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Counting Carbon: How Precision is Inspiring Print to Change for Good
Carbon accounting in the print and packaging industry is evolving fast. Businesses are moving away from vague estimates towards accurate, job-level carbon measurement that provides real insights. In a recent FuturePrint podcast, our co-founder and CEO Dominic Harris explained how CarbonQuota is leading this change and why it matters for printers, brands and packaging suppliers.
Since 2019, CarbonQuota has been pioneering carbon footprint measurement for print. Our platform goes beyond generic industry averages by applying data from a customer’s actual supply chain: from the paper mill and ink selection to the pressroom’s electricity mix and distribution routes. This means printers can calculate the exact carbon footprint of a single job in seconds, enabling smarter, science-based decisions.
This precision is more than a technical advantage – it’s increasingly a commercial necessity. Legislation such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will soon require thousands of companies to disclose scope 3 emissions from their supply chains. As Dominic warns, print suppliers who cannot provide robust carbon data risk exclusion from tenders or losing clients to more transparent competitors.
This precision is more than a technical advantage – it’s increasingly a commercial necessity.
The upside is clear: sustainable printing often reduces costs as well as emissions. Lower waste, leaner logistics and more efficient presses all drive bottom-line benefits. By integrating directly into MIS and quoting systems, CarbonQuota makes carbon data a seamless part of everyday workflows – as routine as quoting a price.
The podcast explores how regulation, customer demand and global brand commitments are converging to make carbon transparency in print a key differentiator.
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