Formatting your supplier-level data file

Formatting your supplier-level data file

A supplier-level data file will let you tell our sytem not only who your suppliers are, but also what the primary contact information is at that supplier.  As part of the Engage Suppliers functionality, this can be used to communicate with your suppliers, improve their (and therefor your) footprint accuracy, and affect change with suppliers.

File format

Your uploaded file needs to be a CSV file

Fields


The document must have the following fields:


CompanyNameCityCountryCompanyNumber1CompanyNumberType1CompanyNumber2CompanyNumberType2ContactNameContactEmailContactPhone

CompanyName: Name of your supplier.

City (OPTIONAL):  City of your supplier.

Country (OPTIONAL):  Country of your supplier.

CompanyNumber1 (OPTIONAL): A unique government issues number associated with that company, such as a Companies House or VAT identification number in the UK.  For example "303023333" or "H-3332342".

CompanyNumberType1 (OPTIONAL): The type of ID per the above.  For example "Companies House"

CompanyNumber2 (OPTIONAL): A second unique government issues number associated with that company, such as a Companies House or VAT identification number in the UK.  For example "303023333" or "H-3332342".

CompanyNumberType2 (OPTIONAL): The type of ID per the above.  For example "Companies House"

ContactName (OPTIONAL): The name of your primary contact person at this supplier.

ContactEmail (OPTIONAL): The email of your primary contact person at this supplier.

ContactPhone (OPTIONAL): The phone number of your primary contact person at this supplier.

Overwhelmed or Need help?

Let us help!  We are happy to help on this if this is a blocker for you.  We realize getting data in the right format can be a pain, and we don't want that to be the blocker from you getting started with a carbon footprint.  We are happy to help - shoot us an email at support@co2analytics.com

Sample Template

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