Objective
To advance the Open Footprint® Data Model from technical standardization to broad industry endorsement and scalable digital implementation across sectors.
Overview
The Open Footprint Forum convened industry leaders, Enterprise Architects, sustainability practitioners, and Digital Transformation experts in London to accelerate global adoption of the Open Footprint Data Model. The meeting marked a strategic inflection point: moving beyond development and refinement toward industry endorsement, publication, regulatory alignment, and implementation at scale. Discussions focused on enabling standardized environmental footprint data across sectors, strengthening governance, and ensuring interoperability and adoption with Enterprise Architecture frameworks and emerging digital systems.
Key Outcomes
- Strengthened pathway toward formal industry endorsement of the Open Footprint Data Model
- Reviewed reference implementation options to support scalable digital adoption
- Reinforced regulatory alignment across carbon accounting, water, waste, and emerging frameworks
- Expanded collaboration with global organizations including the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and Digital Transformation stakeholders
- Explored community governance and contributor engagement infrastructure
What’s Next
The Forum will continue advancing endorsement milestones, implementation guidance, and industry outreach, with upcoming alignment at future global member meetings.
Links
Members' meeting minutes and materials to follow, click here (just for members).