Publications
Publications
- June 2011 (Revised December 2013)
- HBS Case Collection
Carbon Footprints: Methods and Calculations
By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
Abstract
Describes methods to calculate the carbon footprint (greenhouse gas emissions) of an organization's operations and supply chain, and a product or service. Illustrates concepts with examples of calculating the carbon footprint of an organization (Harvard Business School) and a product (a newspaper). Provides data necessary for carbon footprint calculations.
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Citation
Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "Carbon Footprints: Methods and Calculations." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-075, June 2011. (Revised December 2013.)