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Footprinting: Energy/Carbon, Water, Waste

As an initial step to developing a comprehensive sustainability strategy, organizations are seeking to create comprehensive inventories of their GHG emissions, and for other environmental impacts, to help better understand the key drivers of environmental impact; inform a strategy to address these impacts; and provide a baseline from which to measure performance against and ultimately communicate environmental results to stakeholders.

IEc works closely with clients to scope out footprinting needs, gather data from disparate systems and platforms (e.g., SAP, Engie), and estimate missing data with rigorous statistical analysis to develop GHG, water, and waste footprint reductions.

IEc uses methods consistent with standard measurement and reporting protocols, including the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). IEc’s footprint approach also meets the criteria of multiple sustainability reporting platforms, such as the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Our services include:

  • Scoping footprinting analyses for clients based on their goals and resources
  • Analyzing scope 1 emissions, including emissions from facilities and company-operated fleets
  • Analyzing scope 2 emissions using both location-based and market-based accounting methods
  • Analyzing scope 3 emissions from supplier operations, employee commuting and travel, waste management, cloud commuting, and several other scope 3 categories
  • Working with companies with franchised and large retail operations to gather and estimate energy data
  • Conducting life-cycle analyses of products and materials as inputs to carbon footprinting
  • Developing waste, materials use, packaging, and water footprints
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  • Footprinting: Energy/Carbon, Water, Waste
  • Strategic Planning and Target Setting for a Low-Carbon Future
  • Sustainability Program Implementation Support
  • Environmental Reporting and Communications
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