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Can a product be “climate neutral”?
August 19, 2020 in Food for thought
If the life cycle of a product leads to a net release of greenhouse gases, the product should not be referred to as “climate neutral” even if the emissions are compensated for with carbon offsets.
Future farm: Climate work with attitude – the right one
You know how CarbonCloud always says that climate strategy is compatible with business growth? If you don’t think so (unlikely!),…
The CarbonCloud Third-Party Verification
April 25, 2022 in Inside CarbonCloud
Third-party verification is an important confidence boost in your climate footprints and strategy. So no wonder we get questions about…
Climate myths: Is organic food unequivocally better for the climate?
April 22, 2022 in Food for thought
When we buy organic food, we feel a certain level of satisfaction. Organic food comes with a positive sign: We’re…
🇺🇸 FTC Green Guides: From theory to practice
While the publication of the UK’s Green Claims Code has made some noise in the industry, the Green Guides from…
The great debunking of climate myths: Transportation
March 28, 2022 in Food for thought
Enjoy this ribeye steak, friend! Yes, its carbon footprint is infamously high but don’t worry; I buy all my beef…
Little Freddie: A climate footprint growth spurt
Think of an adult foodie brand and 100 come to mind. Now think of a baby foodie brand – is…
Mycorena partners with CarbonCloud for creating climate transparency of mycoprotein production
Mycorena, the Scandinavian mycoprotein pioneer, joins forces with CarbonCloud, the climate impact assessment SaaS platform, to map out the climate…
🇬🇧 Green Claims Code: Unpacking environmental claim requirements
Last September, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the UK issued a guide on environmental claims. The guidance lists…
Calculating the climate footprint of packaging
From time to time, we get questions about our emission factors for packaging material. Sometimes they differ from the emission…
Can the food sector reach Net-Zero?
February 21, 2022 in Food for thought
Net-zero seems to be the ultimate goal for the food sector – and the whole world for that matter. Pledges,…
Two peas in a pod: Peas of Heaven & Climate footprint
Peas of heaven is a plant-based company producing all things pea-protein, with burgers, sausages, and all kinds of grillable goods…
How does climate change impact other sustainability issues?
We all know that climate change is a critical issue. But what about the other sustainability issues we are facing?…
Asking for a friend: What does the climate footprint label mean?
February 1, 2022 in Inside CarbonCloud
You have labeled your product and your friend/customer/marketing manager tells you: This is such a great initiative! But… what does…
‘Best in class’ comes with the burden of proof
January 25, 2022 in Inside CarbonCloud
A climate footprint assessment can be done for many different reasons and with different levels of ambition. Climate change is…
6 ways to amplify your climate transparency campaign
You have done the legwork, you have your climate footprints on your hands, and you can claim your spot and…
Retailer climate targets: What’s coming for suppliers?
January 13, 2022 in Food for thought
You spoke; we listened. When we asked food product and brand owners what their biggest pains are, their response was…
The great debunking of climate myths: Packaging
January 10, 2022 in Food for thought
Have you ever walked through a grocery store aisle and caught yourself raging or raving? Why does this single cucumber…
What is Veganuary? The wonderful ripple-effect of a movement
January 5, 2022 in Food for thought
Veganuary is a growing trend that challenges people to live a vegan lifestyle for the month of January. The campaign…
Why do I need to climate-footprint my food products?
January 4, 2022 in Food for thought
There are as many reasons to climate-footprint as there are food product owners… is what we wish we could say,…
Grocery shopping with a climate budget: Jeff’s diary
December 14, 2021 in Food for thought
What exactly does a climate footprint label mean? What does it translate to on the store shelves and our daily…
Naughty nuts: Climate transparency is the new normal
You know nuts. Trail mixes, counted units as a diet snack, jars of peanut butter packaged for nostalgia… Forget all…
Adapt or die? Climate footprints choose ‘Adapt’
November 10, 2021 in Inside CarbonCloud
Why do I have to pay and collect data for these lifecycle assessments every darn year? And, for crying out…
The future of retail: The climate-transparent KnowVember store experience
November 9, 2021 in Food for thought
Between November 2nd-6th the collective CarbonCloud heart was beating at the KnowVember pop-up store – the first climate-transparent store in…
Carbon Footprint won’t cut it (but Climate Footprint will)
October 28, 2021 in Food for thought
Carbon footprints are dominating the climate change conversation. ‘Carbon footprint’ exclamations bounce around conferences, the industry, society, your dinner table.…
From top to can: TENZING’s climate transparency climb
Traditionally, when people hear ‘energy drink’, they think of stunts with explosions, race cars, screaming faces, tons of sugar, chemical,…
Färsodlarna: The climate-smart future of food is here
Färsodlarna are a great representation of how we will eat in the future. The newly founded food brand produces plant-based…
Hey Oatly – Show us your climate strategy!
Oatly is a global inspiration regarding its climate strategy and communication. Since its initial boom, Oatly made noise challenging the…
It is not about the label
October 7, 2021 in Food for thought
For most, the first touchpoint with CarbonCloud is the climate footprint label. But we do not spend our waking hours providing…
Unboxing climate footprinting with When in Rome
This fall, When in Rome became the first wine brand in the UK to go public with their climate footprint.…
Consumer demand for sustainable products is growing: Here’s proof.
August 26, 2021 in Food for thought
If we’ve met before you have probably heard from us that consumer demand for sustainable products is increasing. And what…
Allocation of emissions in food production
Making a climate footprint assessment can sometimes be difficult. The easy case is when you have one piece of land…
Is a climate-friendly diet also healthy?
February 2, 2021 in Food for thought
We know that a climate-friendly diet is plant-based, with the potential addition of climate-friendly animal products i.e. egg, fish, and…
CarbonCloud releases massive amounts of climate footprints for free
December 14, 2020 in Inside CarbonCloud
Global warming is one of the biggest environmental challenges right now and food production is responsible for one-quarter of the…
[Tech] Knowledge-as-Code
December 7, 2020 in Inside CarbonCloud
What is Knowledge-as-Code and why we use it at CarbonCloud to ensure secure, understandable code.
Estrella takes a stand for climate transparency with CarbonCloud
CarbonCloud welcomes Estrella to the fast-growing community of forward-thinking food companies, acting for increased transparency of climate footprints. Estrella are…
Swedish startup CarbonCloud attracts € 1,000,000 in international VC funding to work with food brands on their carbon footprints
September 2, 2020 in Inside CarbonCloud
CarbonCloud, a startup spun out of world-leading research on food and climate at Chalmers University of Technology, announced today a…
CarbonCloud and Compass Group introduce climate labels in the Swedish Parliament
This week CarbonCloud customer Compass Group introduced climate labels on the lunch menus in the lunch restaurant in the Swedish…
CarbonCloud kan vinna “Årets hållbara projekt”
December 16, 2019 in Inside CarbonCloud
Den 16 december arrangeras CIO Awards i Stockholm för femtonde året i rad. CIO Award sär en gala ämnad åt…
CarbonClouds beräkningar i ny våg av kokböcker
September 24, 2019 in Inside CarbonCloud
I mitten av september släpptes Köttälskarens nästan vegetariska kokbok av Eva och Matts Hildén. Det var den tredje kokboken sedan…
Malmö Stad beräknar alla maträtters klimatpåverkan under Malmöfestivalen
Under Malmöfestivalen, den 9-15 augusti, kommer alla mattält och foodtrucks som serverar mat, på Gustav Adolfs Torg, att beräkna varje…
UKK har minskat sin klimatpåverkan med 14% med hjälp av CarbonCloud
May 13, 2019 in Inside CarbonCloud
Uppsala Konferens och Kongress, UKK, beräknade i höstas klimatpåverkan från maten de serverade. Efter resultaten presenterats valde de att justera…
Foodtech-startup från Göteborg sätter internationellt klimatavtryck
March 26, 2019 in Inside CarbonCloud
Den 20/3 meddelade livsmedelsföretaget Oatly att de kommer att börja redovisa klimatavtryck på samtliga produkter. Beräkningarna är utförda av CarbonCloud,…
Climate labels at Biathlon World Championships
The Swedish Biathlon Federation collaborates with CarbonCloud for the 2019 IBU World Championships that are held in Östersund, Sweden, 7th…
Carboncloud – a top 30 clean-tech company
October 2, 2018 in Inside CarbonCloud
CarbonCloud, the Swedish food tech start-up that helps the global food service industry to lower its carbon footprint while improving…
Climate label on all meals at Roskilde Festival
Food tech start-up CarbonCloud has entered a collaboration with the Roskilde Festival to support them in their sustainability work. Through…
