Planetary Facts
Simple Data, In Context
Imagine if it was easy for businesses to access, understand, and communicate the environmental performance of products, beyond carbon, in context.
Inspired by nutritional facts on food products, the Planetary Accounting Network have established a methodology that enables businesses to robustly calculate, manage, and communicate the environmental performance or “Planetary Facts” of their products in the context of critical global environmental limits; the Planetary Boundaries.*
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Our Implementation Partner, Planetary Insights, has digitized this to make it easy for businesses to adopt.
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We are already working with leading brands to quantify the planetary facts of their products as part of our pre-launch pilot.
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Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability
(ACCTs)
The groundbreaking trade agreement that delivers commercial opportunities for New Zealand and helps to address sustainability challenges with guidelines for high-quality voluntary eco-labelling programmes to promote transparent and sustainable trade.
Learn how Planetary Facts can help you navigate and meet these guidelines.
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nutrition facts meet Planetary Boundaries
Planetary Facts were inspired by Nutrition Facts which communicate nutritional data such as protein, fat, and carbohydrates consistently, enabling comparison between products, and in the context of a recommended daily intake for good health.
Underpinned by a scientifically peer reviewed framework, Planetary Facts communicate critical environmental data such as carbon, water, and biodiversity across hau (air), whenua (land), wai (water) and oranga (life) in the context of recommended environmental limits for a healthy planet.
How to read a planetary facts label
Planetary Facts reflect impacts across the full life of a product until purchase - including mining of materials, manufacturing, transport, and packaging.
Each wedge shows a different impact, categorised under Air, Land, and Water.
data-insights to promote innovation
Planetary Facts are not just another eco-label. They provide the data, context, and granularity businesses need to identify hotspots, test innovative solutions, and create products that their customers want and the planet needs.
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The Planetary Facts methodology brings together international standards for life-cycle assessments (ISO- ISO14044) and scientifically peer reviewed framework Planetary Accounting to achieve rigour and credibility. Planetary Facts are not about “less-bad”, they quantify environmental regeneration as well as impact and provide context of what “good” looks like.
We are SCaling Up Planetary Facts as an Industry tool for the food and fibre sector
We are partnering with producers, brands, and industry groups across Aotearoa to scale up Planetary Facts as an industry-wide tool for the Food and Fibre sector.
Our Planetary Facts for Food & Fibre programme will help our New Zealand brands and producers to understand and credibly communicate the environmental performance of their products.
It is not too late to join this collaboration! Get in touch today to find out more.
Bringing Planetary Facts to Tourism
We are working with the Tourism Industry Aotearoa with support from Destination Southern Lakes to bring Planetary Facts to the tourism sector. Planetary Facts will give tourism operators the data and insights they need to offer products that restore and regenerate te taiao (the environment); and the ability to clearly and credibly communicate environmental performance to visitors.
Interested in joining our programme? Get in touch today to find out more.
Learn more about our Planetary Facts applications
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