Berlin, 15.4.2008. In the first project of its kind in Germany, six businesses are coming together to measure the emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases related to selected products and services – the Product Carbon Footprint, or PCF. Overseen by WWF, the Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and THEMA1, the project will also work towards an international standard methodology for PCF measurement. Furthermore the project will explore the possibility of communicating PCF to customers and end users, taking into account recent developments in other markets. Bringing together firms from a wide range of sectors – consumer goods, frozen foods, packaging, retail, and telecommunications – PCF Pilot Project Germany was launched on the 15th of April 2008 with a public symposium in Berlin.

Contact
Jacob Bilabel
THEMA1 GmbH
Torstrasse 154
10115 Berlin
Germany
bilabel(at)thema1.de