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Scope 3

Understanding LCA at Scale and the use of Emission Factors

Learn about LCA at Scale, how to overcome the data requirement, and demystify how the application of emission factors from reference databases can provide you with granular assessments, even in the absence of primary data.
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Case Study
LCA
Food Service

Foodles collaborates with Carbon Maps to measure and label the environmental impact of their menus

Discover how Carbon Maps’ LCA at Scale enables Foodles to provide clear Carbo Scores for every dish, enhancing transparency efforts across all of their locations in France.
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Scope 3
Agriculture

Integrating FLAG emissions: a critical step for setting SBTi targets

How important is calculating FLAG emissions for setting SBTi targets?
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Company Updates
LCA

Carbon Maps earns Bureau Veritas Declaration of Compliance

Carbon Maps' Life Cycle Assessment methodology conforms with ISO standards 14040, 14044 and 14067.
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LCA
Carbon Emissions

Complementing Reporting with Action: Leveraging Carbon Accounting and LCA for Emissions Reduction

What are the differences between these two tools and how are they complementary?
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Opinion

Do eco-labels on products have sufficient impact on consumers?

In the face of the climate crisis, environmental labelling has appeared on many consumer goods. While more and more consumers are paying attention, Patrick, Carbon Maps' cofounder and CEO, wonders about the real impact of these eco-labels.
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LCA
Food Service

Evaluating the environmental impact of recipes

What does recipe evaluation for restaurant and catering players mean and what are proven financial benefits to it?
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Scope 3

Tackling Scopes 1, 2, and 3 in Food Service

What are the different ways Food Service players can address their Scope 3 emissions?
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Opinion

Escaping our Food Paradoxes

Jérémie, Carbon Maps' cofounder and Head of Science, writes about the complexities and paradoxes of our food ideals and argues in favor of a pragmatic food realism.
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Food Supply Chain

Are Players in the Food Industry Mature Enough to Respond to the Climate Challenge?

How prepared are food industry players to address climate challenges, and what are the primary strategies they're employing to achieve their sustainability goals?
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Food Supply Chain

Understanding Food Waste

Food waste isn't just scraps of food we dispose of. Our entire food system, from production to consumption, generates so much waste that it accounts for 8% of global GHG emissions.
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LCA

The Importance of Product-level Assessments in Sustainable Food Production

Learn about Carbon Maps' approach to conducting product-level Life Cycle Assessments on food products.
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Regulation

EU Green Claims Directive: A Blueprint for Avoiding Greenwashing

Delve into the key aspects of the proposed directive, learn its requirements for agri-food companies and the pragmatic actions you can start taking to steer clear of the pitfalls of greenwashing.
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Biodiversity

Beyond carbon, toward nature

Is a carbon-focused environmental strategy for agri-food companies enough? This article looks at the need for a shift from carbon targets to nature targets.
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Agriculture
LCA

Unveiling the Environmental Impact of Beef by leveraging Regional Data

Understand the factors considered when looking at GHG emissions of livestock farming and read the insights from our regional analysis on beef production in France.
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Biodiversity

Why is Biodiversity an important subject for the food industry?

Understand what biodiversity means to the food industry, what biodiversity indicators we can start looking at and how food companies can start integrating biodiversity in their environmental strategy today.
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LCA

Beyond LCA: Towards a more global and equitable approach to food impacts

Explore limitations of LCA in food impact assessment and discover a more holistic approach. Learn how integrating ecosystem services reshapes sustainable farming perceptions.
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LCA

Automating Life Cycle Assessments to accelerate the food transition

Read on to learn about the areas of automation that Life Cycle Analyses of food products can benefit from: calculation across a very large number of SKUs, integrating agricultural impact models into LCAs, regular updating of LCAs.
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