Be Precise And Concrete Procurement impacts should be analyzed in more detail than just estimating them based on spending. For example, assessing locations or providers can help significantly when it comes to evaluating reduction potential. Essentially, a carbon footprint analysis is only helpful if it can drive change. Therefore, upfront buy-in from stakeholders and clear guidelines on implementing change will prove crucial. In other words, the “upstream” and “downstream” processes are as important as the report itself. The Extra Mile Redoing reports annually or biannually can help motivate and assure progress over time while enabling the assessment of data variation. Upcoming Lesson:Carbon Footprint Analysis – What To Be Aware Of
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Personal Note From Patrick, The Editor Hi Reader I am glad to have you around again! I hope it is a pleasure for you too. It would be great to hear from you because we would like to collect some testimonials. These will help to make more scientists realize the value of sustainability! Please click right here, to do your good deed for today : ) In our lesson, we talk about the relation of Energy Consumption to Scopes 1,2 & 3. I would advise you to check out the “Asking You” section, I think...
Personal Note From Patrick, The Editor Dear Reader, sweet to see you! Today, we have another exciting lesson with a lot of interesting quantifications for you! Especially since the war in Ukraine we saw how increasing energy costs can curb research. However, electricity impacts are not straight visible and complex to understand. This is why I thought I let's resolve these difficulties! Today's Lesson: Energy Consumption Understanding electricity in the laboratory Number Of The Day According...
Personal Note From Patrick, The Editor Hey Reader, how have you been? "Net Zero" is a term we've been hearing a lot lately. Many companies are promoting their “Net Zero Goals” or using it in their advertisements and sales pitches. But what should we really make of these claims? We'll explore this question today— but be prepared, it will become somewhat troubling... Today's Lesson: The Problem Of Net Zero An interesting concept with many shortcomings Number Of The Day The term "Net Zero"...