HowGood

HowGood is a sustainability-data company based in Brooklyn, New York, United States, that has spent more than 18 years building one of the largest databases of agricultural and ingredient emission factors. The company helps food and beverage brands, retailers, and ingredient suppliers measure the environmental footprint of their products and supply chains.

Its Latis platform automates product carbon footprinting and corporate greenhouse-gas accounting across Scopes 1, 2 and 3, drawing on more than 90,000 emission factors and data from over 600 sources. The platform also supports supplier data collection and reduction-scenario planning, and is reportedly used by seven of the ten largest food companies worldwide.

1. Carbon footprinting: Automates product-level carbon footprint calculations using ingredient-level data.

2. GHG accounting: Aggregates Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions data for corporate reporting.

3. Supplier engagement: Collects primary data directly from ingredient and packaging suppliers.

4. Scenario modeling: Simulates emission-reduction pathways for reformulation and sourcing decisions.

5. Regulatory alignment: Structures disclosures to match GHG Protocol, SBTi, CDP and ISO frameworks.

6. Emission database: Draws on more than 90,000 agricultural emission factors from 600+ sources.