Carbon Footprint

Strategies for
Sustainable Business

Andy Leventhal
EcoSynergy
corporate cultures are shifting

As companies organize themselves toward

sustainability, the actions they choose to
take will be derived from the information
they have available.
 Footprinting today
Company HQ
Transport Power/Fuel

Supply Chain Distribution

 Is there a better way?
Component Category Material Unit EIO Sector g CO2e / unit Unit weight g CO2e / unit material Ave cost per unit material Footprint / $1,000,000 Direct Emissions
Jacket fabric Cotton yds Broadwoven fabric mills 4634.999767 2 2317.499883 1.48 1565.8783 126.7991535
Noncellulosic organic fiber
Polyester yds manufacturing Noncellulosic organic
3414.43555
2 fiber 1707.217775 1.08 1580.757199 592.3949031

Jacket lining Nylon

Polyester/Cotton (60/40) yds Mix yds manufacturing 4251.975226
2 2125.987613 1.35 1574.805639 406.1566033
Component Polyester/Cotton (65/35) yds Mix g CO2e /
3938.873961 2 g CO2e1969.43698
/ unit Ave cost per1.25unit Footprint
1575.549584/ Direct
429.4363908
Cellulosic organic fiber
Category Material Unit EIO Sector
Noncellulosic organic fiber unit Unit weight material material $1,000,000 Emissions
Nylon Rayon yds manufacturing yds manufacturing 2
6734.025668 3367.012834 2.13 1580.757199 592.3949031
Broadwoven 4634.99976
Jacket fabric Cotton Cotton ydsNoncellulosic millsfiber yds
fabricorganic Broadwoven7 fabric mills
2 2317.499883 1.48 1565.8783 126.7991535
Jacket lining Nylon yds manufacturing 4713.817968 1.4 3367.012834 2.13 1580.757199 592.3949031
Noncellulosic
Cellulosic organic fiber
Rayon yds
organic fiber
manufacturing Synthetic dye and1.4pigment 7976.625132
11167.27518 2.5 3190.650053 2458.780203

Jacket dye Cotton

Polyester Synthetic
yds
dye
Broadwoven fabric mills
yds manufacturing oz manufacturing
3244.499837
3414.43555
1.4 2317.499883
2 1707.217775
1.48 1565.8783 126.7991535
1.08 1580.757199 592.3949031
Polyester/Cotto Synthetic dye and pigment
Other basic organic chemical
4251.97522
Jacket dye Synthetic dye
n (60/40) Naturaloz dye manufacturing
yds Mix oz manufacturing
1328.199555
6
0.41 3239.511109
2 2125.987613
1.1 2945.010099 2013.500351
1.35 1574.805639 406.1566033
Other basic organic chemical
Polyester/Cotto
Natural dye oz manufacturing 3938.87396
702.8913917 0.41 1714.369248 1.3 1318.745575 389.924975

Jacket pockets
Jacket pockets
n
Cotton
(65/35) Cotton yds
yds Mix
Broadwoven fabric mills
yds Broadwoven
92.69999534
1 fabric
0.04
mills
2 1969.43698
2317.499883
1.25
1.48
1575.549584
1565.8783
429.4363908
126.7991535
(60/40) yds MixNoncellulosic
Polyester/Cotton Polyester/Cotton (60/40) yds Mix
85.03950452 0.04 2125.987613 Footprint / $1,000,000
1.35 Direct Emissions 406.1566033
1574.805639 Power Supply
Rayon yds
organic
Cellulosic
manufacturing
fiber
organic fiber 6734.02566
Cellulosic
Broadwoven fabric 319.0650053
mills organic fiber
0.04 7976.625132 2.51565.8783
3190.650053 126.7991535
2458.780203 232.98
Nylon Rayon yds manufacturing 8
ydsorganicmanufacturing
Noncellulosic fiber manufacturing 2 3367.012834 2.13 1580.757199
1580.757199 592.3949031
592.3949031 183.1095712
Buttons, pins, and all other
Jacket zipper Aluminum unit
Cellulosic organic
miscellaneous manufacturing
fiber manufacturing
763.3238497 1 763.3238497
3190.650053
1.35 565.4250739
2458.780203 91.96105656
20.91589769
Synthetic
Buttons, pins, and all other dye and Buttons,
pigment pins, and all other
manufacturing 2945.010099 2013.500351 178.2646121
Brass unit miscellaneous manufacturing
Jacket zipper Aluminum Other basic organic763.3238497
unit miscellaneous
chemical 1
manufacturing
manufacturing 763.3238497 1.35 565.4250739
1318.745575 20.91589769
389.924975 114.5467645
Buttons, pins, and all other
Nylon unit miscellaneousButtons,
manufacturingpins, and all other miscellaneous
Buttons,
633.2760827 pins, and1manufacturing
all other 633.2760827 565.4250739
1.12 565.4250739 20.91589769 59.88678625
20.91589769

Brass unit miscellaneous manufacturing

Buttons, pins, and all other
Nylon unit miscellaneous manufacturing
Data Constraints

• Limited access to corporate • Sustainability teams

applications • Operations
• Unknown owners working on • Supply Chain
sustainability projects
Data Data • Laptops & Desktops
• Silo’ed data Access Location

• Rows and Tables

Data Data • Scientific
• PDF, PPT • Marketing speak
Format Usefulness
• Corporate Applications • Stimulate innovation
 Innovation requires information

Raw Data Business Intelligence

Employee Travel
Operations
Tracking and
Manufacturing Reporting
Marketing
Energy/Fuel Faster Baselines
Distribution Procurement
Simple
Comparisons
Transportation Sustainability
Raw Materials Improved
Product Decision Making
Operations Development

Innovations are both radical and incremental changes in

thinking, in things, in processes or in services.
 What if….

Make the information more available and

more useable to more people in the
organization
Automated Carbon Footprints

• Emissions information published company – wide

• Low-cost deployment
• Simple comparisons between products
• Comprehensive & fast baselines
• Distributed environmental & scientific data
• Flexible & intuitive reporting & analysis

In Conclusion:
Expand the use of carbon footprinting
Feed the culture change

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