“I’m not a specialist in sustainability, but as an Enterprise Architect I realised a few years ago the importance of engineering sustainability into digital products and using technology to drive sustainability initiatives. I’ve been involved in the Open Footprint® Forum since 2022, and there are two things that stand out for me.
First, there’s the power of the standard in supporting sustainability initiatives in industry. Having a standard data model accelerates implementation and ensures interoperability across supply chains. You won’t get far using only spreadsheets, emails, and ad hoc data collection, and designing your own bespoke data repository would take months of effort. Don’t do that. Download the standard and benefit from the hard work that the Open Footprint® Forum has already done for you.
Second, there’s a personal aspect. Whatever your feelings about the politics of sustainability and GHG reduction, the evidence of rising global temperatures and the environmental impacts driven by extreme weather is undeniable. I have a granddaughter. What sort of world will she, and others like her, inherit? By helping to develop the Open Footprint® standard, I feel I’ve made some contribution to making that future world a little bit better.”
Chris Frost, Principal Enterprise Architect, Application Technology Consulting Division, Fujitsu Group, and Chair, The Open Group Governing Board
“I see the Open Footprint® Standard as a vital catalyst for moving sustainability reporting from best guess to audit-ready. By providing a common data model, it eliminates the fragmentation that typically plagues emissions tracking, ensuring that environmental data is consistent, comparable, and structurally sound. By replacing messy, manual data exchanges from spreadsheets with a globally recognized format, the standard transforms carbon accounting into a reliable business asset. This structured foundation grounds AI by providing the clean, high-quality data it needs to generate accurate insights, ultimately giving your investors and partners unwavering confidence in your reported sustainability performance.“
Arjen Van De Voort, Co-chair, Open Footprint Forum
“Large enterprises today are focused on deriving value from their carbon data and applying AI using modern and integrated data architectures. The Open Footprint Standard is a foundational element in building an AI-ready carbon management data structure that helps them spend more time on driving business outcomes and less on handling data."
Sammy Lakshmanan, Co-chair, Open Footprint Forum