Name of organisation: Best Foot Forward Ltd
How long in this field: Company founded 1997 and first detailed footprint completed in 1998.
Scope of expertise relevant to the professions:
Expertise in three key areas: environmental accounting, GHG reduction strategies, wider sustainability consultancy
GHG Emissions Assessment Protocol(s) / Standard(s) used:
All relevant including: ISO 14064,
ISO 14040,
GHG Reporting Protocol,
Publicly Available Standard (PAS) 2050,
Defra and Carbon Trust compliant.
Geographic scope of services:
Primary market in the UK but a number of our clients are multinational corporations. Experience of completing projects for sites in North America (US, Canada), Asia (Hong Kong, Thailand, China, Japan) Europe (France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Finland). We also have a network of international partners with whom we deliver international projects.
Existing clients for assessment services relevant to the professions:
The majority of our corporate clients are confidential, although the following list shows specific clients whose names we are permitted to report:
Government – UNDP, UNEP, Directorate General Environment, WRAP, Carbon Trust, Environment Agency, London Deveopment Agency, Greater London Authority, Communities and Local Government, Welsh Assembly Government
Built Environment – Gentoo, Pacific Interiors, Balfour Beatty, CABE
FMCG - GlaxoSmithkline, Ecover, Bulmers, Duchy Originals, SAB Miller
Transport – Volkswagen, National Express, Virgin Trains, Passenger Shipping Association
Utilities/Infrastructure – Scottish and Southern Energy, Centrica, Anglian Water, Amec, Amey
Charities - CAFOD, Christian Aid, WWF
Other – ACCA, CBI, Ofcom, English Heritage, London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, Radiohead, FIRA
What makes your organisation special:
Best Foot Forward (BFF) are one of Europe's leading sustainability consultancies specialising in energy and natural resource accounting methodologies such as resource flow analysis, ecological footprinting and carbon accounting. Since completing the first detailed ecological footprint of an organisation in 1998, BFF have to date completed over 300 footprint projects.
The ethos of BFF is to apply robust sustainability metrics to underpin strategy development, and ultimately increase the eco-efficiency of the economy. The approach taken can be low profile and limited to delivering data, or full project leadership including strategic consulting and communications. In all instances, we draw on our experience and mature methodologies to deliver high quality outcomes that meet client needs.
BFF operate at the quality end of the market and complete sophisticated analyses for clients with all levels of understanding. The company’s growth has been managed to maintain innovation and flexibility, while securing BFF’s established market presence. BFF have also created and developed a range of tools including the powerful Footprinter series for carbon accounting and management.
BFF were awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development in April 2005. This extremely prestigious award is for continuous achievement in sustainable development based on the footprint analysis.
Primary contact:
Simon Miller
+44 (0) 1865 250 818
Best Foot Forward
9 Newtec Place
Magdalen Road
Oxford
OX4 1RE