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Ca bon
handp in
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assess
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posi i e
clima e
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p oduc s demons a ed ia enewable diesel case
G önman
Kaisa,
Pajula
Tiina,
Sillman
Jani,
Leino
Maija,
Va anen
Saija,
Kasu inen
Heli, Soininen As a, Soukka Ris o
G önman,
K.,
Pajula,
T.,
Sillman,
J.,
Leino,
M.,
Va anen,
S.,
Kasu inen,
H.,
Soininen,
A.,
Soukka,
R. (2018). Ca bon handp in – An app oach o assess he posi i e clima e impac s o p oduc s
demons a ed ia enewable diesel case. Jou nal o Cleane P oduc ion, Vol. 206, pp.
1059-1072. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclep o.2018.09.233
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Ca bon handp in – an app oach o assess he posi i e clima e impac s o p oduc s
demons a ed ia enewable diesel case
Kaisa G önmana*, Tiina Pajulab, Jani Sillmana, Maija Leinoa, Saija Va anenb, Heli Kasu inena, As a
Soininenc, Ris o Soukkaa
a) Lappeen an a Uni e si y o Technology, P.O. Box 20, FI-53851 Lappeen an a, Finland
b) VTT Technical Resea ch Cen e o Finland L d, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Finland
c) Nes e Co po a ion, P.O. Box 310, FI-06101 Po oo, Finland
*) Co esponding au ho
ABSTRACT
The capaci y o calcula e and communica e he bene icial en i onmen al impac o p oduc s and se ices is lacking in
scien i ic guidelines. To ill his gap, his a icle p esen s a new app oach o calcula ing he ca bon handp in o
p oduc s. The co e o he sugges ed app oach in ol es compa ing he ca bon oo p in o an imp o ed p oduc wi h
he ca bon oo p in o he baseline p oduc , and subsequen ly calcula ing he educ ion in g eenhouse gas emission
ha can be achie ed by u ilizing he imp o ed p oduc . The p oposed app oach is ounded on he s anda dized li e
cycle assessmen me hodology o oo p in s un il he use s age, and i p o ides a amewo k o ecognize he e ec s
o he emaining li e cycle s ages in he ac ual ope a ional en i onmen . This calcula ion is mean o be used by
manu ac u e s ha wish o show po en ial cus ome s he posi i e clima e impac s o e ed by he manu ac u e 's
p oduc . The ca bon handp in app oach complemen s he exis ing me hodologies by in oducing new de ini ions and
consis en guidelines o compa ing he baseline p oduc and he imp o ed p oduc .
This a icle p esen s he de eloped calcula ion app oach and demons a es he app oach wi h one case s udy abou
enewable diesel. Resul s o he diesel handp in calcula ion indica e ha a d i e can educe g eenhouse gas emissions
by choosing enewable diesel o e baseline uel. Thus, he p oduce o he enewable diesel will c ea e a handp in .
O ganiza ions can use ca bon handp in s o quan i ying he g eenhouse gas educ ions hei cus ome s can achie e
by u ilizing he p oduc . Thus, he ca bon handp in can be a powe ul ool in communica ions and ma ke ing. By
conduc ing ca bon handp in assessmen s, a company can also ind ou how hei p oduc quali ies in compa ison o
baseline p oduc s. The e o e, ca bon handp in s can also suppo decision-making and li elong p oduc design.
Keywo ds: handp in ; oo p in ; ca bon handp in ; ca bon oo p in ; posi i e en i onmen al impac s; li e cycle
assessmen
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1. INTRODUCTION
Assessing en i onmen al impac s has adi ionally ocused on measu ing and modeling he nega i e e ec s ha
p oduc s, se ices, and companies cause o he en i onmen . In many o ganiza ions, i is al eady common o assess
esou ce use o emissions caused as a esul o hei ac i i ies. These assessmen p ac ices a e ho oughly guided wi h
s anda ds es ablished o li e cycle assessmen (LCA) (ISO 14040, 2006; ISO 14044, 2006), ca bon oo p in (ISO,
14067, 2018) and wa e oo p in (ISO 14046, 2014).
Many companies, especially in de eloped coun ies, al eady ha e a dep h o en i onmen al know-how and so succeed
in conduc ing hei ope a ions wi h e icien esou ce use and p oducing a minimum amoun o emissions and was e.
Indeed, hese companies migh e en pu sue a business concep ha is based on p o iding p oduc s, se ices o
echnologies ha educe he en i onmen al impac s o hei cus ome s. Howe e , hese clean ech o on unne
companies a e lacking a ecognized me hod o calcula ing and communica ing he en i onmen al bene i s o hei
ac ions.
Scien is s ha e sugges ed me hods o measu ing he posi i e en i onmen al impac s o p oduc sys ems. Čuček e al.
(2012) in oduced he concep o o al en i onmen al oo p in which conside s a (p oduc ) sys em’s o al e ec s on
he en i onmen by summing he di ec oo p in – he bu dening o he en i onmen , and he indi ec oo p in , he
unbu dening o he en i onmen . The bene icial unbu dening e ec s in he sys em can esul om subs i u ing ha m ul
p oduc s o benign p oduc s, such as subs i u ing ossil uels o enewable uels (Čuček e al., 2012) o op ing o
mo e o less impac ul aw ma e ials (K a anja and Čuček, 2013). The idea o indi ec unbu dening e ec s has been
u he applied and de eloped by scien is s. K a anja and Čuček (2013) ha e in eg a ed unbu dening e ec s in o
mul i-objec i e op imiza ion me hods by in oducing he ela i e o al sus ainabili y index ha assesses he combined
en i onmen al, social and economic sus ainabili y o a (p oduc ) sys em. How and Lam (2017; 2018) ha e applied he
unbu dening e ec s in a p incipal componen analysis o assess and op imize he sus ainabili y pe o mance o p oduc
sys ems.
G een ma ke ing li e a u e has iden i ied ha communica ing he posi i e impac s o p oduc s and se ices is a
challenge. To ackle c edibili y challenges, Rami ez e al. (2014) ecommends mo e consis en communica ion o a
sus ainable p oduc ’s economic bene i s and posi i e en i onmen al impac s. The esea ch by C onin e al. (2011)
ein o ces he pe cep ion ha he communica ion o a p oduc ’s en i onmen al bene i s is a delica e issue, as g een
ma ke ing s a egies ha e o a oid g eenwashing while comba ing cus ome con usion and cynicism. Fu he mo e,
sus ainabili y-o ien ed cus ome s can be a signi ican ma ke o some companies (Pa ala e al., 2016). Access o his
ma ke equi es igo ous demons a ion and communica ion o expec ed sus ainabili y bene i s o p oduc and se ice
o e ings. The need o communica ing posi i e en i onmen al impac s has been iden i ied by esea che s, e.g. by
Pihkola e al. (2010), Tynkkynen, and Be ninge (2017). Bjø n and Hauschild (2013) emphasize he need o in oduce
posi i e p oduc a ibu es in LCA as well as he po en ial o de eloping LCA and eco-e iciency app oaches owa ds
being able o p o ide inpu o posi i e ma ke ing and communica ion in he indus y sec o .
Se e al au ho s emphasize he need o changing he business mindse om being ocused on educing nega i e
impac s o enhancing posi i e ones. Dyllick and Hocke s (2002) in oduce his idea, while Young and Tilley (2006)
and Dyllick and Mu (2016) explo e he ideas o e iciency and e ec i eness. Conside ing e ec i eness, Dyllick and
Mu (2016) discuss he c ea ion o a “posi i e oo p in ” o e he whole li e cycle o a p oduc , as a s ep o wa d in
de eloping sus ainable business, in con as o me ely pu suing e iciency, i.e. minimizing oo p in (usually on a
business economics basis). McDonough and B aunga (2002a) e e o he iple bo om line as a business app oach
ha wo ks o balance economic, ecological, and social sus ainabili y goals wi h a ocus on minimizing nega i e
impac s. Fu he mo e, hey sugges a new concep , iple op line, which is abou iden i ying new business
oppo uni ies by c ea ing posi i e bene icial impac s, o a “bene icial ecological oo p in ” (McDonough and
B aunga , 2002a). Dyllick and Ros (2017) s a e ha companies a e mo e likely o conside hei social impac s om
a posi i e pe spec i e, o example, he c ea ion o jobs and he well-being o hei employees, whe eas hey judge
en i onmen al impac s om a nega i e pe spec i e. Dyllick and Ros (2017) mo e he sus ainabili y discussion on
om a company le el o p oduc le el, s a ing ha conside ing and op imizing he posi i e impac s o p oduc s
(handp in ) ins ead o ocusing on minimizing hei nega i e oo p in s is a s ep owa d de eloping uly sus ainable
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p oduc s. Rega ding he sus ainabili y assessmen o p oduc s, Sala e al. (2013) conclude ha li e cycle-based
me hodologies should be b oadened om a oiding nega i e impac s o also p oac i ely enhancing posi i e impac s.
Whe eas he ‘ oo p in ’ concep is applied o e e o nega i e en i onmen al impac s, ‘handp in ’ is less well-known
bu can be used o e e o he posi i e impac s. This handp in concep was i s launched in 2007 by UNESCO, when
i was de e mined as a measu e o Educa ion o Sus ainable De elopmen ac ion, aiming o dec ease he human
oo p in (Handp in Ac ion Towa d Sus ainabili y, n.d.). Bieme e al., (2013) and No is (2015) ha e emphasized
he en i onmen al app oach o handp in ing. Whe eas he concep o a oo p in is app oached by looking o educe
i s e ec s close o ze o, wi h a handp in he e is no limi o he good ha can be achie ed (Bieme e al., 2013).
In he ongoing Ge man Handp in p ojec (Handabd uck), measu emen , e alua ion, and communica ion ools o he
ecological, economic and social impac s o p oduc s a e being c ea ed (Beckmann, 2017). They a e pu suing an
ambi ious goal o aking in o accoun all he h ee pilla s o sus ainabili y. In he scope o Handp in -Based Ne Posi i e
Assessmen , bo h he en i onmen al and social impac s o p oduc s and ac ions a e add essed (No is, 2013). In he
p e ious me hods he educ ion in an o ganiza ion’s oo p in is conside ed o be pa o a Handp in . As No is (2015)
and Beckmann e al. (2017) include he educ ion o one’s own emissions e.g. in he p oduc ion phase as one means
o c ea e handp in , i can be a gued ha his o e laps wi h educing hei own oo p in . The handp in app oaches o
Bieme e al., (2013) and No is (2015) emphasize he posi i e ein o cemen loop o doing good. They accen ha
posi i e ac ion p omo es o he posi i e ac ions, e.g. in e ms o people educa ing each o he ega ding acc ued
knowledge. Al hough his is ue in many cases, i is ha d o p o e and e en ha de o measu e and alloca e o
someone’s c edi . Bieme e al., (2013) also include he possibili y o c ea ing handp in s h ough buying ca bon
o se s.
Indus ies and companies ha e al eady ecognized he need o communica e he en i onmen al bene i o hei
p oduc s o e o he s in he ma ke . Indus y sec o s in chemis y (ICCA and WBCSD, 2013) as well as in ICT (GeSI,
Global e-Sus ainabili y Ini ia e) ha e ad anced his issue om hei own poin o iew. The chemical sec o has
in oduced indus y- ela ed guidance (ICCA and WBCSD, 2013) wi h guidelines o calcula ing and epo ing a oided
emissions a e compiled. Companies like Ou o ec (Ou o ec, 2015) ha e launched hei own ini ia i es o handp in s.
The handp in concep has eme ged as a esponse o he demand o a me hod o quan i y he posi i e impac s o a
p oduc . Howe e , he handp in concep has been simul aneously de eloped by mul iple esea che s and indus ies.
This uncoo dina ed de elopmen wo k has led o a mul i ude o de ini ions and scopes o he handp in concep ,
which equi es consis en cla i ica ion. The di e ences in he exis ing handp in app oaches call o ha monized
guidelines o handp in s o become an es ablished means in company communica ion.
As he i s objec i e, he a icle p o ides a uni e sal de ini ion o handp in ha can be u ilized in o ganiza ions’
s akeholde communica ion and scien i ically jus i ied. Fu he mo e, his a icle speci ically de ines ca bon handp in .
As he second objec i e, he a icle de ines he ole o ca bon handp in in he con ex o exis ing LCA-based
me hodologies. The a icle sugges s how o u ilize and combine he exis ing LCA iewpoin s in a ca bon handp in
assessmen . As he hi d objec i e, he a icle p o ides gene al guidelines o he LCA-based quan i ica ion o a ca bon
handp in o o ganiza ions’ p oduc s.
The scope o he a icle is a ca bon handp in , which e e s o he g eenhouse gas emission educ ion a p oduc can
c ea e. Only a e achie ing clea guidelines o one en i onmen al impac ca ego y can we conside he
me hodology’s applicabili y o o he impac s. The eby, ou con ibu ion di e s om ha o Beckmann (2017) and
No is (2013) whose handp in s conside mul iple en i onmen al impac s and dimensions o sus ainabili y. A u he
di e ence o hese p e ious con ibu ions is ha we aim o clea ly di e en ia e be ween handp in s and oo p in s and
a oid hei o e lapping. In con as o Bieme e al. (2013) and No is (2015) who emphasize he posi i e
ein o cemen loop o doing good, ou s a ing poin is he de ini ion o a handp in concep o o ganiza ions o solidly
calcula e hei p oduc ’s e ec in educing g eenhouse gases. Con a y o Bieme ’s e al. (2013) accep ance o buying
ca bon o se s, we cons uc he handp in concep based on he ac ual impac s o he p oduc s o se ices p o ided
by he o ganiza ion. By ollowing his p inciple, he buye o he p oduc o se ice can asce ain ha , by pu chasing
his speci ic p oduc , a ce ain amoun o g eenhouse gas emissions can be educed. The selle can also use he same
a gumen as a selling poin .
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This a icle is di ided in o h ee main pa s: a p esen a ion o he heo e ical backg ound o he ca bon handp in
app oach p oposed, a demons a ion o i s usage wi h ac ual case calcula ion, and inally an examina ion o he
simila i ies and di e ences be ween he ca bon handp in app oach and o he LCA based applica ions in he discussion
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2. METHODS
The de elopmen o he ca bon handp in app oach has been based on h ee di e en means. Fi s , we ha e e iewed
he exis ing esea ch on assessing posi i e en i onmen al impac s (e.g. Bieme , Dixon, and Blackbu n, 2013; ICCA
and WBCSD, 2013; No is, 2015). We ha e also closely explo ed he guidance and s anda ds gi en o ca bon
oo p in calcula ion (ISO 14067, 2013; WBCSD and WRI, 2004) and LCA (ISO 14040, 2006; ISO 14044, 2006),
because we aim o base he ca bon handp in app oach on he LCA guidelines app o ed by he scien i ic communi y
as consis en ly as possible.
Secondly, we in e iewed companies and associa ions abou hei expec a ions and p epa edness on ca bon
handp in ing. A o al o 20 in e iews we e comple ed, including he manu ac u ing, ICT, chemical, cons uc ion,
pape , ood, ecycling, and consul ing sec o s. The in e iewed 14 companies included bo h SMEs and la ge
in e na ional companies. The six associa ions in e iewed ep esen ed NGOs and ade associa ions. The in e iews
comp ehensi ely co e ed he ange o li e cycle aspec s, om aw ma e ial p ocessing and manu ac u ing o end-o -
li e. Expe ience o in e iewees’ en i onmen al impac assessmen a ied om ‘no expe ience a all’ o ‘se e al yea s
o expe ise.’
The majo i y o he esponden s (ca. 75%) had al eady used li e cycle hinking, and he main pu pose o LCA s udies
had been o communica ions and ma ke ing pu poses. Almos hal o he esponden s (9) had in some way calcula ed
posi i e aspec s, e.g. in e ms o a oided emissions. The bene i s o handp in ing we e seen as mul i old, p o ing ideal
o in e nal educa ion o p ocess managemen wi hin he company. Handp in s could also se e as a possible a ac ion
o new cus ome s, so inco po a ed in o b anding and/o ma ke ing ini ia i es. Communica ing he bene i s o
handp in s was seen as e y impo an , he e o e, and companies should s i e o make hem easy and simple o
unde s and.
Thi dly, as a g ea es inpu o he me hodology de elopmen , se en case s udies we e examined. The case s udies we e
d a ed based on he pe o mances o di e en kinds o p oduc s, se ices, and p ocesses, in o de o he me hodology
de elopmen o bene i om a a ied ange o in o ma ion. The e o e, i is possible o calcula e handp in s no only
o p oduc s bu also o se ices and echnologies.
The chosen case s udies we e, 1) ma e ial o shopping bags om a ma e ial manu ac u e 2) enewable diesel om a
uel manu ac u e , 3) ele a o echnology om an ele a o manu ac u e , 4) an addi i e manu ac u ing se ice om
a 3D p in ing company, 5) he cooling echnology o a base s a ion om a wi eless ne wo k se ice p o ide , 6) a
ca pe se ice om a deco a ion company, and 7) a bio-was e ea men solu ion om a compos e manu ac u e . One
case, he enewable diesel o Nes e, is used in his a icle o demons a e he cou se o handp in assessmen .
Each solu ion was examined om he poin o iew o a ious cus ome s, wi h alue d i e s being ecognized o
each cus ome . Bo h business- o-cus ome p oduc s as well as business- o-business p oduc s we e examined. In o de
o ensu e he applicabili y o he ca bon handp in app oach, he scope o he cases a ied om consume cases o
bo h business and ci y- ela ed cases, and he p oduc s chosen co e ed many di e en indus ial sec o s. In addi ion,
he s udied p oduc s ep esen ed bo h mass-p oduced p oduc s and also mo e ailo -made p oduc s o he speci ic
needs o a cus ome . The s udied cases we e also based on applicable si ua ions, in which se e al ac o s in he alue
chain we e ound o in luence he c ea ion o a ca bon handp in .
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3. RESULTS
3.1 De e mining a ca bon handp in
We de ine he handp in and ca bon handp in as ollows:
A handp in e e s o he bene icial en i onmen al impac s ha o ganiza ions can achie e and communica e by
p o iding p oduc s ha educe he oo p in s o cus ome s.
A ca bon handp in is he educ ion o he ca bon oo p in o a cus ome o cus ome s.
O ganiza ion can c ea e a ca bon handp in ia se e al mechanisms, he possibili ies o which Figu e 1 simpli ies. The
o ganiza ion can p o ide a aw ma e ial, a pa , a componen , a uel, a echnology, a p ocess, a p oduc o a se ice,
he e e e ed o as X (la e on abb e ia ed as ‘p oduc ’) ha can be shown o educe he GHG emissions o ano he
p oduc sys em – he e Y. P oduc sys em Y can ep esen he cus ome o he ac o using he p oduc o u he
p ocessing o selling i . In he p oduc sys em Y, he p oduc X can educe he ca bon oo p in o Y by in luencing in
he ollowing ways:
1) Ma e ial use: Replacing non- enewable/GHG in ensi e ma e ials / A oiding ma e ial use / Inc easing
ma e ial-use e iciency
2) Ene gy use: Replacing non- enewable/GHG in ensi e ene gy and uels / A oiding ene gy/ uel use /
Inc easing ene gy e iciency
3) Was e: Reducing was e and losses / Con ibu ing o ecycling, euse, and emanu ac u e
4) Li e ime and Pe o mance: Leng hening he li e ime o a p oduc / Enabling he pe o mance
imp o emen o a p oduc
5) Ca bon cap u e and s o age: Con ibu ing o GHG sinks h ough land-use change / Remo al o ca bon
in o biomass / S o ing o ca bon in o p oduc s
Figu e 1. Mechanisms o a ca bon handp in o be c ea ed by he handp in solu ion applied by a cus ome . The handp in solu ion
could be able o educe he ac o s w i en in g een and inc ease he ac o s w i en in blue in he cus ome ’s p ocess, esul ing in
GHG educ ion.
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Calcula ing he ca bon handp in o he o ganiza ion’s p oduc X is achie ed by simply compa ing he ca bon
oo p in s o his modi ied p ac ice o he baseline p ac ice (see Figu e 2). The ca bon handp in is c ea ed i he ca bon
oo p in o p oduc sys em Y is smalle when using p oduc X han i is by using baseline p oduc B.
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 ℎ𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝑋𝑋=𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑓𝑓𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝐵𝐵𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝐵𝐵𝑝𝑝𝐵𝐵 − 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑓𝑓𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝐶𝐶𝑎𝑎𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝐵𝐵𝑀𝑀𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝑀𝑀 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝐵𝐵𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝐵𝐵𝑝𝑝𝐵𝐵 (1)
The ca bon handp in is equal o he educ ion o he ca bon oo p in o a cus ome , bu he e m ‘handp in ’ is
announced o he p oduc o he o ganiza ion ha p o ides his solu ion. Thus, he p oduc ha enables he oo p in
educ ion has a handp in .
Figu e 2. Reduced ca bon oo p in is equal o he c ea ed ca bon handp in
The ca bon handp in can be c ea ed by wo means, as p esen ed in Figu e 3, o wi h combina ions o hose wo means.
The GHG educ ion, when compa ed o he baseline, can al eady occu in he p ocesses o he ca bon handp in
solu ion p o ide (ma ked as CFX), so long as hey p o ide he solu ion wi h less GHG emissions han he baseline
solu ion p o ide (ma ked wi h CFB). This si ua ion is desc ibed wi h he column on he le in Figu e 3. Ano he
basic op ion is ha he ca bon oo p in o he cus ome ’s p oduc (ma ked as CFY,X) can be educed wi h he help o
he ca bon handp in solu ion p o ide ’s p oduc X. This si ua ion is desc ibed wi h he column on he igh in Figu e
3. An example o his could be a ood packaging, which helps o sa e he ood be e and so p e en s ood was e and
causes less GHG emissions, acco dingly. As discussed, combina ions o hese wo means can also esul in a ca bon
handp in . One sec ion (CFX o CFY,X) can also be allowed o inc ease when compa ed o he co esponding sec ion
in he baseline, bu he o al ca bon oo p in should be lowe han he baseline’s oo p in in o de o c ea e a ca bon
handp in .
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Figu e 3. Two basic means o a ca bon handp in o be c ea ed by he educ ion o ca bon oo p in s (CF)
We sugges o clea ly di e en ia e he imp o emen s unde aken wi hin an o ganiza ion’s own p oduc ion sys em as
educ ions o one’s oo p in . Reducing one’s own oo p in alone is no c ea ing a handp in . Handp in is an
indica ion o he o al oo p in o a p oduc when used by a (po en ial) cus ome . Companies wi h a poo
en i onmen al pe o mance cu en ly ha e g ea po en ial o achie ing educ ions in hei own oo p in . This is s ill
no ye a handp in , bu a necessi y o be p io i ized i s in o de o dese e a place in he ma ke and ha e a license
o ope a e. A he same ime, o e unne companies ha e al eady imp o ed hei pe o mance o he op class o
esou ce-e icien and sus ainable ac o s. The e is less and less oom o imp o emen in hei own unc ions ( educ ion
o one’s own oo p in ) bu plen y o op ions o help o he s o educe hei oo p in s (handp in ).
A ca bon handp in unc ions as a ma ke ing and communica ion ool. Fo a cus ome , he possibili y o educing hei
oo p in can p o e o be a conside able sales a gumen . A ca bon handp in also o e s a means o iden i ying whe he
he e is a need o u he de elop one’s p oduc in o de o c ea e a handp in . A handp in assessmen migh e eal
ha he di e ence in esul ing ca bon oo p in s is minimal when compa ed o a baseline p oduc , o e en ha he
baseline p oduc migh ha e a smalle oo p in .
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3.2 S eps in he ca bon handp in calcula ion
As guidance o he ca bon handp in calcula ion, a s ep-by-s ep p ocedu e is p esen ed (see Figu e 4). As a gene al
ule, i can be no ed ha , as wi h LCA in gene al, a handp in calcula ion is also an i e a i e p ocess. Due o indings
in he analyses o subsequen s eps, i migh be necessa y o upda e he p io s eps.
Figu e 4. Ten s eps and assis ing sub-ques ions in he ca bon handp in app oach
3.2.1 Choosing a p oduc o handp in calcula ion
The i s s ep o a company ha is conside ing conduc ing a ca bon handp in calcula ion is o decide on he p oduc
ha will be subjec o assessmen . The hypo hesis should be ha he p oduc has he po en ial o educing GHG
emissions when i is u ilized by a cus ome . As a basis o he selec ion o he p oduc o handp in calcula ions Figu e
1, in oducing i e possible ways o educe a ca bon oo p in , can be used. The company can make a p elimina y
sc eening o hei p oduc s o assess which o hem migh p o ide ca bon oo p in educ ions in hei cus ome ’s
p ocesses. One possible way o execu e he sc eening is o ga he an expe panel ha is well acquain ed wi h he
company’s p oduc s and go h ough he i e possible ca bon oo p in educ ion pa hways. Whe he he chosen
p oduc (s) uly ha e GHG emission educ ion possibili ies will be u he de ined in subsequen s eps.
3.2.2 De ining cus ome s
In o de o he ca bon handp in o be c ea ed, he p oduc needs o ha e a po en ial use , now e e ed o as a
cus ome . A single p oduc may ha e di e en kinds o use s ha u ilize he p oduc o di e en pu poses. These
a ying ci cums ances need o be unde s ood so ha he ou es di e en cus ome s ake will ul ima ely in o m he
CARBON HANDPRINT
METHODOLOGY •SUB-QUESTIONS
1. Choosing he p oduc o
handp in calcula ion •Wha is he p oduc ha po en ially has a ca bon handp in ?
2. De ining cus ome (s) o he
p oduc •Who a e he key cus ome s he company wishes o in luence?
3. De ining he aim •By wha means can he p oduc o se ice in luence he cus ome ’s GHG emissions?
4. De ining he baseline •Wha is he ele an baseline o compa ing he modi ied p ac ice wi hin he iden i ied ma ke
a ea and ime ame?
5. De ining he unc ional uni •Wha is he mos desc ip i e unc ional uni ha desc ibes he pu pose o he p oduc o each
cus ome ?
6. De ining he uni o clea
communica ion o esul s
•Wha is he mos desc ip i e uni ha can also be easily communica ed o each ype o
cus ome ?
7. De ining sys em bounda ies
•Wha li ecycle s ages a e included and wha s ages can be excluded on he basis ha :
•A) he e is no di e ence be ween he baseline and he modi ied p ac ice, and
•B) he ca bon handp in p oduc in luences only pa s o he li ecycle o he cus ome ’s
p oduc ?
8. De ining da a needs and
sou ces
•Wha kind o da a is needed ha is ep esen a i e and accessible:
•A) when he ac ual cus ome is known?
•B) when he exac cus ome canno be de e mined?
9. Calcula ing oo p in s •Wha a e he oo p in s o he baseline and modi ied p ac ice?
10. Calcula ing he handp in •Wha is he di e ence be ween he oo p in s o he baseline and he modi ied p ac ice?
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o Nes e has been used in he calcula ion, bu i is la gely con iden ial. Pe 1,000 kg o UCO he ne elec ici y
consump ion is 260 MJ and he ne s eam consump ion is 1,250 MJ. The byp oduc s o he p ocesses a e gasoline and
p opane, and hei lowe hea ing alues a e 43 MJ/kg and 46 MJ/kg, espec i ely. (Nes e, 2017, pe sonal
communica ions.) The diesel is dis ibu ed om he Po oo e ine y o i s illing s a ions. Calcula ions assumed a
dis ance o 100 kilome e s a eled by Eu o 6 ucks.
Raw ma e ial:
UCO
T anspo a ion:
Diesel d i en Eu o 6;
Oil anke , a e age)
P e ea men
Hyd o ea men
Hyd ogen p oduc ion:
S eam e o ming
Biop opane Biogasoline
Renewable diesel
Dis ibu ion:
Diesel d i en Eu o 6;
Oil anke , a e age
Cooling wa e
Chemicals Losses
Wa e and
was es
Cooling wa e
Elec ici y
S eam
S eam
Elec ici y
S eam
Elec ici y
Na u al gas
S eam
Use o he RD in a ehicle
Figu e 7. Flowcha o Nes e’s RD o igina ing om UCO wi h ma e ial and ene gy lows
This calcula ion is made using a CML 2001 GWP (global wa ming po en ial) 100 yea impac analysis me hod.
Using 1,000 kg o UCO as aw ma e ial o p oduce and dis ibu e RD causes global wa ming po en ial o 400 kg
CO2-equi alen s. When he ene gy alloca ion is used, because o o med aluable byp oduc s, he emission is 10
gCO2-equi alen /MJ.
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3.3.10 Calcula ing he handp in o Nes e’s enewable diesel
Fo he baseline uel, he GHG emissions wi hin he sys em bounda y can be de i ed om he s anda d SFS-EN 16258.
Acco ding o his s anda d, he a e age GHG emission o he baseline uel caused 86 g CO2-equi alen pe MJ in
2016, when he sha e o bio uel was 12% (LIPASTO, 2017).
The handp in calcula ion is pe o med o jus one ehicle owned by a logis ics company. Only one ehicle is s udied,
o exempla y pu poses. The examined ehicle ope a es in he Helsinki egion o Finland, consuming 6 li e s o diesel
pe 100 km and he annual d i en kms in 2016 we e 130,000 km. The logis ics ope a o does no ha e in o ma ion
ega ding he GHG emissions o he used uel in 2016. Thus, he GHG emissions o a e age diesel a e used as a
baseline ins ead. When knowing he densi y (0.824 kg/m3), he lowe hea ing alue (43 MJ/kg), and he emissions pe
li e o baseline diesel (SFS-EN 16258, 2012; LIPASTO, 2017), he consumed ene gy and o al emissions pe yea
can be es ima ed. Based on gi en alues, 6 li e s o baseline diesel pe 100 km accoun s o 2.1 MJ pe km.
RD is seen o be nea ly p opo ional o he olume ic hea ing alue and, in some cases, migh sligh ly imp o e engine
e iciency, when compa ed o ossil diesel (e.g. Bo el e al., 2017; Ha ikka e al., 2012; Sugiyama e al., 2012). Thus,
assuming ha pe o mances o he mo o s a e he same, when baseline diesel and RD a e combus ed, is easonable.
This assump ion means ha he ene gy con en o he uel de e mines he consumed uel pe d i en km.
In addi ion o he pe o mance o RD, he a ailabili y o he uel also has o be aken in o accoun when calcula ing
ca bon handp in . I is also es ima ed ha he dis ance o he nea es gas s a ion selling RD is app oxima ely 10 km
longe when compa ed o he usual s a ion. Conside ing he ank size o he examined ehicle (50 l), a eled annual
dis ance, and he ound ip o he nea es s a ion selling RD, he logis ics ope a o has o e ill he ank mo e o en
compa ed o he si ua ion in 2016. Annually, based on he inc eased illing imes and he loca ion o he new s a ion,
he a eled dis ance inc eases by app oxima ely 3,200 km.
Now he ca bon handp in can be calcula ed using he ollowing equa ion, whe e CH is he ca bon handp in ( CO2-eq),
E e e s o he equi ed ene gy con en o he uel pe a eled dis ance (MJ/km ), GHG e e s o W- o-W emissions
pe ene gy (gCO2-eq/MJ), s e e s o dis ance a eled (km), and oo no es RD and B e e o enewable diesel and o
baseline diesel:
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 =𝐸𝐸𝐵𝐵∗𝐺𝐺𝐶𝐶𝐺𝐺𝐵𝐵∗ 𝑠𝑠𝐵𝐵− 𝐸𝐸𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 ∗𝐺𝐺𝐶𝐶𝐺𝐺𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 ∗ 𝑠𝑠𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 (2)
=2.1 MJ
km ∗86 gCO2−eq
𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 ∗130 000 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 −2.1 MJ
km ∗10 g CO2−𝐵𝐵𝑒𝑒
𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 ∗ 133 200 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘
=21 𝑎𝑎𝐶𝐶𝑂𝑂2−𝐵𝐵𝑒𝑒
The logis ics ope a o could sa e 21 CO2 equi alen s annually i hey we e o change hei ehicle uel o enewable
diesel made o used cooking oil om he a e age diesel. The impac o his would mul iply i he logis ics ope a o
had a lee in he same egion and he all ehicles changed he uel in use.
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4. DISCUSSION
Abo e, a case s udy o enewable diesel was p esen ed o demons a e he s eps o ca bon handp in ing. I is c i ical
o emembe , howe e , ha he handp in esul is linked o a speci ic cus ome ; in his case, a logis ics ope a o who
d i es a ce ain numbe o kilome e s each yea using enewable diesel ins ead o baseline uel. This handp in can be
hus used in communica ing he ca bon oo p in educ ion po en ial he enewable diesel can p oduce o his speci ic
cus ome .
In gene al, ca bon handp in ing o e s companies wo majo bene i s o e ca bon oo p in ing. The handp in app oach
o ces companies o ex end hei en i onmen al esponsibili y beyond hei ga es. I u ges hem o cus omize hei
p oduc o i he needs and p e e ences o each cus ome and o op imize he p oduc o he eal-wo ld ope a ing
en i onmen in e ms o CO2 emissions. I shi s he business mindse om mass-p oduced p oduc s o locally-
sus ainable p oduc s, con ibu ing o closed-loop p oduc sys ems (McDonough and B aunga , 2002b) ha a e
impo an o enhancing a ci cula economy. Simul aneously, he handp in app oach gi es companies he means o
quan i y he en i onmen al bene i s ha hei p oduc o e s o hei cus ome s. P e iously, hese kinds o calcula ion
guidelines ha e been missing o e i y he en i onmen al bene i s o p oduc s. Secondly, ca bon handp in ing o e s
he companies a ool o managing hei clima e impac s. This app oach has i s oo s in he measu ing o oo p in s,
bu ins ead o s opping he e i equi es he conduc o o place he p oduc being assessed in he su ounding
en i onmen , in he ac ual use o hei cus ome s, in a consis en way. This app oach migh no only e eal he clima e
bene i s o a p oduc bu also he possibili y ha no handp in is c ea ed, which can be ound ou when compa o he
baseline p oduc in he same ma ke . I so, his will p o ide a clea indica ion o he company o e hink hei p oduc
and o op imize i s ca bon oo p in h oughou i s li e cycle. Handp in hinking is shi ing he decision-making
p ocess om con en ional owa ds a s a egic decision-making p ocess, whe e he long- e m objec i e is o p oduce
and use clima e iendly solu ions. The posi i e mindse o he app oach emphasizes ha ac o s in ol ed a e sol ing
he challenge ins ead o jus causing mo e g eenhouse gas emissions.
In compa ison o p e iously published me hods o he assessmen o en i onmen al bene i s o p oduc sys ems, he
ca bon handp in app oach has i s own speci ic ea u es. The idea o o al indi ec en i onmen al oo p in
(unbu dening e ec s), in oduced by Čuček e al. (2012), is somewha compa able o he idea o ca bon handp in .
Howe e , in con as o he handp in app oach, acco ding o K a anja and Čuček (2013) he me hods ha conside
he o al en i onmen al e ec s (and u he o al sus ainabili y e ec s) as a sum o di ec bu dening and indi ec
unbu dening e ec s lack geog aphic speci ici y and do no de e mine c i e ia o selec ing he baseline, he
“subs i u ed sys em”. Fu he mo e, he o al indi ec en i onmen al oo p in (Čuček e al., 2012) and i s applica ions
allow o he scien i ic assessmen o he o al en i onmen al e ec s om a consequen ial pe spec i e in gene al.
Whe eas, he handp in app oach is u he ope a ionalized o company needs in communica ion o speci ic cus ome s
o cus ome segmen s.
As he second objec i e, he a icle de ines he ole o ca bon handp in in he con ex o exis ing LCA-based
me hodologies. The a icle sugges s how o u ilize and combine he exis ing LCA iewpoin s in a ca bon handp in
assessmen . In o de o u he cla i y he simila i ies and di e ences be ween he ca bon handp in app oach and
o he li e cycle based applica ions, Table 1 is p esen ed. Two main modelling p inciples, a ibu ional LCA (ALCA)
and consequen ial LCA (CLCA), as well as ca bon oo p in a e included in he able. Unde s anding he di e ences
be ween ALCA and CLCA con inues o be deba ed in he LCA communi y (Hauschild e al., 2018). Howe e , he
pu pose o he able is o illus a e he no el y o he handp in app oach.
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Table 1. Main ea u es o ca bon handp in and o he LCA app oaches
ALCA
CLCA
Ca bon oo p in
Ca bon handp in
Main pu pose
Assessing po en ial
en i onmen al
impac s o an
exis ing p oduc
sys em (UNEP and
SETAC, 2011).
Assessing he po en ial
en i onmen al impac o a
change occu ing in a
p oduc sys em (UNEP and
SETAC, 2011).
Assessing g eenhouse gas emissions
and emo als in a p oduc sys em
(ISO 14067, 2018).
Assessing posi i e g eenhouse gas
impac s o a p oduc /solu ion
applied by a (po en ial) cus ome .
En i onmen al
impac
ca ego ies
Se e al impac ca ego ies, incl. clima e change Clima e change
Added alue
Iden i ying oppo uni ies o imp o e he
en i onmen al pe o mance o p oduc s; in o ming
decision-make s in indus y, go e nmen o non-
go e nmen o ganiza ions; he selec ion o
ele an indica o s o en i onmen al pe o mance,
including measu emen echniques; ma ke ing (ISO
14040, 2006).
Added alue o LCA applies wi h
clima e change as a single impac
ca ego y. Bene icia ies a e
o ganiza ions, go e nmen s, indus y,
se ice p o ide s, communi ies and
o he in e es ed pa ies (ISO 14067,
2018)
Added alue o ca bon oo p in
applies. Iden i ying posi i e clima e
impac s and oppo uni ies o
imp o e he clima e pe o mance
o p oduc s/solu ions; in o ming
decision-make s in indus y and
o ganiza ions; ma ke ing and
communica ing posi i e clima e
impac .
In ended
audience Can di e and is closely linked o he in en ion o each assessmen conduc ed.
(Po en ial) cus ome – ei he a
company (B2B), a consume (B2C),
o ano he in e es ed pa y.
Sys em
bounda y
Sys em bounda ies
ypically include he
li e cycle o he
p oduc wi h cu en
o po en ial
supplie s and
cus ome s
(Weidema, 2003).
Sys em bounda ies ideally
include all ac i i ies wi hin
and ou side he li e cycle
ha a e o consequence o
a change being examined
(Ek all and Weidema,
2004).
Quan i ica ion shall include all GHG
emissions and emo als o hose uni
p ocesses ha a e pa o he p oduc
sys em ha ha e he po en ial o
make a signi ican con ibu ion o he
CFP o he pa ial CFP (ISO 14067,
2018)
Sys em bounda ies o a ca bon
oo p in o a pa ial ca bon
oo p in apply. Sys em bounda ies
include always he in ended
cus ome applica ion. The ebound
e ec s ou side he examined
p oduc sys em a e excluded.
Da a and da a
quali y
Ac ual supplie da a
o a e age da a
(UNEP and SETAC,
2011) ha is as
ep esen a i e as
possible in e ms o
empo al,
echnological and
geog aphical
co e age (ISO
14044, 2006).
Ac ual supplie da a (UNEP
and SETAC, 2011) ha is as
ep esen a i e as possible
in e ms o empo al,
echnological and
geog aphical co e age (ISO
14044, 2006).
Si e-speci ic da a shall be collec ed
o indi idual p ocesses whe e he
o ganiza ion unde aking he CFP
s udy has inancial o ope a ional
con ol. The da a shall be
ep esen a i e o he p ocesses o
which hey a e collec ed. Si e-speci ic
da a should also be used o hose
uni p ocesses ha a e mos
impo an and no unde inancial o
ope a ional con ol. (ISO 14067,
2018.) Da a shall be ep esen a i e as
possible in e ms o empo al,
echnological and geog aphical
co e age (ISO 14044, 2006)
Da a and da a quali y equi emen s
o ca bon oo p in apply. The da a
ela ed o he mechanism ha
allows he ca bon handp in o be
c ea ed shall e lec an exis ing
ope a ing en i onmen in bo h
baseline and modi ied p ac ice.
Dealing wi h
mul i unc ional
p ocesses o
sys ems
The 3 s ep alloca ion
p ocedu e (ISO
14044, 2006; ISO
14067, 2018)
Usually sys em expansion
(UNEP and SETAC, 2011) The 3 s ep alloca ion p ocedu e (ISO 14044, 2006; ISO 14067, 2018)
Time ho izon
Usually applied
e ospec i ely
(ILCD, 2010;
McManus and
Taylo , 2015)
Usually applied
p ospec i ely (ILCD, 2010). Usually applied e ospec i ely. Applied p ospec i ely.
Validi y o he
calcula ion
The alidi y o he calcula ion is in luenced by he in ended applica ion and i s equi emen s
(ILCD, 2010).
The handp in is alid as long as he
da a used o he calcula ion is
ep esen a i e o he examined
si ua ion.
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Ca bon handp in ing also has limi a ions. Calcula ing a ca bon handp in can be labo ious, as one has o calcula e wo
oo p in s, bo h modi ied p ac ice and he baseline p ac ice, all he way beyond he ac o y ga es. Plus, in doing so,
he same di icul ies as wi h ca bon oo p in ing occu , e.g. acqui ing eliable da a o compa ison. This can be
challenging, especially o he baseline p oduc sys em. In addi ion, when de e mining he baseline, he conduc o o
he handp in assessmen has o be ca e ul in o de o p o ide eliable esul s. The baseline has o be epo ed
anspa en ly. This will allow o he s o conduc handp in assessmen s o hei p oduc s wi h he same baseline. When
a cus ome is o e ed wo al e na i e solu ions o he same use pu pose, i mus be e i ied ha he same da a abou
he cus ome ’s use pa e n is used i handp in s a e o be compa ed. To suppo public compa a i e asse ions, a c i ical
e iew is equi ed in handp in ing as well, in acco dance wi h ISO 14040-44. Finally, he e m handp in is no widely
used o ecognized e en, so he e will be challenges in communica ing he handp in esul s. The second s ep in his
esea ch is o ha e he calcula ion guidelines accompanied by communica ion guidelines. As communica ing he
handp in o a p oduc in a ai manne is jus as impo an as quan i ying i , so we will p o ide he communica ion
guidelines o ca bon handp in ing as a nex s ep o he esea ch p ojec .
5. CONCLUSIONS
The handp in app oach p oposed is alid o companies and o ganiza ions ha a e willing o quan i y and
communica e he en i onmen al bene i s o hei p oduc s, se ices, o echnologies, which hey o e o hei
cus ome s. A his s age, he handp in app oach is applicable o assessing g eenhouse gas emission educ ion, bu
he u u e is p omising in applying p esen ed handp in hinking o o he en i onmen al impac s as well. Especially
he ISO s anda dized wa e oo p in (ISO 14046), which is likely o be con e ible o handp in ing, wi h a solid
me hodology o calcula ing he po en ial en i onmen al impac s o wa e use al eady exis ing. The ask o applying
he handp in app oach o o he impac ca ego ies belongs o upcoming esea ch.
In being ex ended o o he en i onmen al impac ca ego ies, he handp in app oach could also be applied o a mul i-
c i e ia p oduc en i onmen al handp in ha simul aneously conside s se e al en i onmen al impac ca ego ies, in a
simila ashion o he p oduc ’s en i onmen al oo p in . Fu he mo e, he handp in app oach could be ex ended o a
mo e holis ic sus ainabili y handp in ha conside s a p oduc ’s economic and social handp in s alongside he
en i onmen al handp in . Th ough a mo e holis ic app oach, ade-o s be ween di e en impac ca ego ies and
comp omises be ween he bene icial impac s on di e en dimensions o sus ainabili y could be iden i ied and a oided
in he sus ainable alue c ea ion p ocess o he cus ome .
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We a e g a e ul o he e o s o he e iewe s in helping o guide and imp o e his manusc ip . The wo k has been
conduc ed as pa o a Ca bon Handp in p ojec join ly unded by Business Finland, indus ial pa ne s (Nokia,
KONE, Nes e, Pap ic, Gasum, Inno i e, AM Finland, Biolan, Associa ion o Finnish S eel and Me al P oduce s, and
Si a), he VTT Technical Resea ch Cen e o Finland L d and Lappeen an a Uni e si y o Technology. We would
also like o say special hanks o Elizabe h E ns o p oo eading.
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