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New Footprint Standards Launched
The beautiful Italian village of Colle Val
d'Elsa provided a perfect backdrop for the June
2006 launch of the first international Footprint
Standards.
The Standards were the culmination of a
consensus- driven, committee-based process
organised and managed by the Global Footprint
Network.
The main goal of the Standards is to ensure the
continued development of the Footprint as a
trusted, reliable sustainability measure.
Best Foot Forward, a founding member of the
Global Footprint Network, is actively supporting
the development of the Standards.
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Welcome to this third edition of LOW footprint
news. Our aim is to keep you up to date with the
work of Best Foot Forward and our global
partners and associates. Thank you for your
continued interest and support.
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Stanislav and Danny join BFF |
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We are delighted to welcome two new members of
staff to the team at Best Foot Forward.
Stanislav Shmelev is an ecological economist
specialising in ecological-economic modelling.
He is the president elect of the Russian Society
for Ecological Economics and a visiting research
fellow at the Open University. Stanislav has
previously undertaken projects for organsations
including the UNDP and Sustainable Europe
Research Institute (SERI). He is an associate
editor of the International Journal of
Ecological Economics and Statistics.
Danny Chivers is a graduate of both Jesus
College, Oxford, and the highly-regarded Forum
for the Future masters programme in Leadership
for Sustainable Development. He has a strong
background as a researcher on subjects including
climate change, trade and ethical investment.
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Masterclasses: Oxford & Edinburgh |
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Do you think that ecological footprint analysis
is a bit of a 'black box'? After attending one
of BFF's one day 'Masterclass' courses you will
be able to calculate footprints and analyse
lifestyles, regions and companies.
You will also learn about the new Footprint
Standards 1.0 and new methodology developments.
Next courses are to be held in Oxford and
Edinburgh in September and November
respectively. The Scottish course is in
collaboration with the Centre for Human Ecology.
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Finland poised to adopt footprint |
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Advanced news from Finnish delegates at the
Siena Footprint Forum is that Finnish Government
is poised to adopt the ecological footprint as a
headline indicator.
Finnish local authorities have been using the
footprint for some years and, last autumn, the
first footprint consultancy
Natural Interest
Oy opened in the country in
partnership with Best Foot Forward.
Contact
tassu@naturalinterest.fi |
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Are you Living on One World? |
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As part of their on-going commitment to ensuring
the widespread adoption of the footprint, BFF
are shortly to launch an updated version of
their free web-based Lifestyle Stepwise - a
calculator which estimates the impact of
personal lifestyle choices.
Do you have a Living on One World (LOW)
footprint? |
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Go to Lifestyle Stepwise |
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Regional Carbon Footprints |
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Best Foot Forward recently completed a project
for the East Midlands Regional Assembly looking
at both their current carbon dioxide emissions
and the potential to source renewable energy
locally.
The two studies, published in July 2006, provide
benchmark data for all East Midland's local
authorities and presents several sets of
scenarios to 2050.
Eleven different renewable energy sources were
investigated - from offshore wind to anaerobic
digestion. For each, a maximum technical
potential and accessible resource were
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Go to the EMRA website... |
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