Zerofootprint Explained

Zerofootprint Software Inc.
Type:	Private Company
Founded:	2005 by Ron Dembo
Location:	Toronto
Fields:	Clean Technology

Zerofootprint is a cleantech software and services company based in Toronto, Canada. The company develops software that makes environmental impact measurable, visible and manageable for corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. Their product is designed with the overriding to determine its client's ecological footprint and to help them pursue the means to reduce it.^[1]

Background

Zerofootprint was founded in 2005 by Dr. Ron Dembo, a former Yale professor and CEO of the risk management software company, Algorithmics Inc. Initially operating as a non-for-profit organization,^[2] Zerofootprint evolved into a for-profit environmental software company with the mission to mitigate environmental risk and drive cost reductions through behavioral change. The company has built a diverse list of clients that includes the City of Toronto and Air Canada. The Chief Financial Officer for Zerofootprint between 2008-2012 was Mr. John Anzin.^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Mourtada. Rasha. Save cash, enhance your brand - what's not to like?. The Globe and Mail. en-ca. January 26, 2010.
Web site: Profit 100: Dr. Ron Dembo, founder of Zerofootprint. 2 September 2009. Canadian Business. 1 May 2020.
Web site: Zerofootprint Software Inc.: CEO and Executives - Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com. 2017-10-17.
Web site: Environmental Group: ZeroFootprint (Not-for-Profit). www.oen.ca. 2017-10-17.
Web site: Air Canada helps business achieve green targets by expanding carbon offset program to corporate clients . March 2, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110030413/http://www.newswire.ca/fr/story/302979/air-canada-helps-business-achieve-green-targets-by-expanding-carbon-offset-program-to-corporate-clients . January 10, 2015 .