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Carbon Footprint
Why is this calculated?
Once known carbon footprint , the company can follow ways to reduce the footprint , either by changing technology , or a change of raw materials, compensation or some other method. Some of the reasons to calculate a company ‘s carbon footprint are:
- To locate production stages with the highest energy consumption in order to manage it to reduce operating costs.
- contribute to tackling climate change.
- demonstrate to customers that take care to protect the environment.
- to participate in the markets “green” products.
- to improve its image to consumers.
How do you measure it?
The basic formulas of a carbon footprint is an organization and a product. The calculation of the footprint of a business is based on collecting data on the direct and / or indirect greenhouse gas that wants to incorporate footprint . Usually the data are annual consumption, but the company can choose a shorter time period . Unlike in the case of calculating the carbon footprint of a product , data is collected based on product life cycle .