Best Foot Forward

Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games is taking carbon footprinting seriously. They have turned to Footprinter™, Best Foot Forward’s web-based carbon management tool, to help them measure, monitor and reduce the likely environmental impact of hosting the Games.

US wine producer Fetzer has announced the results of a study undertaken by BFF into the carbon savings associated with the lightweighting of their bottles. The new design eliminates the punt — the concave indentation on the bottom of bottles — and reduces the thickness of the glass.

The September issue of The ENDS Report features a full review of BFF's work with the Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse on the eco-efficiency of remanufacturing printer cartridges. Our study concluded that a remanufactured cartridge has a 46% lower carbon footprint than a new one, saving approximately 2.8kg of CO₂ per cartridge. 

The central tenet of the new Green Alliance report ‘Fit for the future?’ is difficult to dispute: when the economy looks gloomy environmental policies take a back seat. However, in reality, this is the very time when businesses and government need to embrace resource efficiency and not shirk their environmental responsibilities.

There seems to be an appetite for BFF's video presentation introducing the Carbon Footprint Masterclass on Edie Live. At the time of writing, our video was topping the 'most viewed' list on the site. Look out for a short demonstration of our Footprinter tools to be uploaded to Edie Live in coming weeks, or book a place on our training courses here.   

BFF received a welcome email from Elizabeth Yochim in Los Angeles who is leading a campaign “to create a different experience around transportation to the upcoming Radiohead concert in Los Angeles and reduce the impact that we, as concertgoers, have on the carbon footprint”. Elizabeth was inspired to act by BFF’s study for Radiohead, and we hope the great intentions of "Radiohead by foot" are widely adopted. Find out more on Elizabeth’s blog.

BFF uses technology throughout the business to communicate its messages, so we have put a summary of our Carbon Footprint Masterclass online. The half hour taster from Simon Miller is (by his own admission) a little dry, but viewers may find it helpful to learn more about the course content. Visit Edie Live to view.

Ecover are a leading company in the field of sustainability and wished to conduct detailed ecological footprints of three of their leading products: washing powder, washing up liquid and toilet cleaner. Ecover appointed BFF to undertake both ecological and carbon footprints of the full product lifecycles including raw materials, manufacture and distribution.