Footprinter is the first comprehensive toolkit for carbon risk reduction.
AMEC Footprinter™ will be integral in reducing our carbon footprint. It is already giving insight into where our business has both carbon and cost hotspots.
Linzie Forrester, AMEC Sustainability Program Manager
We were impressed by BFF’s expertise and their track record of support for London 2012. Footprinter will give us cost-effective access to the data and calculation engine we need to do our own footprint calculations.
AMEC
is an FTSE 100 company providing consulting, engineering and project
management services to the world’s energy, power and process
industries. AMEC employs over 22,000 people in more than 30
countries globally.
Challenge
AMEC’s goal was to develop a carbon management program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of its global operations. AMEC needed central, top-management visibility of its carbon footprint, but also the ability reach out through its broad organization to collect data, analyze results and propose reductions.Solution
AMEC is using footprinter to capture, target, manage and report greenhouse gas information from its many business units worldwide. Best Foot Forward delivered AMEC’s requirements with a tailored version of footprinter software. AMEC Footprinter™ captures office and site footprints at the local level, and can aggregate results to the corporate level.
FIRA,
the Furniture Industry Research Association, is a leading trade
association for the furniture industry. For 60 years, FIRA has
developed many of the test methods that form the basis of furniture
standards worldwide.
Challenge
FIRA's role is to assist the furniture industry supply chain to improve its competitiveness and profitability. FIRA realized that furniture manufacturing, distribution and retailing are carbon intensive processes and that a price on carbon would be expensive for the industry and require a long transition.Solution
Working with Best Foot Forward, FIRA implemented a customized version of footprinter geared specifically to furniture products, projects and processes. FurnitureFootprinter™ has an extensive database of materials and processes used in furniture manufacturing. This allows furniture companies of all types to assess the carbon footprint of products and their operation as a whole and develop comprehensive reduction plans.
Chicago 2016
developed an ambitious and inspiring bid for the 2016 Olympic
Games. The Blue-Green Games blended blue, signifying clean air and
water, with green, representing Chicago's parks and green spaces.
Challenge
In the bid process, the planning and design for the games was an enormous task. The Chicago 2016 bid process from the outset, was to develop a design for the games that would result in a world-leading low environmental and low carbon footprints.Solution
The Chicago 2016 environmental team used footprinter to develop low carbon construction, venue, energy-use and spectator plans. The team utilized the intuitive and flexible interface to draw on the extensive database of energy sources, construction materials, transportation methods, and food and beverage emissions factors.
Responsible Solutions
is a business improvement consultancy, focused in the construction
sector, that specializes in environmental and social responsibility.
Challenge
Consistent with its mission of leading cutting edge research and helping its construction sector clients develop sound, forward-looking environmental policies and strategies, Responsible Solutions wanted to incorporate carbon footprinting into their methodology and services. Responsible Solutions realized that the construction sector faces interesting challenges in adopting a low-carbon approach because of its unique processes and deep supply chains.Solution
Best Foot Forward developed a customized version of footprinter for construction project carbon footprint analysis. footprinter’s ability to develop and compare different combinations of materials, transportation options and onsite construction processes quickly and easily is critical in the design stages of a construction project.
ETS AVIATION
is a software and services company helping commercial aviation
operators respond to carbon reporting and auditing requirements
under the European Union. The first reporting period is 2010.
