Carbon footprint label
& benchmark table
Biocode’s label is an easy way for food companies to demonstrate they are tracking the climate impacts of their products and reducing emissions across their value chains.
Carbon footprint classification from A-E
The product is given a classification from A to E according to the categorisation table
26 different product categories
The product’s carbon footprint is compared to other products in the same category
| Product category | A Class A Max | B Class B Max | C Class C Max | D Class D Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Plant-protein products | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Fruits & Berries | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Peas, lentils & beans | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Roots & vegetables | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Mushrooms | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Spices | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Breads, cookies & pastries | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| Flours, cereals & grain products | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| Dairy & plant milk products | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| Nuts & seeds | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| Eggs | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Ready meals | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| Chips & snacks | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| Icea creams, sweets & chocolates | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| Sauces, fats & oils | 3.1 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Fish & fish products | 3.2 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 12.1 |
| Broiler & other poultry | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Pork | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| Cocoa, coffee & tea | 4.4 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 16.9 |
| Custaceans & molluscs | 4.5 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 12.4 |
| Meat products | 5.4 | 10.6 | 15.7 | 20.9 |
| Cheeses | 6.6 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 13.6 |
| Other foodstuffs | 8.5 | 16.9 | 25.2 | 33.6 |
| Mutton | 20.2 | 24.4 | 28.6 | 32.8 |
| Beef | 24.4 | 28.8 | 33.2 | 37.6 |
kg CO₂e / kg | kg CO₂e / kg | kg CO₂e / kg | kg CO₂e / kg |
How the label works?
Biocode’s label allows consumers, clients, business partners, and other stakeholders to identify which companies are truly ambitious in reducing their products’ life-cycle emissions.
The label shows a carbon footprint classification from A to E.
The criteria for gaining the label is simple: start calculating your product’s carbon footprint with Biocode, get a value and compare it within the suitable product category. We will issue the correct badge when the results are confirmed.
The categorisation contains 26 different product categories.
The label can be used as a link to Biocode’s online profile, as a label in product packaging, for marketing and communication needs, and in corporate sustainability reports, to name a few.
The function of the label is versatile physically or digitally.
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