Carbon Trust and HowGood partner to seed carbon transparency across the food value chain

The Carbon Trust has partnered with HowGood, a sustainability data platform, to bring better carbon footprinting to the food industry. The collaboration aims to help food companies measure and reduce emissions across their supply chains by using HowGood's database of ingredient-level environmental impact data combined with Carbon Trust's verification and labeling expertise. For companies in the food sector, this means a more standardized way to calculate product carbon footprints without starting from scratch. The partnership targets Scope 3 emissions, which often make up the bulk of a food company's carbon footprint. By making footprint data easier to access and trust, the initiative could help buyers and suppliers make more informed decisions about ingredients and sourcing. This is a practical move toward embedding carbon accounting into everyday food business operations. It also signals growing demand for tools that turn raw emissions data into something procurement teams and consumers can actually use.