CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUSINESS CARBON FOOTPRINT SERVICES
Climate Change

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The climate is changing. Nowadays we have an accelerating warming trend that has brought the global mean temperature up 0.8°C over the past century and more than 0.4°C over the last decade.

Global warming is caused by releasing what are called greenhouse gases (GHG): carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere.

However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising into the atmosphere thereby increasing the planet`s temperature leading to real issues: melting ice caps, rapidly spreading droughts.

Additionally, the irreversible damage to the world’s ecosystems, including the resulting extinction of a large fraction of the earth’s species, will be the most extensive civilized humans will have ever experienced.

And yet, with every ton of carbon burned, the earth is irreversibly altered and the changes in climate to come will likely threaten many people’s access to those basic services: including food, shelter and water

Everything we buy, produce, use and dispose of has a carbon footprint. The carbon footprint of a product or service is the total carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted during its life cycle, ranging from its raw materials, through production to its final disposal.

Why a Carbon Footprint Label?

A Carbon Footprint Label leads to understand the carbon emissions of the products, sites and services they use and support positively the environment with sustainability development.

Measuring carbon emissions at every step of the supply chain leads to valuable energy and cost saving opportunities and this ultimately contributes to a cleaner, better world. And publicizing a carbon footprint reduction with a recognized Eco-Label enhances brand reputation and sales appeal. It is the first step towards carbon neutral targets.

What is a carbon footprint?

The carbon footprint is a measure of the exclusive global amount of carbon dioxide (CO2 in Kg or tonnes) and other greenhouse gases emitted by a human activity or accumulated over the full life cycle of a product, a service or an organization.

Assessment Criteria

A Product Carbon Footprint project helps meeting the needs of both businesses and their customers. It provides to meet the needs of:

• Organizations - to measure, reduce, improve eco-efficiency and communicate the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their products, site and services
• Customers - to help customers of manufacturers make choices that would lower their own carbon footprints, and to educate them on how the way they use the products they buy can lower their carbon footprints by selecting a privileged “eco-friendly” supplier
• Individuals - to acknowledge and manage their personal carbon footprints every day.

Some Carbon footprint labeling schemes have already been developed in different countries worldwide and Carbon Footprinting is well perceived and more and more requested by end-consumers.

Carbon Calculators

• Individual
• Business

Carbon Footprint Way

The journey towards carbon literacy is not easy. But we will all have to make it: Individuals, communities, governments and organizations big and small.
The challenge for organizations is how to do this in a way that is smart and good for business.
It needs to ACT in 3M way before Offsetting:

• Measure
• Manage
• Mitigate

Get your Carbon Reduction be certified with the Blue Carbon ® Eco-Label

Certification and Blue Carbon Status

Blue Carbon® footprint certification status will offer competitive advantage to your organisation. The status will provide your customers, staff, stakeholders with instant recognition of your green credentials and your powerful position on climate change.

The different color levels will demonstrate tangible results in GHG reduction and enhance your motivation to improve further carbon emissions over time to Blue Carbon level over 40%.

The logo can be used on stationary, websites, vehicles, premises and literature. The instant recognition could be a contributing factor to winning new business and an opportunity to opening your services/products to new markets.