Facility-Level Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural- and Faux-Fur Enterprises: A Descriptive Case Study

This study provides enterprise-level evidence on the magnitude, source composition, and variability of operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in natural- and faux-fur enterprises in Western Macedonia, Greece. The 2025 analysis comprises nine enterprises (five natural fur and four faux fur) with comparable inventories, drawn from a broader sample of 54 enterprises within an approximate regional frame of 200. The restricted facility indicator combines Scope 1 stationary heating-oil combustion and Scope 2 purchased electricity. Mean emissions were 4.982 and 6.110 t CO2e per enterprise in the natural-fur and faux-fur groups, respectively, a descriptive difference of 18.46%. Heating oil was the dominant source in every enterprise, accounting for 65.64% and 68.53% of the respective group component totals. Observed dispersion was greater in the natural-fur group (sample SD 1.550 versus 0.582 t CO2e). Including company-vehicle emissions yielded a difference of 18.83%, while leave-one-out differences ranged from 14.18% to 29.58%, indicating sensitivity of the magnitude to individual observations. The source profile identifies heating as a priority for facility energy audits. Because the subset is small, non-random, heterogeneous, and not normalized by activity, the findings do not support causal or sector-wide inference or a comparative product life-cycle assessment.