical energy consumption, accounting for 30.29 percent of all activity. Using paper has the highest greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, this study recommended applying the digital system for a permission using modern technology to reduce the use of paper in applying for factory business licenses.