What does ESG by ZYT not do?

• No assurance. Figures are self-reported and unaudited. Limited or reasonable assurance requires a separate engagement with a qualified provider.
• No market-based Scope 2. Only location-based is calculated, so a green tariff, power purchase agreement or renewable energy certificate will not be reflected. The GHG Protocol expects both where such contracts exist.
• No base-year comparison. Without a prior year there is nothing to compare to, so GRI 305-5 (reduction of emissions) stays empty in a first report. An empty disclosure with a stated reason is compliant; a fabricated trend is not.
• No notification to GRI. Requirement 9 of GRI 1 asks you to notify GRI of a report claiming to be in accordance. That step is yours.
• No GRI Sector Standards. Where a Sector Standard exists for your industry, using it is obligatory for an in-accordance claim, and the software does not apply one.
• No verification of your inputs. We have no access to your meters, bills or operations. A calculation from wrong figures is wrong, however carefully performed.
• Some Scope 3 lines use spend-based proxies, which scale with price rather than physical impact. They are marked as proxies and are a weak basis for a reduction claim.

None of these prevents a defensible report for the use this product is built for — answering customers, tenders and lenders. They do mean that if your obligation is a regulatory filing with assurance, you need more than this software, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling you something.