RSS feedsA product’s carbon footprint represents the total amount of carbon dioxide added to the environment throughout the production and lifetime of that product. This includes the sourcing of raw materials – drilling for oil, for example – for the product, manufacturing it, delivering it to supermarkets, the energy requirement for its consumption by purchasers and its disposal.
Almost all the products we use and activities of everyday life have a carbon footprint, from how we use our computers at work, the disposal of research papers through to travelling to work and watching the TV. Where the carbon footprint debate becomes complex is that the footprint is often only measured for one part of the process – for example, delivery of a product to the consumer.
By commissioning significant research into carbon footprint measuring, Tesco is attempting to define the information that industry uses to measure and define a carbon footprint. With the right information at its fingertips, Tesco will then be able to influence consumer habits.
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