Skills & Data Connections

Article 6 ITMO

Structure and analyze Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. Use this skill whenever the user mentions Article 6, ITMO, corresponding adjustment, Paris Agreement cooperative approaches, NDC accounting, bilateral carbon trade, authorization letter, UNFCCC Article 6 database, single-year NDC, multi-year NDC, first transfer, ITMO registry, IMO carbon levy, FuelEU Maritime, maritime carbon compliance, shipping decarbonization credits, or needs to structure cross-border mitigation outcome transactions, draft authorization letters, or model corresponding adjustment accounting. Also trigger when the user wants to evaluate ITMO eligibility, calculate adjustment entries, or prepare submissions for the UNFCCC centralized accounting and reporting platform (CARP).

Carbon Credit PDD

Analyze and validate Project Design Documents (PDDs) for carbon credit programs under Verra VCS and Gold Standard. Use this skill whenever the user mentions PDD, Project Design Document, Verra VCS, Verified Carbon Standard, Gold Standard, carbon credit methodology, baseline emissions, additionality, leakage, crediting period, emission reductions, carbon offset validation, VM0007, REDD+, AMS-I.D, AMS-II.J, AMS-III.D, cookstove methodology, grid-connected renewable energy credits, methane recovery project, or needs to calculate net emission reductions for carbon credit issuance. Also trigger when the user wants to review a PDD for completeness, estimate credit generation potential, or structure emission reduction calculations for VCS or GS registration.

China ETS

Calculate compliance obligations under China's National Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Use this skill whenever the user mentions China ETS, China carbon market, CEA allocation, national carbon trading, MEE MRV, carbon emission allowances, CCER offsets, Chinese carbon compliance, power sector benchmarks, steel/cement/aluminium ETS, intensity-based allocation, or needs to compute surplus/deficit of carbon allowances for enterprises covered by China's national carbon market. Also trigger when the user wants to estimate compliance costs in RMB, generate MEE-format MRV reports, or prepare for China ETS verification audits.

SBTi Target

Check readiness and calculate science-based targets aligned with the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) framework. Use this skill whenever the user mentions SBTi, science-based targets, 1.5C alignment, net-zero targets, near-term targets, Absolute Contraction Approach, ACA, Sectoral Decarbonization Approach, SDA, FLAG targets, forest land and agriculture, Scope 3 materiality screening, SBTi Target Submission Form, annual reduction rate, or needs to determine whether their GHG reduction targets qualify for SBTi validation. Also trigger when the user wants to calculate required reduction pathways, compare current emissions trajectory against science-based benchmarks, or fill out the SBTi Target Submission Form.

CDP Questionnaire

Build and validate responses for the CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire (2024+ unified structure with 13 modules covering climate change, forests, water security, plastics, and biodiversity). Use this skill whenever the user mentions CDP, Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP questionnaire, CDP Climate, CDP Water, CDP Forests, CDP scoring, ORS upload, CDP module codes (Module 1–13), legacy CDP question codes (C0–C15, W0–W9), CDP pre-population, CDP response builder, CDP module consistency check, CDP scoring methodology, or needs to prepare a company's annual CDP submission. Also trigger when the user wants to pre-populate CDP answers from an existing GHG inventory, optimise CDP scoring, check cross-module consistency, compare year-over-year CDP responses, or generate an Excel workbook for CDP ORS upload.

CSRD ESRS

Map ESRS datapoints, perform gap analysis, and generate data collection templates for Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) compliance using European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Use this skill whenever the user mentions CSRD, ESRS, European sustainability reporting, double materiality, ESRS datapoints, EFRAG taxonomy, ESRS gap analysis, E1 climate, S1 workforce, G1 governance, sustainability statement, XBRL tagging for ESRS, or needs to determine which datapoints are mandatory, voluntary, or phased-in under the amended ESRS. Also trigger when the user wants to cross-reference ESRS with GRI, CDP, ISSB/IFRS S1-S2, or generate ESRS data collection workbooks.

HKEX ESG

Calculate and report ESG KPIs in compliance with the HKEX ESG Reporting Guide (Appendix C2 to the Main Board Listing Rules). Use this skill whenever the user mentions HKEX ESG, Hong Kong Stock Exchange sustainability reporting, Appendix C2, comply-or-explain, HKEX KPIs, ESG Guide, bilingual ESG report, ISSB alignment for HKEX, workforce demographics reporting, GHG intensity for HKEX, or needs to produce ESG data tables for a Hong Kong listed company annual report. Also trigger when the user wants to generate bilingual EN/CN ESG disclosures, cross-walk HKEX ESG to ISSB S2, or calculate mandatory environmental/social KPIs for the SEHK ESG framework.

ISSB Climate

Prepare IFRS S2 Climate-Related Disclosures in compliance with the ISSB standards. Use this skill whenever the user mentions ISSB, IFRS S2, IFRS S1, climate disclosure, TCFD-aligned reporting, climate scenario analysis, transition plan disclosure, GHG metrics for financial reporting, HKEX ESG Guide climate crosswalk, CSRD ESRS E1 cross-mapping, XBRL climate taxonomy, or China MoF Climate Disclosure Standard. Also trigger when the user needs to structure governance/strategy/risk/metrics pillars for climate reporting, calculate financed emissions, or generate investor-grade climate disclosure documents.

Circular Economy

Calculate circular economy metrics including the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Material Circularity Indicator (MCI) and related metrics. Use this skill whenever the user mentions circular economy, circularity, MCI, Material Circularity Indicator, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ISO 59020, recycled input rate, recycling rate, end-of-life recycling, waste hierarchy, product lifetime, utility factor, linear flow index, ESRS E5 resource use, circular material use rate, or needs to quantify how circular a product or organization is. Also trigger when the user wants to calculate recycled content percentages, assess end-of-life scenarios, measure product lifetime extension, generate ESRS E5 disclosures, or build a circularity scorecard for a product portfolio.

EU Taxonomy

Assess alignment of economic activities with the EU Taxonomy Regulation and calculate taxonomy-aligned KPI percentages. Use this skill whenever the user mentions EU Taxonomy, taxonomy alignment, substantial contribution, DNSH, Do No Significant Harm, technical screening criteria, TSC, taxonomy-eligible, taxonomy-aligned, green revenue, green CapEx, green OpEx, NACE code classification, EU environmental objectives, Delegated Regulation 2021/2178, minimum social safeguards, EU sustainable finance taxonomy, or needs to determine whether a business activity qualifies as environmentally sustainable under EU law. Also trigger when the user wants to produce taxonomy disclosure tables for annual reports, generate XBRL-tagged taxonomy data, or cross-reference activities against the Climate Delegated Act or Environmental Delegated Act.

GHG Protocol

Calculate and report corporate greenhouse gas inventories in compliance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard (WRI/WBCSD). Use this skill whenever the user mentions GHG Protocol, corporate carbon footprint, Scope 1/2/3 emissions, carbon inventory, CDP disclosure, corporate emissions reporting, location-based vs market-based, operational control boundary, equity share approach, or needs to build an enterprise GHG emissions calculator. Also trigger when the user wants to prepare a CDP ORS upload, calculate Scope 3 across all 15 categories, look up emission factors from DEFRA/EPA/IEA/ Climatiq/China MEE, or generate a GHG inventory Excel workbook with YoY comparison.

LCA Screening

Perform a simplified (Tier 1) Life Cycle Assessment to calculate a cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint from Bill of Materials (BOM) data. Use this skill whenever the user mentions LCA, life cycle assessment, product carbon footprint, PCF, ISO 14067, ISO 14044, PEF, Product Environmental Footprint, Environmental Product Declaration, EPD, EN 15804, cradle-to-gate, cradle-to-grave, carbon hotspot analysis, embodied carbon, BOM carbon calculation, or needs to estimate the environmental impact of a product across its life cycle stages. Also trigger when the user wants to identify emission hotspots in a product system, generate EPD-format data, or screen materials for carbon intensity.

Water Footprint

Calculate water footprints and assess water-related risks following ISO 14046 methodology. Use this skill whenever the user mentions water footprint, ISO 14046, blue water, green water, grey water footprint, water stress, water scarcity, WRI Aqueduct, water risk assessment, water balance, water withdrawal, water discharge, water consumption, water intensity, ESRS E3, CDP Water Security datapoints, product water footprint, organizational water footprint, or needs to quantify an entity's impact on freshwater resources. Also trigger when the user wants to calculate water stress indices by facility, generate CDP Water Security data, produce ESRS E3 disclosures, or build a water balance model for operations.

Send us a legal or compliance document and Formist reviews it for you — we read it line by line, mark it up with comments pointing out risks, unclear wording and compliance gaps, or go one step further and edit it directly, handing back a finished, fully-revised version. Works for contracts, agreements, policies, terms and sustainability / ESG disclosures. Use this when someone wants a legal or compliance review, a redline / markup, comments or annotations, proofreading, or to check a document against the rules — e.g. "review this contract", "redline this agreement", "mark up / add comments to this policy", "legal review", "compliance review", "check this against the regulation", contract risk review. 合规审查, 法律评估, 合规法律评估, 划线 / redline, 批注 / comment, 修改 / 修订, 审阅这份合同 / 文件 / 政策, 帮我审阅, 帮我 redline, 合同风险审查, ESG / 可持续发展披露的法律审查.

CBAM Declaration

Generate CBAM Quarterly Report XML for EU importers filing under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU Regulation 2023/956). Use this skill when a user needs to create a CBAM declaration / quarterly report for goods imported into the EU.

CBAM Installation

Calculate embedded emissions and CBAM certificate costs for goods imported into the EU under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU Regulation 2023/956). Use this skill whenever the user mentions CBAM, carbon border adjustment, embedded emissions, CBAM certificate, CBAM declaration, CBAM reporting, EU carbon border tax, or needs to calculate specific embedded emissions for cement, iron, steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity, or hydrogen imports into the EU. Also trigger when the user asks about precursor tracking, CBAM XML generation, CBAM Registry communication template, IR 2023/1773, IR 2025/2547, default values for CBAM, or carbon price deduction for China ETS / origin-country carbon pricing.

IMO Shipping

Calculate and report maritime GHG emissions for international shipping compliance. Use this skill when the user mentions IMO, maritime emissions, shipping carbon, CII rating, EEXI, FuelEU Maritime, EU MRV, THETIS-MRV, DCS, IMO GISIS, ship carbon intensity, fleet decarbonization, alternative fuels for shipping, well-to-wake emissions, MEPC, tank-to-wake, wind-assisted propulsion, or needs to generate compliance reports for vessel emissions.

ISO 14083

Calculate and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport chain operations in compliance with ISO 14083:2023. Use this skill whenever the user mentions ISO 14083, logistics emissions, freight carbon footprint, transport chain GHG, GLEC Framework, CountEmissionsEU, Scope 3 transport emissions, WTT/TTW emissions, or needs to calculate CO₂e for shipping, trucking, rail, air freight, or multimodal supply chains. Also trigger when the user wants to fill the SFC CAS Emissions Report (ASU-TPL-011-2) template.