Clients
Happy Happy Foods: What’s a latte with a lower climate footprint? A Happy Happy Latte
If we say “purpose-driven company”, what are you thinking of? If Happy Happy Foods is not the first to pop in mind, then we can assure you it is the most authentic. Happy Happy
Dole Sunshine Company and CarbonCloud launch groundbreaking machine learning climate project
Global fruit giant Dole Sunshine Company (DSC) has found a key to measuring future climate performance. The company has partnered with Swedish startup CarbonCloud in a groundbreaki
Cheese innovator Stockeld Dreamery takes its next climate step – lays all cards on the table
Swedish food startup Stockeld Dreamery is making strides in the food industry with its plant-based cream cheese. The company has now partnered with climate intelligence platform Ca
UK’s Largest Scampi Producer Goes Climate Transparent
Whitby Seafoods, the largest Scampi manufacturer in the UK, is adding climate transparency to its arsenal of conscious values. Britain’s favourite scampi is the first seafood pro
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
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Food for thought
How to assess the quality of a carbon offset
Carbon offsets are created in a space of uncertainty and nuances. Historically, these shades of gray can sway either way to create attractive, marketable commodities. Far too frequ
What makes a carbon offset?
One thing for us to say “a product cannot be carbon neutral” and expect you to take our word for it and another to present the facts. So we took the time to present the full ar
How to Kickstart an Emissions Reduction Pilot (Scope 1, 2, 3)
Emissions reduction work is systematically maturing, especially in the more elusive domain Scope 3 and supplier involvement. At the moment, grocers in particular are pushing the cl
A walk in Stockholm with George Monbiot: How do we Reboot Food?
George Monbiot is one of the most influential environmental voices in the world, with a clear, factual message and a dedicated following – us at CarbonCloud included. George has
Climate footprint labels: Why we use the number – and why the entire food industry will too.
The quantitative and specific climate footprint label may still be perceived as disruptive but we are certain that there simply isn’t a way that is more informative and transpare
On the quest for climate transparency: The 6 most frequent misconceptions on the climate impact of food
In our previous article, we outlined what the climate-transparent audience looks like: Generation preferences, sentiments, interest and pulse. Now it’s time to look at how the au
Meet the climate transparency audience: The Brits talking about the climate impact of food
If you do a quick sweep of climate transparency communication from food brands, you’ll see that it usually comes from an idea or a belief. What would climate-transparent communic
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
Science
How do deforestation emissions work in food?
Deforestation is one of those topics that, as actionable and measurable as it is, transcends business and numbers. For most of us, images of thinning forests, the faded shades of g
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
Under the hood of Automated Mapping: It’s not magic, it’s just appropriate
At CarbonCloud, our goal is to solve the climate crisis by highlighting data-driven, impactful emissions reduction decisions for the food and beverage industry. Automated mapping
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.