Clarity for Climate

Sustainability and Environmental Consultant for Food & Beverage

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Sustainability Solutions for the Food & Beverage Industry

Demystifying Your Carbon Footprint

The world of food is changing. It's no longer enough to just deliver exceptional taste and quality. Consumers, retailers, and investors are now looking deeper. They want to know the environmental cost of the products they love.

They are asking:

  • "How is this product affecting the climate?"

  • "Is this company taking responsibility for its emissions?"

  • "Can I trust their green claims?"

This isn't a passing trend. It's a fundamental shift in the global market. Major retailers, especially in Europe and North America, are now requiring their suppliers to measure and report their carbon footprint. Without this data, you risk losing contracts, facing future carbon taxes, and falling behind more transparent competitors.

This is where Greenhouse Gas Accounting comes in. It's the language of climate action, and it's becoming the language of business.

What is a Corporation Carbon Footprint?

From Farm to Fork, Know Your Impact

Think of your Corporation Carbon Footprint like a nutritional label for your company's climate impact. Instead of counting calories, it measures all the greenhouse gases (like CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide) released into the atmosphere related to your business activities.

It's the total climate cost of running your business, measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).

For a food and beverage company, this includes emissions from:

  • Growing & Sourcing: Fertilisers for crops, methane from livestock, fuel for fishing vessels.

  • Manufacturing & Processing: The energy to power your processing plant, run your ovens, or chill your storage facilities.

  • Packaging: The production of your bottles, cartons, wrappers, and pallets.

  • Transportation: Moving ingredients to your factory and finished products to distributors and stores.

  • End-of-Life: How your product packaging is disposed of or recycled by the consumer.

Measuring your footprint isn't about blame; it's about knowledge. And knowledge is power to act.

How Do We Measure It? The Greenhouse Gas Protocol

The Gold Standard for Measuring Your Impact

To ensure every company speaks the same language and their reports are credible and comparable, the world uses a common accounting standard: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

Think of the The Greenhouse Gas Protocol as the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) but for carbon emissions. It provides a rigorous, consistent, and internationally recognised framework for measurement.

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol organises your emissions into three categories, or "scopes," to ensure we don't miss anything.

A credible carbon footprint measurement must include all three scopes to provide a true and complete picture.

Our Services

From Measurement to Meaningful Action

As specialists in the food and beverage sector, we don't just give you a big number and a report. We translate the complex GHG Protocol into a clear, actionable strategy tailored to your unique operations.

Basic GHG Inventory

Best for SMEs needing compliance ready carbon accounting.

  • Corporate Greenhouse Gas Report covering Scope 1 and 2 following the GHG Protocol. Visual breakdown by emission source.

    Hotspot summary of top emission sources ranked by impact.

    Regulatory Gap Analysis with a clear to-do list for full compliance.

    A 60-Minute Review Call with walk through of findings and Q&A.

  • 3 - 4 weeks.

  • 15.000 DKK to 25.000 DKK

Comprehensive GHG Inventory

Best for brands ready to tackle value chain emissions. Includes everything in the Basic package, plus the following.

  • Full Scope 3 analysis with emission sources mapped across all categories.

    Climate Reduction Plan with cost vs impact analysis of top reduction strategies and estimated ROI timeline for each.

    Communication package with data visualisation.

    60-Minute Strategy Workshop to align team on implementation steps.

  • 6 - 8 weeks

  • 45.000 DKK to 80.000 DKK

Climate Action Plan

Best for brands committing to SBTi or net-zero. Includes everything in the Basic and Comprehensive package, plus the following.

  • Gap analysis against Science-Based Targets initiative criteria with a customized timeline for approval.

    Employee Training consisting of a 2-hour workshop to upskill your team on carbon literacy.

    Quarterly Progress Reviews (3x) to track reductions and adjust strategies. 

    Executive Summary with KPIs and milestones.

  • 12 - 16 weeks

  • 100.000 DKK to 150.000 DKK

How it works

Greenhouse Gas Accounting

  1. Discovery and scoping

What Happens

  • Introductory 30-minute consultation to understand your goals (compliance, net-zero, etc.).

  • Define boundaries of the project.

  • Sign agreement & share data access.

Your Deliverable
Customised project plan with timeline.

2. Data collection

What Happens

  • All relevant and available activity data is collected. This covers energy records, transport logs, waste management and more.

  • Supplier engagement for value chain emissions via simple surveys.

  • Data gaps are filled using industry benchmarks.

Your Role
Assign a point person to streamline requests.

3. Analysis and hotspot mapping

What Happens

  • Calculate emissions using the GHG Protocol standard.

  • Identify your top 3–5 emission hotspots.

  • Model reduction scenarios.

4. Strategy and reporting

What Happens

  • Draft a prioritized reduction roadmap (cost vs. impact analysis).

  • Prepare compliance-ready reports

  • Review findings in a 60-minute workshop with your team.

Deliverable
Final report + executive summary.

Ongoing support

Options:

  • Annual audits to track progress.

  • Supplier training to improve Scope 3 data quality.

  • Carbon offset guidance for hard-to-abate emissions.

Why clients love our process

  • No surprises with clear milestones and fixed fees.

  • Built for food & beverage, we know which data matters.

  • You own the tools —> Keep all templates and calculators for future use.

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About
our company

Bridging Science & Action for a Greener Food Industry

At Clarity for Climate , we help food and beverage businesses measure, reduce, and communicate their carbon footprint—with accuracy, clarity, and compassion.

Founded in Copenhagen by Melkorka Brynjarsdóttir, we combine rigorous GHG Protocol expertise (Scope 1-3 accounting) with real-world experience in zero-waste retail, plant-based supply chains, and hospitality. We know firsthand how complex sustainability can be—which is why we cut through the jargon and deliver actionable strategies that align with your business goals.

Why Work With Us?

Deep Food Sector Knowledge – From farm-to-fork emissions to EU CSRD compliance, we speak your language.

Tailored to you, Not Template-Driven – No generic reports—just solutions built for your needs.

Values You Can Trust – Confidentiality, persistence, and community guide every project.

Our Roots

  • Academic Rigor: M.Sc. Nature Management, Landscapes, Biodiversity, and Planning & B.Sc. Natural Resource Management from the University of Copenhagen.

  • Hands-On Experience: Managed Iceland’s first zero-waste store, worked with plant-based startups in Copenhagen and worked in hospitality in both places.

  • Mission-Driven: We believe sustainability should be accessible, efficient, and joyful—not a burden.

Let’s turn your climate challenges into growth opportunities.
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