ESG & CDP Reporting
Present lifecycle carbon circular flow with clear totals and hotspots. Support disclosures with transparent flow logic and units.
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Carbon Circular Flow Sankey: See Where Carbon Goes
This template maps carbon from extraction and manufacturing through product use, energy, recycling, reuse, sequestration, and final sinks.
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Carbon Circular Flow Sankey: See Where Carbon Goes
This template maps carbon from extraction and manufacturing through product use, energy, recycling, reuse, sequestration, and final sinks.
Raw Materials (Extraction)
Manufacturing
Product Use
Energy Use
Recycling (Secondary Material)
Reuse / Remanufacture
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What This Template Offers
A ready-to-edit Sankey that clarifies circularity loops and emission paths across your product lifecycle—fast, clear, and presentation-ready.
- Prebuilt lifecycle stages and flows
- Hotspot visibility for emissions and energy use
- Clear loops for recycling, reuse, and sequestration
- Easy color, label, and value controls
- Export for ESG reports, decks, and dashboards
Use cases
Perfect Use Cases
Product LCA Summary
Condense technical LCA results into an executive-friendly Sankey showing recycling, reuse, energy use, and atmospheric emissions.
Circular Economy Program Pitch
Model how boosting recycling or reuse shifts carbon from the atmosphere to secondary materials and sequestration.
Operations & Energy Audit
Trace energy use and losses across manufacturing and in-use phases to prioritize efficiency and abatement actions.
Customize
How to Customize
Paste Your Flow Table
Enter rows as Source, Target, Value (e.g., tCO2e). We map nodes automatically to build your Sankey.
Tweak Nodes and Colors
Rename stages (e.g., Product Use, Recycling), set color semantics, show values, and adjust spacing to improve readability.
Share and Export
Download high‑quality images, copy a shareable link, or embed the interactive chart on your site or report.
Key Benefits
- Instant clarity on circular flows and emissions
- Professional defaults aligned to sustainability best practices
- Flexible, brand‑ready customization with fast edits
- AI‑assisted chart building and data mapping (Pro)
Pro Tips
- Use one unit (tCO2e) across all flows for consistency.
- Group small flows into an “Other” node to keep the diagram readable.
- Apply color semantics: emissions red, recycling green, energy orange, sequestration dark green.
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Create Your Own sankey—turn complexity into clarity
Transform your carbon circular flow into a decision‑ready Sankey in minutes—paste your data, customize, and share instantly.
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- No sign-up required
- AI-powered
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