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Carbon Footprint Strategies for Sustainable Business
Andy LeventhalEcoSynergy
corporate cultures are shifting
As companies organize themselves toward sustainability, the actions they choose to take will be derived from the information
they have available.
Supply Chain Distribution
Footprinting today
Power/FuelTransportCompany HQ
Component Category Material Unit EIO Sector g CO2e / unit Unit weight g CO2e / unit material Ave cost per unit material Footprint / $1,000,000 Direct Emissions
Jacket fabric Cotton yds Broadwoven fabric mills 4634.999767 2 2317.499883 1.48 1565.8783 126.7991535
Polyester ydsNoncellulosic organic fiber manufacturing 3414.43555 2 1707.217775 1.08 1580.757199 592.3949031
Polyester/Cotton (60/40) yds Mix 4251.975226 2 2125.987613 1.35 1574.805639 406.1566033
Polyester/Cotton (65/35) yds Mix 3938.873961 2 1969.43698 1.25 1575.549584 429.4363908
Nylon ydsNoncellulosic organic fiber manufacturing 6734.025668 2 3367.012834 2.13 1580.757199 592.3949031
Jacket lining Nylon ydsNoncellulosic organic fiber manufacturing 4713.817968 1.4 3367.012834 2.13 1580.757199 592.3949031
Rayon ydsCellulosic organic fiber manufacturing 11167.27518 1.4 7976.625132 2.5 3190.650053 2458.780203
Cotton yds Broadwoven fabric mills 3244.499837 1.4 2317.499883 1.48 1565.8783 126.7991535
Jacket dye Synthetic dye ozSynthetic dye and pigment manufacturing 1328.199555 0.41 3239.511109 1.1 2945.010099 2013.500351
Natural dye ozOther basic organic chemical manufacturing 702.8913917 0.41 1714.369248 1.3 1318.745575 389.924975
Jacket pockets Cotton yds Broadwoven fabric mills 92.69999534 0.04 2317.499883 1.48 1565.8783 126.7991535
Polyester/Cotton (60/40) yds Mix 85.03950452 0.04 2125.987613 1.35 1574.805639 406.1566033
Rayon ydsCellulosic organic fiber manufacturing 319.0650053 0.04 7976.625132 2.5 3190.650053 2458.780203
Jacket zipper Aluminum unitButtons, pins, and all other miscellaneous manufacturing 763.3238497 1 763.3238497 1.35 565.4250739 20.91589769
Brass unitButtons, pins, and all other miscellaneous manufacturing 763.3238497 1 763.3238497 1.35 565.4250739 20.91589769
Nylon unitButtons, pins, and all other miscellaneous manufacturing 633.2760827 1 633.2760827 1.12 565.4250739 20.91589769
Is there a better way?
Component Category Material Unit EIO Sector
g CO2e / unit Unit weight
g CO2e / unit material
Ave cost per unit material
Footprint / $1,000,000
Direct Emissions
Jacket fabric Cotton ydsBroadwoven fabric mills
4634.999767 2 2317.499883 1.48 1565.8783 126.7991535
Polyester yds
Noncellulosic organic fiber manufacturing 3414.43555 2 1707.217775 1.08 1580.757199 592.3949031
Polyester/Cotton (60/40) yds Mix
4251.975226 2 2125.987613 1.35 1574.805639 406.1566033
Polyester/Cotton (65/35) yds Mix
3938.873961 2 1969.43698 1.25 1575.549584 429.4363908
Nylon yds
Noncellulosic organic fiber manufacturing
6734.025668 2 3367.012834 2.13 1580.757199 592.3949031
Jacket lining Nylon ydsNoncellulosic organic fiber manufacturing
Rayon ydsCellulosic organic fiber manufacturing
Cotton yds Broadwoven fabric mills
Jacket dye Synthetic dye ozSynthetic dye and pigment manufacturing
Natural dye ozOther basic organic chemical manufacturing
Jacket pockets Cotton yds Broadwoven fabric millsPolyester/Cotton (60/40) yds Mix
Rayon ydsCellulosic organic fiber manufacturing
Jacket zipper Aluminum unitButtons, pins, and all other miscellaneous manufacturing
Brass unitButtons, pins, and all other miscellaneous manufacturing
Nylon unitButtons, pins, and all other miscellaneous manufacturing
Footprint / $1,000,000 Direct Emissions Power Supply
Broadwoven fabric mills 1565.8783 126.7991535 232.98
Noncellulosic organic fiber manufacturing 1580.757199 592.3949031 183.1095712
Cellulosic organic fiber manufacturing 3190.650053 2458.780203 91.96105656
Synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing 2945.010099 2013.500351 178.2646121
Other basic organic chemical manufacturing 1318.745575 389.924975 114.5467645
Buttons, pins, and all other miscellaneous manufacturing 565.4250739 20.91589769 59.88678625
• Scientific• Marketing speak• Stimulate innovation
• Rows and Tables• PDF, PPT• Corporate Applications
• Sustainability teams• Operations• Supply Chain• Laptops & Desktops
• Limited access to corporate applications
• Unknown owners working on sustainability projects
• Silo’ed dataData
AccessData
Location
Data Usefulness
Data Format
Data Constraints
Innovation requires information
Business Intelligence
Tracking and Reporting
Faster Baselines
Simple Comparisons
Improved Decision Making
Marketing
Operations
Procurement
Sustainability
Product Development
Employee Travel
Manufacturing
Energy/Fuel
Distribution
Transportation
Raw Materials
Operations
Raw Data
Innovations are both radical and incremental changes inthinking, in things, in processes or in services.
What if….
Make the information more available and more useable to more people in the
organization
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Automated Carbon Footprints
• Emissions information published company – wide • Low-cost deployment • Simple comparisons between products • Comprehensive & fast baselines • Distributed environmental & scientific data• Flexible & intuitive reporting & analysis
In Conclusion:Expand the use of carbon footprintingFeed the culture change