Personal Footprint
How Portugal’s birthplace has embraced the Ecological Footprint
[Read in Portuguese] The city of Guimarães is the cradle of Portugal. Nestled in the north of the country, Guimarães became the first capital of Portugal in the 12th century and was selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in... Read More
Il 24 maggio è il Giorno del Sovrasfruttamento ecologico dell’Italia;
il Global Footprint Network e la Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena lanciano il Footprint Calculator italiano
Read English Press Release OAKLAND, CA, USA; SIENA, ITALY, 24 MAGGIO 2018–Secondo i dati del Global Footprint Network, un’organizzazione internazionale di ricerca ambientale se tutta la popolazione mondiale avesse lo stesso stile di vita e gli stessi consumi degli italiani,...
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May 24 is Italian Overshoot Day; Global Footprint Network and Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena launch Italian Footprint Calculator
Read Italian Press Release OAKLAND, CA, USA; SIENA, ITALY, 23 MAY 2018–If the entire human population led the lifestyle of Italians, Earth Overshoot Day would fall on May 24, according to Global Footprint Network, an international environmental research organization. Earth... Read More
Le Jour du Dépassement de la France tombe le 5 mai
OAKLAND, États-Unis, 5 Mai 24, 2018 – Si l’humanité menait le style de vie des Français, le Jour du Dépassement Planétaire serait aujourd’hui, selon Global Footprint Network, un organisme de recherche international. Le Jour du Dépassement Planétaire est la date... 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
Q&A with Xavier Houot: Schneider Electric’s business model aims to #movethedate
Schneider Electric initiated a broad partnership with Global Footprint Network on metrics, innovation and stakeholder engagement. It also includes sponsoring the new Footprint Calculator. We partnered because Schneider Electric’s business model is closely aligned with getting humanity out of ecological... 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
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