Carbon Footprint
Determine Your Contribution to Climate Change
Sustineo makes Sustainability Simple, using our 3 Step approach: Measure, Optimise and Restore. A carbon footprint comes under the first step to understand your business’s contribution to climate change, and where you can best focus efforts on your journey to zero emissions.
Sustineo provides verifiable carbon footprints in accordance with the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1, and has demonstrated expertise in carbon management and analysis. We have successfully completed carbon footprints for hundreds of Irish businesses, from bakeries to forecourt fuel blends and even the St. Patrick’s Day Festival in Dublin.
What’s Involved in Calculating Carbon?
The Sustineo team has been supporting clients with helping to measure their greenhouse gas emissions since 2011, providing consultancy and advisory services including:
- Rigorous carbon footprint analyses for activities, projects, products, events or organisations in accordance with the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1 standards
- Scopes 1, 2 & 3 emissions covered
- Scope 3 screening assessments
- Guidance on decarbonisation and demonstrating Net Zero or Carbon Neutral
- Support with related programmes such as the Science-Based Targets initiative and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
- Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
- Training and facilitation workshops for C-Suite, management and general staff
Benefits of a Carbon Footprint
- Reputation: Knowing your number in conjunction with a credible carbon reduction plan is becoming a social license to do business and can help your company win and retain business
- Track Progress: A carbon footprint can be used to baseline your operations and quantify progress on your journey towards zero emissions and also to be compliant with reporting programmes
- Future proof decision-making: Carbon footprints, if calculated in a similar way, allow comparison between planning and investment options
Client Testimonial
“ Spanish Point had the opportunity to work with Sustineo to develop a verifiable Carbon Footprint report. The process was easy and straightforward, and the report we received was both comprehensive and easy to understand.
Using this service allowed us to better understand Spanish Point’s carbon footprint and identify areas where we could make changes to reduce our impact on the environment. Overall, we were extremely satisfied with the service provided by Sustineo.”
Eoin Cleary – CFO, Spanish Point Technologies
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