What is a Carbon Footprint?
A carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere annually by a person, household, building, organization, or company. There are many resources available to help companies measure, benchmark and manage their carbon footprints. A few of these are noted here.
Bakeries & Carbon Footprints
Use these resources to calculate your bakery' carbon footprint
• AIB International Sustainability Essentials, December 2009
• Understanding Energy & Carbon Footprints
• An online carbon footprint calculation tool enable you to calculate your own carbon footprint
Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2050 has been developed in response to broad community and industry desire for a consistent method for assessing the life cycle GHG emissions of goods and services.