A carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an activity or entity. These greenhouse gas emissions are the primary cause of climate change.
The carbon footprint represents the impact your business is having on climate change. The footprint is defined as the total greenhouse gas emissions generated as part of your business operations, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). In the Cogo Business Carbon Manager, we call these 'carbon emissions', measured in kilograms. These emissions result from the day to day activities of your business.
Knowing your carbon footprint gives you insights into your business operations and helps you to make changes that will reduce your business contribution to climate change. Actively managing your carbon footprint will also bring other benefits to your business such as greater staff engagement and retention, new business opportunities and put you in a better position to benefit from future legislation and requests from larger organisations.