Carbon footprint of
e-signatures

With the e‑signature carbon footprint calculator, estimate how you can reduce your carbon footprint with e‑signatures versus paper agreements.

Resource savings of
avoiding paper usage

With the resource saver calculator, calculate your estimated environmental savings by avoiding paper use.

Up to 1,000,000

1 3 10 25

Adobe Acrobat Sign

9,525

Grams of CO2 equivalent   89% lower carbon footprint

When you use e-signatures for your agreements

Compared to

Paper

104,780

Grams of CO2 equivalent

When you use paper for your agreements

Results are estimated based on preset conditions in addition to the response provided. Download the methodology behind these estimations here.

Up to 1,000,000

Day Week Month Year

Your estimated resource savings:

Water

15,797

Liters of water

Equivalent to 110 loads of laundry

Wood

660

Kilograms of wood

Equivalent to 5 trees

Waste

104

Kilograms of waste

Equivalent to 46 reams of paper

Water

1,592

Kilograms of CO2

Equivalent to 116 days of driving your car

Energy

4,972,500

BTU hours of energy

Equivalent to 2,157 days of refrigerator use

Environmental impact estimates were made using the Environmental Paper Network Paper Calculator Version 4.0. For more information visit www.papercalculator.org

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