[160] Carbon Labelling 101 – with Charlie Cotton

A Sustainable Life with Jen Gale

Wouldn’t it be great if everything we bought had a label on it telling us what it’s carbon footprint it? Then we would be able to make informed choices about the things we were buying and the impact they had.
Today I’m chatting to Charlie Cotton from ecollective about exactly that – what is a carbon footprint, how is it worked out, how feasible my grand carbon footprint labelling dreams are, and if some companies are already doing it.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this one – is this something that you would find useful to help you make decisions? How viable do you think it is/

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CHECK OUT...

• ecollective
  - Website
  -Instagram
  - Twitter
  - Linked In
• [071] - A beginners guide to Carbon Footprints with Jo Hand at Giki
• Giki Zero
• WWF carbon footprint calculator
• [091] - Make my pension matter
• Carbon footprint labelling of the food at COP26 (apologies for linking to The Sun!)
• Wahaca's carbon footprinting on their menu
• Bristol venue adds carbon footprint to it's menu
• Oatly carbon footprinting info
• Explore
• Adventure Tours - carbon labelling
• SME Climate Hub
• UK government greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2021
• Investors in the Environment - lots of help for SMEs looking to become more sustainable
• COP27 Ride The Change - give me your carbon here!
• Talking Climate - The Sustainable(ish) accredited Carbon Literacy course
• The Sustainable(ish) Facebook group

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