What are facilitated emissions?
Facilitated emissions attribute an issuer's emissions to the financial institution leading a new debt or equity issue, private placement, private-credit transaction or syndicated loan. PCAF excludes secondary trading, M&A advice, sovereign bonds, securitized products, derivatives, green bonds and passive co-managers.
Why do facilitated emissions matter to you?
If you arrange covered transactions, investors may require this number. PCAF requires at least annual disclosure, separate from financed emissions. Missing transaction volume, issuer value, emissions year or scope stops others reproducing it.
How are facilitated emissions calculated?
Multiply the amount sold by your allotted share. Prefer the actual volume; if unavailable, use fee- or volume-based league table credit. Divide by enterprise value including cash (EVIC) for a listed issuer, or equity plus debt for a private company. Multiply by annual issuer emissions and PCAF's 33% weighting. Report combined Scope 1 and 2 in metric tonnes of CO2e, with required Scope 3 separate.
What mistakes should you avoid?
- Counting an excluded product, an unsold portion or a passive co-manager role.
- Using the total deal value instead of your allotted volume or league table credit.
- Adding facilitated emissions to financed emissions instead of reporting them separately.
- Mixing transaction-year data with an unexplained issuer-emissions or company-value year.
Are facilitated emissions the same as financed emissions?
No. Financed emissions arise from loans or investments held by the institution. Facilitated emissions arise from arranging covered transactions for investors and use the separate 33% weighting.
Does the issuer report the bank's facilitated emissions?
No. The issuer provides its emissions data, but the facilitating institution calculates and reports the attributed result as a separate note under Scope 3 Category 15.
What records should you keep?
Keep the close date, amount sold, allotted share, issuer value, emissions by scope and year, data source, weighting, exclusions and workbook.