Open Footprint

From Standard to System — The Open Footprint® JSON Schema Files

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By Jim Hietala, Vice President, Sustainability and Market Development, The Open Group

Machine-Verifiable Schemas That Make the Open Footprint® Data Model Implementation-Ready

Standards are only as valuable as their ability to be put into practice. The Open Footprint® JSON Schema files bridge the gap between the Open Footprint® Standard’s logical data model and real-world technical implementation — providing machine-readable, validation-ready schema definitions that organizations can use immediately to build conformant emissions data systems.

The Detail Behind the Data — The Open Footprint® Standard, Edition 1.0, Part 2: Data Element Dictionary

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By Jim Hietala, Vice President, Sustainability and Market Development, The Open Group.

Your Complete Reference for Every Entity, Attribute, and Relationship in the Open Footprint® Data Model

If Part 1 of the Open Footprint® Standard is the blueprint, then Part 2 is the specification sheet. The Open Footprint® Standard, Edition 1.0, Part 2: Data Element Dictionary is where the abstract becomes concrete — defining every data entity, every attribute, and every relationship within the Open Footprint Data Model in precise, implementable detail.

Building the Foundation — The Open Footprint® Standard, Edition 1.0, Part 1: Data Model General Requirements

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By Jim Hietala, Vice President, Sustainability and Market Development, The Open Group

The Open Standard Transforming Emissions Data Management

Organizations around the world are under increasing pressure to track, calculate, and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accurately and transparently. Yet for many, the process remains fragmented — relying on spreadsheets, proprietary tools, and incompatible data formats that make consistent reporting a costly challenge. The Open Group Open Footprint® Standard, Edition 1.0, Part 1: Data Model General Requirements, published by The Open Group in April 2026, is designed to change that.

Solving the Scope 3 Data Crisis: How Open Standards Can Transform Emissions Reporting

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By Jim Hietala, Vice President, Sustainability and Market Development, The Open Group. The Growing Challenge of Scope 3 Emissions Data

Large multinational corporations face unprecedented challenges in capturing and managing Scope 3 emissions data across their complex value chains. As regulatory requirements intensify globally—from the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act—the pressure to provide accurate, transparent emissions reporting has never been greater.

Congratulations to the Winners of The Open Group India Awards 2024

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On July 31, 2024, The Open Group India Awards for Innovation & Excellence 2024, recognizing outstanding achievements in the adoption of Open Standards and Open Source software took place in the vibrant city of New Delhi, as part of The Open Group July Conference, themed “NextGen Digital for the Techade” from 29 to 31 July.

The Open Group Summit – Event Highlights Delivering a Sustainable and Secure Tomorrow – Houston, Texas – October 30 – November 2, 2023

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By Ash Patel, Marketing Specialist, The Open Group

The recent Summit of The Open Group in Houston brought together a variety of subject matter experts, keynote speakers, Forum Members, Work Groups, and Consortia to engage in an active dialogue involving the following tracks: Enterprise Architecture (EA) for Sustainability, Cybersecurity and Zero Trust, Open Industry Standards, and The Digital Enterprise.

Enabling Effective Emissions Data Management and Sharing

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By The Open Group Open Footprint™ Forum. The Open Group Open Footprint™ Forum today published a white paper that provides an overview of the GHG emissions data management area, regulations that are driving activity, and the work of the Open Footprint Forum. The Forum is making significant progress in our standards work related to building a standard data model for emissions, and related open source tools to ease adoption.

The Open Group 2022 Highlights, Including a Glance into 2023

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By Steve Nunn, President & CEO, The Open Group.

Happy New Year! I hope that, wherever you are reading this, 2023 has started well for you and yours.

I believe that 2023 will be another busy and significant year for The Open Group, as was 2022. So much happened last year that I thought that I would take the opportunity to look back at some of the highlights of last year, and add a few peeks into this coming year.

The Open Group Event Highlights  – January 31-February 2, 2022

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Open Standards & Platforms for Operationalizing COP26

Since August 2020, The Open Group has been working with member organizations to create an open standard for tracking environmental footprint data, unifying data recording, processing, and sharing across industries. We are making progress towards a vision of making it possible to automate the calculation of greenhouse gas data – and, eventually, data such as water usage and landfill – giving companies real-time, reliable insight into their impact. The Open Group is now focused on Open Standards and Platforms for Operationalizing COP26.

Why Attend: Solving the climate crisis demands clearer conversations, stronger leadership buy-in, better training, greater support, and more forceful deadlines. We get there by collaboration through data and open standards.
Digital Practitioners Day

The Open Framework for the Digital Enterprise – Learn about next steps in delivering the playbook for the digital enterprise using consistent and self-supporting guidance by Digital Practitioners:

Common Vocabulary and Roles: A set of reusable, cross-standard definitions for terms and roles, curated by member consensus:
Digital Competencies: DPBoK™ Standard – a coherent, self-consistent framework of digital competencies based on organization scale
Digital Product Control & Accountability: IT4IT™ Standard v3 – Managing the Digital Product to provide a single, simple, unifying element to manage IT and “smart” products and services
Architecting the Digital Enterprise: Open Agile Architecture™ Standard – an outcome-based, product-centered approach to enable enterprises to respond to customer needs in a nimble and Agile manner

In 2022, this content will be made publicly available to standards adopters, along with improvements for both standards adopters, and our valued standards creator community. Stay tuned for a Sneak Peek of this digital platform and initial content.
Data Science Community of Interest

The Open Group has established an open Data Science Community of Interest, which is open to both Members of The Open Group and non-members. This group provides those with an interest in Data Science with an open forum in which to discuss Data Science topics of interest, and with opportunities to learn from others. The Data Science Community of Interest is hosting case studies and workshops at this event.

To stay informed, we invite you to indicate your interest at The Open Group Data Science Community of Interest – or – to join our LinkedIn group.

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