A quickstart guide to setting up Continia Sustainability
This article provides an overview of the available setup articles in the Setting up folder for Continia Sustainability. These resources are intended to help you configure the solution to match your organization’s operational and environmental reporting needs.
General setup articles
Articles that explain the general setup process and foundational features:
Assisted setup guide - use the guided setup process to configure Continia Sustainability according to your organization’s requirements. For more information, refer to the following article: The Assisted setup guide for Continia Sustainability.
Define accounting rules and default unit codes - for more information about how to configure key metrics and settings that define how carbon accounting is managed within your organization, see Setting up Continia Sustainability article.
Emission factor databases - access external databases that provide standard, scientifically validated emission values. For more information, see the Emission factor databases article.
Selecting emission factors - to learn how to select the most relevant emission factors based on geography, industry, and methodology, see the Selecting accurate emission factors article.
Emission factor sets - create and manage sets of emission factors to simplify their application across various activities. For more information, see the Working with an emission factor set article.
Environmental data sources - link financial transactions, such as ledger entries and purchase lines, to environmental accounts for automated data collection. For more information, see the Setting up environmental data sources article.
Functional areas
Articles that guide you in configuring specific environmental data inputs, such as transportation, materials, and waste handling:
- Vehicle laden codes - define whether vehicles are fully or partially loaded to improve the accuracy of transport-related emissions. See: Setting up vehicle laden codes
- Material sources - tag materials based on their origin to capture emissions tied to raw material extraction or sourcing. See: Setting up material sources
- Waste disposal methods - configure disposal or treatment types to track emissions resulting from waste handling. See: Setting up waste disposal methods