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Guimarães, Portuguese municipalities launch their city Footprint Calculators
By Armando Alves Portugal’s Cities Footprint project, now in its second year, launched the first city Footprint Calculator in Guimarães today. Residents can use it to assess their household’s use of natural resources and compare it with the city average.... Read More
Join us at two California Universities for Turning Green's College Road Tour
We are so excited to join Turning Green’s College Road Tour at two universities in California! Don’t miss this tabling exhibition that features sustainable lifestyle themes (Footprint, food, fashion, body, zero waste, clean, living space) and ethical samples. Stop by... Read More
Footprint Calculator is an eye opener - Project Green Challenge Winner
This is a guest post from our partners at Turning Green, a global student-led movement devoted to cultivating a healthy, just and thriving planet through education and advocacy around environmentally sustainable and socially responsible choices. Our Footprint Calculator is Day... Read More
Be Good to the Environment in 2018
On the first day of my environmental science class, we took a very eye-opening quiz on our lifestyle choices and how they affect the planet. After entering in information such as how many miles we drive per week, how much... Read More
New Study Highlights Educational Benefits of Footprint Calculator
A new study of the Ecological Footprint Calculator used in classrooms in Italy and the UK identified several educational benefits, including making sustainability personal for students and providing insight on how daily activities affect national and global sustainability. The... Read More
Friends of the Footprint Calculator
Friends of our Ecological Footprint Calculator around the world share their experiences using this popular tool as students and educators. Join our Adopt-a-Country campaign now to add languages and country data to the calculator to educate millions more people about... Read More
How Many Earths Does It Take to Support Your Lifestyle? Footprint Calculator Teaches Valuable Sustainability Lessons
Imagine if there was a way to find out how many resources you, your school, city, or country use. At Global Footprint Network, we don’t just imagine it—we dedicate our work to doing just that, in the most accurate way... Read More
Sailing one’s Footprint away
Sailing brought IT wizard, Robert Williams, to Global Footprint Network 12 years ago, and now, sadly, it will take him away from us as well. After navigating the ins and outs of our IT infrastructure for 12 years, including the... Read More