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What is a product drawer?

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Written by Root Support
Updated over a year ago

What is a product drawer?

A product drawer provides a detailed view of each product’s carbon and environmental impact within your portfolio. It includes insights into the materials used, suppliers involved, and transport modes associated with the product.

How do I access my product drawers?

Access product drawers 3 simple steps:

  1. Under the ’Top Contributing Products’ section click on the title of the product.

  2. Alternatively, you can click on the title of the product in the ‘Impact per product’ table on this dashboard.

Environmental footprint dashboard

What is this dashboard about?

This dashboard provides a detailed analysis of the environmental impact of an individual product across its life cycle stage (material, production and transport).

Product impact metric

Our environmental footprint metric assigns a monetary value to your company’s environmental impacts, such as carbon emissions and water usage. If Planet Earth had a bank account, this would be the amount invoiced.

In this dashboard, the monetary value shows the product’s footprint for a selected timeframe, expressed in euros.

Curious to learn more about our environmental footprint metric? Read our blog here.

Impact breakdown by product life cycle phase

An overview of how materials, transport, and production each contribute to the total environmental impact of this product throughout its life cycle.

Key impact contributors by life cycle phase

A detailed analysis of how materials, transport modes and utility sources affect this product's environmental impact.

Carbon footprint dashboard

What is this dashboard about?

This dashboard provides a detailed analysis of the carbon impact of an individual product across its life cycle stage (material, production and transport).

Product impact metric

This is your product’s footprint for a selected timeframe, expressed in tonnes of CO2e, also known as greenhouse gas emissions. This number represents the impact of the product on global warming.

Impact breakdown by product life cycle phase

An overview of how materials, transport, and production each contribute to the total carbon footprint of this product throughout its life cycle.

Key impact contributors by life cycle phase

A detailed analysis of how materials, transport modes and utility sources affect this product's carbon footprint.

FAQ

What is the difference between inbound and outbound transport?

​​Inbound transport refers to logistic routes generated from your purchase order data, and outbound transport refers to logistic routes generated from your sales order data.

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