The carbon footprint of a service might be an unfamiliar concept to many. You may have come across the carbon footprint of a product, for example, on the packaging of items found on supermarket shelves. But how can you calculate the carbon footprint of a service, an intangible asset? In this blog, we explain how … Read more
The environmental impacts of business can be studied from various perspectives: are we interested in the emissions from a company’s own operations, land use in construction, or perhaps a precise life cycle assessment for a single product? All the topics are important, but they require very different research methods. In this blog post, we will … Read more
If your company has investments or operational investments are your core business, the climate impacts of investment activities can be significant for your organization. In carbon footprint calculations, the ‘follow the money’ principle has been widely recognized as a good way to identify emission sources: where money flows, emissions occur. However, many may be surprised … Read more
Carbon handprint is a tool developed for companies to communicate the positive climate impacts of their products and services. It can also serve as an organizational development tool. In cases where achieving a carbon handprint is not feasible with current operations, calculating a carbon footprint can help identify major emission sources, reduce emissions, and ultimately, … Read more
Carbon footprint calculation is an effective tool for allocating valuable resources to drive change toward a more sustainable business. Below are five reasons why you should calculate a carbon footprint, either for your organization or a product or service. 1. Reducing your carbon footprint is easier once the emissions are identified and quantified. Planning accurate … Read more
When people talk about carbon footprint and about reducing it, they often talk about things like transportation, diet, residence or purchases. It’s true that these form the majority of household’s carbon footprint, and many of these can be applied to the carbon footprint’s of a company or its employees, but what elements form the carbon … Read more
How are climate change and LGBTIQ+ community related? If you don’t know or you would like to learn more, this blog post is for you! It is already a well known fact that climate change will affect us all globally. However, it will not treat us equally. The impacts of climate change will be most … Read more