This article is to help you understand how to upload your capital goods data in the Zevero onboarding.
As a quick definition, capital goods are goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers. Examples include a canning line or computer equipment.
Please also note that unlike in financial accounting, capital goods cannot be depreciated over multiple years and they must be reported in full during the period they were purchased.
Item Name
Please enter the name of the capital goods purchased. This should be a name that is easily identified and explains to Zevero and yourself what the product is.
Sub Name
Please enter a sub name for your capital goods. This should help describe the product and provide more information about the specific model of equipment.
Supplier
Please enter the name of the supplier. This will allow us to search our database for your capital good based on the supplier.
Quantity
Please enter the quantity purchased. Typically this is limited to one. You can input multiple items that were purchased over the course of a year together.
Unit
There are three options to select: Number of items, litres or kg. Please select the option where you have the best data.
Note: If you select the number of items, you must also include a mass per unit.
Mass (kg)
You should only enter the mass per unit, not the mass of all the products. For example, if you sell 100 items totalling 100kg, you should only enter 1kg as this will be the weight per product. We'll do the multiplication on our side.
Purchase Date
Please enter the date of purchase. This is typically found on your accounting systems or invoice.
Note: This data is used to understand where in the reporting year to associate the emissions from this purchase. It is not critical to get the date absolutely correct. This will not affect your overall emissions, it may just cause fluctuations across the year breakdown.