Learn about how we measure your carbon footprint

Our methodology and approach

We measure:

Utilities

You’ll need to tell us about the utilities you use and how much of it (if any) comes from renewable sources.

Transportation

School transportation is a big ticket item. We calculate emissions from your school busses.

Excursions & Trips

If your staff and student fly around the world you’ll need to share this data with us.

Purchasing

Your annual consumables are also included in your emissions calculation.

Trees!

If your schools is in a forest, you’re the lucky one! Trees on campus will offest your emissions.

Utilities

How much electricity do you use?

Your annual electricity usage is likely a large component of your carbon footprint.

How green is your electricity?

Electricity can be produced in many different ways. Some sources of energy are greener than others, that’s why you’ll need to know what percentage of your energy comes from renewable sources (wind, solar, geothermal, etc.).

How much natural gas do you use?

To accurately calculate your carbon footprint, we’ll need to know if and how much natural gas is used to keep your cafe warm (including gas patio heaters).

How many people are connected to your wifi?

Huge server farms allow you to access information online. Unfortunately, these servers also require A LOT of energy to run. We factor in some of this energy use into your carbon footprint.

How much heating oil do you use?

Similarly to natural gas, heating oil is a critical part of your carbon footprint.

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Transportation

Big busses on the school run

How many big busses do you have and how far does the average bus travel.

Small busses are also important!

We also need information about the small busses you operate and any other vehicles your school owns.

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Excursions & trips

Long distance school trips

Air miles add up… especially when 30 students are flying off together. We’ll need information on how many air mile your students (and the supervising staff) add up over the year.

Recruiting, professional development, conferences....

Staff air travel on official business is also included in the calculation. We’ll need those numbers too.

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Purchasing

Electronic goods

We’ll be able to estimate the carbon footprint of your spending on electical goods when you share your data with us.

Stationary...

Another big contributor to the footprint of some schools is their use of stationary for photocopiers, printers and, or course, wonderful works of art!

Books

Buying lots of books every year? We’ll need to understand how much you spend here if we are to calculate your footprint.

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Trees

On the upside!

If your schools is in a forest, you’re the lucky one! Trees on campus will offest your emissions… the more you have the better it is…

Calculate your footprint

We don’t measure:

Delivery from Suppliers

This would be calculated within your suppliers’ carbon footprint.

Food Sales

Your customers will bear the burden of their consumption choices.

Beverage Sales

This would be part of your customer’s carbon footprint.

3rd Party Delivery

Uber Eats and other delivery services calculate their own carbon footprint.

Credibility & transparency above all else

We understand the importance of integrity:

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Certification that gives credibility

Our certification process allows you to credibly promote yourself as a carbon neutral school. Learn more.

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Backed by a Canadian non-profit

We are powered by the Carbon Neutral School Foundation, a mission driven BC Society.

Learn more

Together we make sustainable change happen

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Biomass based power project that generates electricity using rice husks

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Dual impact project

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The Ceará project has switched the fuel used by five ceramic factories

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This voluntary project provides improved cook stoves within Malawi.

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This initiative tackles one of the major causes of deforestation in Brazil: illegal logging

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