Data Schemas

Data Schemas

Reference documentation for API data structures

Data Schemas

Industry

Property Type Required Description
id No
name No
mean_score No The mean score for this industry globally. Values from 0 to 1, 0 being the worst and 1 being the best. Users typically represent this as a score between 0 and 100. See calculation methodology at https://ditchcarbon.com/calculation-methodologies/
performances No

OrganizationIdentifier

Property Type Required Description
nameYes
hq_regionNoISO two-letter country code of the organization's headquarters.
hq_subregionNoISO two-letter code of the organization's headquarters subregion (for example, Ohio would be OH).
hq_fuzzyobjectNoIf you don't know the ISO two-letter country code of the organization's headquarters, you can provide a fuzzy input. e.g. "United States" or an address like "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA"
industry_idNo
industry_nameNo
websiteNoThe organization's website or email address. e.g. https://example.com or user@example.com
external_idNo
is_legal_entity_nameNoIndicates whether the provided name is the supplier's legal entity name (vs. trading name/brand).
duns_numberNoData Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number for direct organization matching.
lei_numberNoLegal Entity Identifier (LEI) for direct organization matching.
isin_numberNoInternational Securities Identification Number (ISIN) for direct organization matching.
sp_global_numberNoS&P Global identifier for direct organization matching.

Organization

The fields returned depend on your project plan. The schema below describes the full (detailed) response. Summary plan responses return a subset: matching_organization omits names, websites, and tickers; industry_confidence is not included; and sbti and ecovadis objects are included.

Property Type Required Description
idNoUnique DitchCarbon identifier for an organization
nameNoName of the organization
hq_regionNoISO 3166 two-letter country code for the country in which a business's registered headquarters are located.
hq_subregionNoISO 3166-2 two-letter code of the organization's headquarters subregion (for example, Ohio would be OH).
industryIndustryNo
websiteNoThe organization's website or email address. e.g. https://example.com or user@example.com
external_idNoExternal id provided by a customer or a 3rd party provider such as DUNS or ISIN
statusNoThe status of the organization's data. All statuses except synced and errored mean the research is still in progress. synced means the research is complete. errored means there was an error during the research.
organization_relationship_typeNoThe type of relationship this organization has (e.g., "ultimate parent", "subsidiary")
has_relevant_upstreamNoWhether the organization has disclosed relevant upstream categories in any year
matching_organizationNo
performancesNo
sourcesNoAn array of sources that DitchCarbon used to create the response.
scoreNoDitchCarbon assessed score from 0 to 1, 0 being the worst and 1 being the best. See calculation methodology at https://ditchcarbon.com/calculation-methodologies/
industry_score_percentileNoDitchCarbon assessed percentile of the organization's industry score. A value of 80 means the organization is in the 80th percentile.
industry_confidenceNoDitchCarbon confidence rating. Values can be: low, medium or high
industry_rankNoDitchCarbon assessed rank of the organization's industry's intensity. Values can be: very_high, high, medium, low, very_low, unknown
region_rankNoDitchCarbon assessed rank of the organization's region. Values can be: very_high, high, medium, low, very_low, unknown
related_environmental_report_statusNoWhether or not the organization currently has any associated environmental reports. Values can be: processing, found, not_found
cdpNo
sbtiNo
unNo
ecovadisNo
climate_pledgeNo
document_reduction_targetsNoReduction targets automatically extracted from the organization's public documents.
sbti_reduction_targetsNoReduction targets declared to and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Industry Performance

Property Type Required Description
year No
region No
emission_factor No
ghg_emission_factors No All factors in kgCO2e/USD, transformed using GHG protocol data. https://ghgprotocol.org/...
source No

Category

Property Type Required Description
id No
name No

Recommended Actions

Property Type Required Description
recommended_actions No

Reduction Target

Property Type Required Description
idNo
classificationNo
timeframeNo
scopeNo
start_yearNo
end_yearNo
overall_reduction_percentageNo
textNo
source_urlNo
permanent_mirror_urlNo
pageNo
on_track_two_yearNo
on_track_five_yearNo

Emission

DitchCarbon's estimate of CO2e emitted.

Property Type Required Description
kg_co2e No

Server

Property Type Required Description
idNo
manufacturer_nameNo
modelNo
ram_bytesNoIn bytes
cpu_nameNo
os_nameNo
cpu_countNoNumber of physical CPUs
core_countNoNumber of physical cores per chip (CPU)
thread_countNoNumber of logical threads across all chips (CPUs)
is_virtualNoWhether the server is dedicated (exclusively used by the entity) or virtual (shared between the entity and others, such as with Virtual Private Servers on cloud platforms)
disk_countNo

Data Schemas