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How do I choose the correct business category?

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Written by Tom Hallam
Updated over 7 months ago

CarbonTrail needs to know what your primary business activity is so that it can create accurate carbon footprint estimates.

This is because some of our calculations rely on industry-average estimates, and knowing your primary activity helps us choose the right calculations.


First, Click on the "Select Category" dropdown menu to open the "Select a Category" screen.

The screen below will be displayed.

Then, start typing some keywords relating to the category you are searching.

For example, if you are looking for vehicle repairers, start typing "auto", "motor", or "vehicle" to bring up a list of all categories containing that word:

You can type to select a category

You can also click on a category group, and make a choice that way. For example this is the list that is displayed when you click Professional Services:

Or browse from the list of category groups

Click the category you'd like, and then Select to confirm your choice.

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