Question 1

What is the Odoo ESG module?

Accepted Answer

Odoo ESG is an Enterprise app that collects emissions data, measures the carbon footprint and tracks reduction initiatives inside Odoo. Emission records carry a source, emission factor, quantity and scope and link to the journal entry or partner they came from. It produces a Carbon Footprint report, analytics over time, an initiatives board and a sex parity pay gap chart, all from data already in Accounting, Fleet and HR.

Question 2

Do we need to enter emissions data manually in Odoo ESG?

Accepted Answer

Much less than in a spreadsheet. Emission records can be created from vendor bills for fuel, electricity and logistics, with the factor applied from the expense or product category Naqlah maps during setup. Employee commuting emissions are calculated from Employees and Fleet data. Some inputs, such as offsets or a one off shipment, are entered by hand with the supporting document attached.

Question 3

Which modules does Odoo ESG read from?

Accepted Answer

ESG draws on Accounting, where journal entries posted to expense and asset accounts become emission records, and on Employees and Fleet for commuting emissions, while Payroll contracts feed the pay gap metrics. Anything not tracked in Odoo, such as offsets, is entered manually with its source. Reduction initiatives are tracked inside the ESG app with their estimated savings. Because it reads the same records your finance team already posts, the figures reconcile with the books.

Question 4

Is ESG reporting mandatory for Saudi companies?

Accepted Answer

For most private companies it is not yet mandatory. The Saudi Exchange has published ESG disclosure guidelines for listed companies on a voluntary basis, and national commitments under Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green Initiative set reduction targets at country level. The practical pressure comes from large buyers, banks and foreign parents asking suppliers and subsidiaries for Scope 1 and 2 figures, which is where Odoo ESG helps.

Question 5

Can Odoo ESG produce Scope 1, 2 and 3 figures?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Odoo follows the GHG Protocol when classifying each record: Scope 1 for direct emissions such as fuel burned in your vehicles and generators, Scope 2 for purchased electricity, and Scope 3 for the rest of the value chain such as shipping and employee commuting. Each record is calculated as activity data multiplied by an emission factor, and factors can be imported from a recognised database such as ADEME's. The Carbon Footprint report groups the totals by scope and period.

Question 6

Can Odoo ESG report per company in a group?

Accepted Answer

Yes, where the group runs as a multi-company Odoo database. Emission records come from each company's own journal entries, so every subsidiary answers its own questionnaire from its own books, and analytic accounts on the underlying bills give branch or site views. Naqlah sets up the company structure and the account mapping so the parent can review each entity's figures.

Area	Before	With Odoo via Naqlah
Data collection	Annual Excel exercise from fuel cards and bills	Continuous from posted vendor bills
Scopes	Estimated in one lump	Classified per record as Scope 1, 2 or 3
Evidence	None beyond the spreadsheet	Linked journal entries and partners
Reporting	Consultant PDF once a year	Odoo report in Arabic and English on demand
Initiatives	Slide deck promises	Tracked with estimated and actual reductions
Social metrics	Manual headcount tables	Pay gap drawn from payroll

Odoo ESG

What this module handles

Built for how business runs in Saudi Arabia

How does a fuel invoice in Odoo become a Scope 1 figure in the carbon report?

What Naqlah configures in your implementation

Companies that get the most from this module

Annual Excel carbon exercise vs Odoo ESG

Module questions, answered

Modules that work well together

Accounting

Fleet

Purchase

Accounting

Fleet

Purchase

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