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Farnek, a leading UAE-based smart and green FM company, launched a cutting-edge online carbon footprint calculation tool, CarbonTek, to measure and analyze carbon emissions and identify hotspots. The online tool can handle any business and operational activity. The digital tool, developed by Farnek's in-house carbon management experts and HITEK software developers, calculates carbon emissions across all three scopes of emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG), a widely used greenhouse gas accounting and reporting standard. The online solution can generate carbon emission reports for hospitality, manufacturing, commercial offices, and logistics, accommodating multiple users in multiple locations. Habiba Al Marashi, Founder & President of Arabia CSR Network, Co-Founder, Chairperson of Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), and Co-Founder and Treasurer of Emirates Green Building Council (GBC), said: "In October 2021, the UAE announced its Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative and more recently raised its 2030 climate target to 31% from the original 23% and to help the UAE achieve its Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative, we are launching this initiative at Farnek's control and command." Farnek's turnkey market proposition combines CarbonTek's features with a team of certified carbon auditors and net zero consultants who set operational boundaries and the baseline year for carbon emissions. "Once baseline emissions are determined, science-based targets and recommendations can be implemented to further reduce emissions and help businesses accelerate their net zero journey," said Farnek Associate Director – Consultancy and Sustainability Nadia Ibrahim. Ibrahim says there are many generic tools to calculate a business's carbon footprint, but they're mainly developed abroad. As a result, these tools usually use emission factors from the country they were developed in, which may not match UAE emission requirements. These tools are rigid and difficult to customize, so they cannot accurately measure or identify a UAE business's carbon footprint. Ibrahim added that UAE organizations must measure carbon emissions and identify hotspots to decarbonize. BKM/ Expat Media
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