what is the average ecological footprint of a business organisation in the uk?

Question

i am testing out two ecological footprint calculators and i want to compare both results obtained for my organisation with the average to find out which one works best.

Answer 1

Business have been responsible since the industrial revolution for consuming vast amounts of energy i.e. coal, wood. oil! Forest trees were even cut down in the New forest areas of Hampshire for ship timber to build a fleet to combat the Spanish armada in Queen Elizabeth times! and it has never recovered! We all know it can not be sustained, but until we have the stomach to 'bite the bullet' on ecology our 'footprint' will soon be no more!

Answer 2

The UK's average ecological footprint is 5.45 global hectares per capita (gha) with variations between regions ranging from 4.80 gha (Wales) to 5.56 gha (East England). Two recent studies have examined relatively low-impact small communities. BedZED, a 96-home mixed-income housing development in South London, was designed by Bill Dunster Architects and sustainability consultants BioRegional for the Peabody Trust. Despite being populated by relatively "mainstream" home-buyers, BedZED was found to have a footprint of 3.20 gha due to on-site renewable energy production, energy-efficient architecture, and an extensive green lifestyles program that included on-site London's first carsharing club. The report did not measure the added footprint of the 15,000 visitors who have toured BedZED since its completion in 2002. Findhorn Ecovillage, a rural intentional community in Moray, Scotland, had a total footprint of 3.86 gha, including both the many guests and visitors who travel to the community to undertake residential course there and the nearby campus of Cluny Hill College. However, the residents alone have a footprint of 2.78 gha, a little over half the UK national average and the lowest ecological footprint of any community measured so far in the industrialised world.