Carbon handprint: New environmental indicator for evaluating the positive climate impacts of products
VTT and LUT University alongside with Finnish companies have developed a method and guidelines for evaluating and communicating on the carbon handprint of products. The carbon handprint describes the positive climate impacts of a product. Environmental impacts are often expressed through footprint indicators describing a negative impact, as in the familiar carbon and water footprints. Until now, companies have lacked the means to present positive effects. Since the handprint is a new and evolving environmental indicator, Finnish companies have the chance to profile themselves as
