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Sustainability claims: A 56% growth opportunity for food producers and retailers
Attributing sustainability claims to sales growth has been a year-long quest with loose results for the food industry. A new market report puts the quest to rest, providing 5-year-
4 steps to Scope 3 data: Roadblocks & how to overcome them
Food & beverage industry + Emissions + Elephant in the room = Supply chain data. Upstream Scope 3 data is a problem the entire food industry has identified but no one has succe
Voluntary carbon offsets in numbers: Money talks, volume wails
Offsetting has claimed a central position in the global challenge to reach net zero. In this article we break down the business case for offsetting with price and inventory and wha
There and back again: The history of offsets by Mark Trexler, the Ph.D. of the first offset project
We may now see concepts like “carbon neutrality”, “net-zero” and “carbon offsets” and not even flinch or wonder what it is. But sometimes tracing the path of co
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
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
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
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Sysco Subsidiary Menigo Applies CarbonCloud Machine Learning to 23,000 products
Menigo launches its largest climate data initiative ever in a new partnership with CarbonCloud. The startup’s climate intelligence platform calculates the footprint of the entire
Planet A Foods sells 92% CO2e savings – and the food industry is buying
One could say that Planet A Food’s main product is CO2 savings. One could say that, if Planet A Food’s flagship product, Nocoa, wasn’t taking over the confectionery world. Pl
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
🇺🇸 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
Science
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
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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
‘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
CarbonCloud kan vinna “Årets hållbara projekt”
Den 16 december arrangeras CIO Awards i Stockholm för femtonde året i rad. CIO Award sär en gala ämnad åt IT-branschen samt utveckling och framsteg inom IT. Under galan delar
CarbonClouds beräkningar i ny våg av kokböcker
I mitten av september släpptes Köttälskarens nästan vegetariska kokbok av Eva och Matts Hildén. Det var den tredje kokboken sedan i juli som beräknat och visar recepten
UKK har minskat sin klimatpåverkan med 14% med hjälp av CarbonCloud
Uppsala Konferens och Kongress, UKK, beräknade i höstas klimatpåverkan från maten de serverade. Efter resultaten presenterats valde de att justera sina inköp, förändra sina
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