Press Release: Footprint Tackles Houston’s Climate Action Plan
The City of Houston’s Climate Action Plan has a new champion. Footprint App, Inc. has taken a seat at the committee table to tackle climate action across the city.
On April 22, 2020 – the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – the City launched the science-based, community-driven Houston Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, meet the Paris Agreement goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, and lead the global energy transition.
Soon after, Footprint App, Inc. joined the committee addressing the energy transition - with a focus on community education and impact tracking.
“We look forward to helping Houston’s workforce develop a stronger understanding of how they can positively impact climate change,” said Footprint App, Inc.’s CEO, Dakota Stormer, in a recent statement.
“With Footprint, we intend to help Houston’s companies engage their employees in climate action - helping them build new competencies and skills while also measuring their positive climate impact.”
Footprint App, Inc.’s flagship product will also be rolled out in schools across the greater Houston area. With custom challenges dedicated to Houston’s Climate Action Plan curated by leaders from a prominent environmental education leader, EcoRise, and other contributors to the Climate Action Plan, the Footprint software will help the city measure its impact in the school systems surrounding Houston while creating the next generation of climate leaders.
After the launch of the product in November of 2020, the company received immediate traction with major corporations, including the Suez Group - a waste management company with over 10,000 employees in Europe. Footprint App, Inc. has also undergone strict data protection and privacy screenings and is fully prepared to manage programs for local and multinational companies.
“The Footprint enterprise software has helped my team understand how we can make more sustainable decisions in our daily lives,” said Eric Dick, founder of Houston’s Dick Lawfirm and chairman of the board for Harris County Department of Education.
“My team’s new climate mindset has trickled into our business practices - we’ve increased our recycling and decreased our waste by about 50%, and we plan to purchase carbon offsets for our entire team.”
In order to help more businesses track their impact collectively across the city, the Footprint team is also offering their enterprise software package at a discount to enterprises with over 500 participants. The team is also offering customizations to their core program for each enterprise, allowing every company to track the environmental metrics that matter the most.
“We see our core product like the base model of a car,” said Jason Washington, director of technology for Footprint App, Inc. “We show you our product, ask you what matters most for your bottom line and your environmental goals, and customize it with your team’s guidance to measure your most important KPIs and metrics for engaging employees around climate action."
If you or someone you know is interested in working with Footprint App, Inc. to engage your group in climate action, you can contact the team at contact@footprintapp.org or schedule a meeting here.
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