HowGood

An overview of HowGood's data methodology and sources.

HowGood's Data Methodology

How we assess the quality of emission factors for product carbon footprints.

Product Carbon Footprint Data Quality Ratings

How to incorporate farm-level data into product carbon footprints, corporate carbon accounting and abatement strategies.

Quantify the impact of farm-level practices with FieldScope

Jemima Snow

Erin Taner

Dive deep into each metric to learn more about improving your environmental and social impact.

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How likely is deforestation to occur in order to produce this product or ingredient?

Deforestation Risk

How does the growing of this ingredient either help or hurt global biodiversity?

Biodiversity

An overview of the Soil Health metric, which measures the change in soil organic carbon as a result of growing or raising an ingredient.

Soil Health

How do the ingredients in this product impact the welfare of animals?

Animal Welfare

How much "blue water" does it take to grow or raise this ingredient?

Blue Water Usage

How much land does it take to grow or raise this ingredient?

Land Occupation

What is the overall labor risk involved in this ingredient, considering the severity of working conditions and number of people affected?

Labor Risk Exposure

How much energy is used in the factory processing of this ingredient?

Processing

What is the comprehensive environmental and social impact of the product?

HowGood Impact Score

What is the carbon footprint of growing this ingredient?

On-Farm Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs)

HowGood's Sustainability Metrics

An overview of the Carbon Life Cycle module - what it is, why it's important and how we measure it.

Carbon Life Cycle

Land Use Change

Emissions categories required by the FLAG Guidance

Metrics to measure FLAG emissions

An update to impact assessments to account for ingredient concentration and its effect on GHG emissions, land use and blue water usage.

Accounting for ingredient concentration

Key differences between HowGood's Product Carbon Footprint and a traditional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

HowGood’s Product Carbon Footprint vs LCAs

How to update product-level data inputs for different stages of the carbon life cycle.

Carbon Life Cycle Data Inputs

How we calculate packaging emissions of a product's carbon footprint

Calculating packaging emissions with the Carbon Life Cycle

Frequently asked questions about measurement of FLAG emissions.

FLAG Emissions FAQ

Scope 3 Reporting Data Requirements and FAQs

Carbon Accounting Metrics

An overview of G.A.P. Certification, and how it fits within HowGood’s Animal Welfare scoring system.