Brands and agencies are seeking to become environmentally sustainable. However, as a nascent and complex initiative, it can be difficult to determine the sources of pollution in ad tech and how carbon emissions are generated in the first place. That’s why we created this infographic to help brands and agencies understand how the programmatic supply chain generates CO2 emissions and what they can do to lower their carbon footprint.
The Different Carbon Emissions Explained
A vital part of lowering carbon emissions begins with identifying the sources of carbon waste. Brands’ and agencies’ carbon emissions are categorized into 3 sources: Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. Depending on who the reporting company is, meaning for the brand, agency, or vendor, the same business activity can generate carbon waste that falls under different categories.
Exploring The Carbon Emissions Of The Programmatic Supply Chain
When compared to print, digital media is often seen as more environmentally friendly. However, behind the screens, much of the carbon emissions generated by digital advertising fall under the Scope 3 category. This is due to the seemingly endless amounts of servers, processing and transmitting even more data and generating CO2 waste in the process.
A Chain Reaction
When users land on a publisher’s page, this sets off a chain reaction of carbon waste throughout the programmatic supply chain. It starts by transmitting the site content to the user’s device. What affects the amount of Scope 3 carbon emissions during this stage is the data size of the site content, the type of device users use to access the content, and the energy required to power them all.
Transmitting Data Between Servers
Each bid request requires transmitting large amounts of data between the publisher’s, SSP’s, DSP’s, and all other vendors’ servers. The more companies a brand or advertiser has in the programmatic supply path, the harder servers have to work to send the data throughout the bid stream; creating carbon emissions in the process.
Delivering the Ad Campaign
The amount of Scope 3 carbon emissions generated when delivering the ad campaign depends on a few factors. Larger file sizes generate more carbon waste, meaning video ads will emit more CO2 than display ads. Which device the ads are displayed on is also going to factor in how much carbon waste is generated during the campaign, as more powerful devices, such as desktop computers or laptops, create more carbon waste than mobile devices or Connected TVs (CTV.)
Building a clean media ecosystem is a collective effort that’s going to take the entire advertising industry working together to reduce carbon emissions.
To reduce your carbon emissions, check out how Sharethrough’s GreenPMPs™ help decarbonize the programmatic supply chain.
Infographic: How The Programmatic Supply Chain Generates COEmissions
Below is a full breakdown between the differences of Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions:
Brands and agencies are seeking to become environmentally sustainable. However, as a nascent and complex initiative, it can be difficult to determine the sources of pollution in ad tech and how carbon emissions are generated in the first place. That’s why we created this infographic to help brands and agencies understand how the programmatic supply chain generates CO2 emissions and what they can do to lower their carbon footprint.
The Different Carbon Emissions Explained
A vital part of lowering carbon emissions begins with identifying the sources of carbon waste. Brands’ and agencies’ carbon emissions are categorized into 3 sources: Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. Depending on who the reporting company is, meaning for the brand, agency, or vendor, the same business activity can generate carbon waste that falls under different categories.
Exploring The Carbon Emissions Of The Programmatic Supply Chain
When compared to print, digital media is often seen as more environmentally friendly. However, behind the screens, much of the carbon emissions generated by digital advertising fall under the Scope 3 category. This is due to the seemingly endless amounts of servers, processing and transmitting even more data and generating CO2 waste in the process.
A Chain Reaction
When users land on a publisher’s page, this sets off a chain reaction of carbon waste throughout the programmatic supply chain. It starts by transmitting the site content to the user’s device. What affects the amount of Scope 3 carbon emissions during this stage is the data size of the site content, the type of device users use to access the content, and the energy required to power them all.
Transmitting Data Between Servers
Each bid request requires transmitting large amounts of data between the publisher’s, SSP’s, DSP’s, and all other vendors’ servers. The more companies a brand or advertiser has in the programmatic supply path, the harder servers have to work to send the data throughout the bid stream; creating carbon emissions in the process.
Delivering the Ad Campaign
The amount of Scope 3 carbon emissions generated when delivering the ad campaign depends on a few factors. Larger file sizes generate more carbon waste, meaning video ads will emit more CO2 than display ads. Which device the ads are displayed on is also going to factor in how much carbon waste is generated during the campaign, as more powerful devices, such as desktop computers or laptops, create more carbon waste than mobile devices or Connected TVs (CTV.)
Building a clean media ecosystem is a collective effort that’s going to take the entire advertising industry working together to reduce carbon emissions.
To reduce your carbon emissions, check out how Sharethrough’s GreenPMPs™ help decarbonize the programmatic supply chain.
Infographic: How The Programmatic Supply Chain Generates COEmissions
Below is a full breakdown between the differences of Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions:
Behind Headlines: 180 Seconds in Ad Tech is a short 3-minute podcast exploring the news in the digital advertising industry. Ad tech is a fast-growing industry with many updates happening daily. As it can be hard for most to keep up with the latest news, the Sharethrough team wanted to create an audio series compiling notable mentions each week.
Brands and agencies are seeking to become environmentally sustainable. However, as a nascent and complex initiative, it can be difficult to determine the sources of pollution in ad tech and how carbon emissions are generated in the first place. That’s why we created this infographic to help brands and agencies understand how the programmatic supply chain generates CO2 emissions and what they can do to lower their carbon footprint.
The Different Carbon Emissions Explained
A vital part of lowering carbon emissions begins with identifying the sources of carbon waste. Brands’ and agencies’ carbon emissions are categorized into 3 sources: Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. Depending on who the reporting company is, meaning for the brand, agency, or vendor, the same business activity can generate carbon waste that falls under different categories.
Exploring The Carbon Emissions Of The Programmatic Supply Chain
When compared to print, digital media is often seen as more environmentally friendly. However, behind the screens, much of the carbon emissions generated by digital advertising fall under the Scope 3 category. This is due to the seemingly endless amounts of servers, processing and transmitting even more data and generating CO2 waste in the process.
A Chain Reaction
When users land on a publisher’s page, this sets off a chain reaction of carbon waste throughout the programmatic supply chain. It starts by transmitting the site content to the user’s device. What affects the amount of Scope 3 carbon emissions during this stage is the data size of the site content, the type of device users use to access the content, and the energy required to power them all.
Transmitting Data Between Servers
Each bid request requires transmitting large amounts of data between the publisher’s, SSP’s, DSP’s, and all other vendors’ servers. The more companies a brand or advertiser has in the programmatic supply path, the harder servers have to work to send the data throughout the bid stream; creating carbon emissions in the process.
Delivering the Ad Campaign
The amount of Scope 3 carbon emissions generated when delivering the ad campaign depends on a few factors. Larger file sizes generate more carbon waste, meaning video ads will emit more CO2 than display ads. Which device the ads are displayed on is also going to factor in how much carbon waste is generated during the campaign, as more powerful devices, such as desktop computers or laptops, create more carbon waste than mobile devices or Connected TVs (CTV.)
Building a clean media ecosystem is a collective effort that’s going to take the entire advertising industry working together to reduce carbon emissions.
To reduce your carbon emissions, check out how Sharethrough’s GreenPMPs™ help decarbonize the programmatic supply chain.
Infographic: How The Programmatic Supply Chain Generates COEmissions
Below is a full breakdown between the differences of Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions:
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