Oterra Partnered with HowGood on Carbon Tracking
The partnership aims to provide granular sustainability data for natural food colors.
Updated on Oct. 8, 2026 in Organic Food
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Natural color provider Oterra has partnered with sustainability intelligence firm HowGood to track carbon emissions. The collaboration intends to provide transparent carbon footprints for selected Oterra products used by food manufacturers.
Why it matters
Food companies increasingly require precise sustainability metrics to fulfill environmental commitments. This partnership provides natural color users with data comparable to that used for mainstream ingredients.
HowGood utilizes a database tracking carbon emissions for over 30,000 ingredients and materials. Oterra supports its sustainability goals through an Arctic Blue harvest system powered by geothermal energy.
The players
Oterra
A provider of natural colors for food products that maintains global headquarters in Copenhagen.
HowGood
A sustainability intelligence platform that tracks environmental impact data for ingredients and raw materials.
The details
The collaboration leverages HowGood's technology to automate sustainability reporting and support Oterra's 2030 corporate strategy. Oterra, which operates its U.S. base in Wisconsin, seeks to integrate these metrics to improve transparency across the supply chain.
Timeline
Oterra opened its new U.S. headquarters in Wisconsin during 2025.
The firm has established 2030 as the target year for its broader sustainability strategy.
Culture Shift
This partnership reflects the transition toward granular transparency in food production, moving beyond general claims to specific product-level carbon metrics. It follows the broader industry shift toward detailed Scope 3 emission reporting in food supply chains.
Consumers may notice more specific sustainability labeling on food products as manufacturers incorporate Oterra's data into their reporting. The move signals a potential increase in transparency for the ingredients found in everyday packaged goods.
The takeaway
Companies are increasingly standardizing the environmental data behind the ingredients used in daily food products. This shift helps provide consumers with the information necessary to make choices aligned with their sustainability preferences.
Further reading
Learn more about evolving transparency standards in the Organic Food sector.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Food Dive.
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