footprinting

Technical documentation for an experimental statistic estimating the global environmental impacts of UK consumption

SEI report / This report describes the methodologies of a new experimental statistic that will act as an indicator of the global environmental impacts of UK consumption.

Which forest-risk commodities imported to the UK have the highest overseas impacts? A rapid evidence synthesis

Journal article / This paper describes a rapid evidence synthesis to identify which forest-risk commodities imported to the UK have the highest overseas impacts.

Climate change: UK’s carbon footprint down by 17% as pandemic helps move to eco-friendly lifestyles

Media coverage / SEI York's Chris West is quoted in this Sky News article about the UK's carbon footprint reduction.

UK is keen to be green according to the largest ever analysis of consumers’ carbon footprints

Press release / More than 300,000 responses to the WWF carbon footprint calculator shows an average 17% reduction in footprint.

Is the proportion of imports certified as being from sustainable sources an effective indicator of UK environmental impact overseas?

Other publication / Exploring the uncertainty of different approaches to assess overseas environmental impacts from commodities consumed in the UK.

How can your organization cut its travel emissions?

Feature / A new SEI report and upcoming data tool create pathways to reducing travel emissions for both individuals and institutions.

Prepare for landing: practical tips on tracking, reporting and reducing business air travel emissions

SEI report / How can flight-intensive organizations shrink their business travel emissions?

A breakthrough in carbon footprinting for agricultural commodities

Feature / A new approach to life cycle analysis can calculate precise footprints for thousands of individual commodity trade flows from source locality to export market.

Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities: Mapping carbon emissions embodied in Brazil’s soy exports

Journal article / An enhanced approach to life cycle assessments of globally traded agricultural commodities that takes into account the specifics of individual supply chains.