To calculate Santropol Coffee Roasters' footprint, Taking Root measured the following business activities: •The transportation of coffee beans by land and sea from the coffee plantations to the roaster in Montreal; •The natural gas used during the daily operations of the roaster; •The gas used by the roasters' vehicles; and •The distribution of roasted coffee to retailers in Quebec. Overall, importing, roasting and distributing one kilogram of coffee generates an average of 1.52 kg of CO2. This is like driving a standard-sized car for 5.8 km. With this carbon footprint analysis, Santropol Coffee can identify ways to further reduce its footprint before offsetting its unavoidable emissions.