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What does the Carbon Trust logo mean?
Our product carbon footprint label is a clear identifier of products that have had their carbon footprints certified by the Carbon Trust. This is a validation of accurate footprints, providing customers with verified information about the carbon impacts of their purchasing decisions.
What do the Carbon Trust do?
Our mission is to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. We help businesses, governments and organisations across the globe to reduce carbon emissions and achieve greater resource efficiency.
What is the Carbon Trust triple standard?
The Carbon Trust Triple Standard for Carbon, Water & Waste A certification and mark of excellence that enables organisations to demonstrate their success in cutting their carbon, water and waste footprints.
Who funds the Carbon Trust?
The Carbon Trust was conceived as a business-led publicly funded organisation at arms length from government.
How does carbon Labelling work?
Carbon labels show consumers the “carbon content” of an individual product. This is also known as “embedded carbon”, or a carbon footprint. The Carbon Trust scheme stipulates that if an item’s carbon footprint is not cut within two years, brands lose the right to use the carbon reduction label.
What are carbon foods?
The Foods With the Highest Carbon Footprint
| Food Type | GHG Emissions per 1 kg Produced |
|---|---|
| Beef (beef herd) | 60 kgCO2e |
| Lamb & Mutton | 24 kgCO2e |
| Cheese | 21 kgCO2e |
| Beef (dairy herd) | 21 kgCO2e |
What is pas2050?
PAS 2050 is the first consensus-based and internationally applicable standard on product carbon footprinting that has been used as the basis for the development of other standards internationally.
What is zero waste to landfill certification?
The methodology is based on TRUE(Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Zero Waste rating system and certification. ‘Zero Landfill’ is the avoidance of disposal of waste to landfills. The avoidance of waste to the landfills can be achieved by : Reduction of waste generation.
Why is a carbon footprint important?
The carbon footprint is also an important component of the Ecological Footprint, since it is one competing demand for biologically productive space. It just shows how much biocapacity is needed to take care of our untreated carbon waste and avoid a carbon build-up in the atmosphere.
What is meant by ecological footprint?
Ecological Footprint accounting measures the demand on and supply of nature. The Ecological Footprint tracks the use of productive surface areas. Typically these areas are: cropland, grazing land, fishing grounds, built-up land, forest area, and carbon demand on land.
What do you like about the Carbon Trust?
Carbon Trust provides a lot of things I value in an organisation – interesting and challenging work, friendly environment and freedom to innovate. Underlying all of this is the important mission on decarbonisation that everyone at the Carbon Trust strives towards, this makes the work quite fulfilling.
When was the Carbon Trust first set up?
It was launched alongside the introduction of the CCL in April 2001. The Carbon Trust was conceived as a business-led publicly funded organisation at arms length from government. The early concept, design and governance was carried out in close consultation with business.
What does carbon black do for Endpoint Protection?
Carbon Black gives you the endpoint protection you need to disrupt advanced attacks before they compound. With the continuously evolving threat landscape, settling for a checkbox on security is laying out a welcome mat for cyber-attacks.
Who are the first four companies to receive the Carbon Trust water standard?
The first four companies to receive the Water Standard were Sainsbury’s, Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd, Sunlight Services Group, and Branston. In July 2013 the Carbon Trust introduced the Carbon Trust Waste Standard.