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EcoSolutions, a sustainability consulting firm, is assisting GreenTech Innovations, a manufacturing company, in implementing a carbon footprint assessment according to ISO 14067:2018. As part of this assessment, GreenTech plans to collect data on employee commuting habits, energy consumption patterns, and waste generation rates, which involves processing personal data. Kai, the lead consultant from EcoSolutions, realizes that this data collection could potentially raise privacy concerns under regulations like GDPR. According to ISO 29100 and best practices for privacy management, what is the most appropriate course of action Kai should recommend to GreenTech before proceeding with the carbon footprint assessment?
Conduct a privacy risk assessment to identify and mitigate potential privacy risks associated with the data collection and processing activities related to the carbon footprint assessment.
Proceed with the carbon footprint assessment without any specific privacy considerations, as the primary goal is to reduce environmental impact and comply with sustainability standards.
Develop a generic privacy policy and post it on the company website, assuming that this will address all potential privacy concerns related to the carbon footprint assessment.
Obtain blanket consent from all employees to collect and process their personal data for the carbon footprint assessment, without providing specific details about the data usage and potential risks.