A methodological proposal for corporate carbon footprint and its application to a wine-producing company in Galicia, Spain

Corporate carbon footprint (CCFP) is one of the most widely used indicators to synthesise environmental impacts on a corporate scale. We present a methodological proposal for CCFP calculation on the basis of the “method composed of financial accounts” abbreviated as MC3, considering the Spanish vers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Carballo Penela, Adolfo, García Negro, María do Carme, Doménech Quesada, Juan Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/46340
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46340
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ecological footprint analysis
Carbon corporate footprint
MC3
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Sumario:Corporate carbon footprint (CCFP) is one of the most widely used indicators to synthesise environmental impacts on a corporate scale. We present a methodological proposal for CCFP calculation on the basis of the “method composed of financial accounts” abbreviated as MC3, considering the Spanish version “metodo compuesto de las cuentas contables”. The main objective is to describe how this method and the main outputs obtained work. This latter task is fulfilled with a practical case study, where we estimate the carbon footprint of a wine-producing company for the year 2006. Results show the origin of impacts generated, providing this firm with disaggregated information on the contribution to its CCFP of each one of its activities and consumptions.