Green Book Alliance Launches Free Carbon Calculator for Publishing Industry
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Summary
The Green Book Alliance (comprising BISG, BookNet Canada, and the UK's Book Industry Communication) has launched a free, web-based Book Carbon Calculator to help publishers and book industry organizations measure and understand their carbon emissions on a book-by-book basis. Developed over six months, the tool requires no subscription and is freely shareable, aiming to help the publishing industry better manage its environmental impact.
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In development for roughly six months, the new calculator is web-based, can be freely shared, and does not require a subscription for a company to use.
It allows users to measure the carbon footprint of...
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