Clients
We saw 0kg of CO2e: The case of Two Raccoons, fruit surplus, and allocating emissions
Two Raccoons are winemakers with a purpose… or rather, winemakers who give a purpose. Two Raccoons makes delicious wines from good fruit surplus which otherwise would go to waste
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!), meet Future Farm – a prime example. But Future
🇺🇸 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 US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have been around quietly and
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 it taking longer? We hand you the answer: It’s Little Freddie! When it comes to baby
🇬🇧 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 the requirements of what a product, brand, or servi
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 footprint of their products. This
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 that have been opening the gates of pea-heaven, o
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 reap the benefits of going climate-transparent. Naturally, your square 1
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 that. Naughty Nuts are here to up the nut game and lead by exa
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Food for thought
Climate transparency in food supply chains: The biggest need since sliced bread?
For a third year in 2022, climate action failure takes the top spot as the highest- concerning risk in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report [1]. Contributing a third of
The Complete Guide to National Climate-Related Disclosures
5 years ago, a climate strategy was a nice-to-have, an additional brand value. 2 years ago –and for some, still– climate strategy was a long-term commitment. 2022 marks the gre
Climate myths: Is organic food unequivocally better for the climate?
When we buy organic food, we feel a certain level of satisfaction. Organic food comes with a positive sign: We’re doing something good for ourselves and something ‘good for the
The great debunking of climate myths: Transportation
Enjoy this ribeye steak, friend! Yes, its carbon footprint is infamously high but don’t worry; I buy all my beef from local farmers.Hey roomie, when you get to the grocery store,
Can the food sector reach Net-Zero?
Net-zero seems to be the ultimate goal for the food sector – and the whole world for that matter. Pledges, commitments, targets live proudly on corporate websites and net-zero is
Retailer climate targets: What’s coming for suppliers?
You spoke; we listened. When we asked food product and brand owners what their biggest pains are, their response was loud and clear: Retailers. Getting listed, pitching, brandin
The great debunking of climate myths: Packaging
Have you ever walked through a grocery store aisle and caught yourself raging or raving? Why does this single cucumber need a plastic wrap?Why package two portions in one package o
What is Veganuary? The wonderful ripple-effect of a movement
Veganuary is a growing trend that challenges people to live a vegan lifestyle for the month of January. The campaign started in the UK in 2014 and has since spread globally and gai
Why do I need to climate-footprint my food products?
There are as many reasons to climate-footprint as there are food product owners… is what we wish we could say, but that’s not 100% true and we are not ones to generalize. The t
Science
We saw 0kg of CO2e: The case of Two Raccoons, fruit surplus, and allocating emissions
Two Raccoons are winemakers with a purpose… or rather, winemakers who give a purpose. Two Raccoons makes delicious wines from good fruit surplus which otherwise would go to waste
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 factors found elsewhere, for methodological reasons.
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? Water scarcity and biodiversity loss, for instance, are two major
Let’s talk scopes: Cradle-to-shelf or cradle-to-grave?
You have decided to calculate the climate footprint of your food product and perhaps also report it or share it with your consumers – great call, it’s a win-win. So, what shoul
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 that produces one product. In those cases, you just sum up all em
Inside CarbonCloud
Explorer–Navigator–Trailblazer: Product packages with a story
You are casually browsing through the CarbonCloud website, you find some interesting stuff and you decide the check the Product packages page. Or, you are already talking to one of
Automated Mapping or How the food industry stopped the LCA and loved machine learning
Here are the facts:– In 1969, Life Cycle Assessment was born, measuring the climate impact of the CocaCola packaging. 53 years later, little has changed: The food industry is sti
The CarbonCloud Third-Party Verification
Third-party verification is an important confidence boost in your climate footprints and strategy. So no wonder we get questions about it! Our clients –and their clients– are i
Asking for a friend: What does the climate footprint label mean?
You have labeled your product and your friend /customer /marketing manager tells you: This is such a great initiative! But… what does the climate footprint label mean? What is
‘Best in class’ comes with the burden of proof
A climate footprint assessment can be done for many different reasons and with different levels of ambition. Climate change is a serious problem. It is now getting the merited spot
Adapt or die? Climate footprints choose ‘Adapt’
Why do I have to pay and collect data for these lifecycle assessments every darn year? And, for crying out loud, why do my climate footprints have to change when I just printed the
CarbonCloud releases massive amounts of climate footprints for free
Global warming is one of the biggest environmental challenges right now and food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. In this contex
[Tech] Knowledge-as-Code
What is Knowledge-as-Code and why we use it at CarbonCloud to ensure secure, understandable code.
Swedish startup CarbonCloud attracts € 1,000,000 in international VC funding to work with food brands on their carbon footprints
CarbonCloud, a startup spun out of world-leading research on food and climate at Chalmers University of Technology, announced today a € 1,000,000 financing round led by Finnish v