Natural Capitalism: The Pathway to Green Growth
The World Bank published a report on Wednesday entitled ‘Inclusive Green Growth, The Pathway to Sustainable Development’.
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Video of the highlights from the E-idea Indonesia event
Watch the highlights from the E-idea Winner’s Workshop event in Indonesia.
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Art School by FUNFAM Tsuneyuki Fujioka “Deforestation” has now become a hot issue worldwide, and there has been a tightening of timber harvesting regulations. In such a situation, bamboo has an important role as a sustainable and renewable resource. Through the use of bamboo kitchenware and its connection to the everyday habit of eating, children [...]
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Energy Literacy Platform Shuichi Ishibashi Our vision is to optimize energy consumption in households in Japan by providing our “Energy Literacy Platform”, which will enable you to manage in a user-friendly way your household energy consumption. By creating a system to check real-time energy usage, we believe that we can enhance the energy literacy of [...]
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Tie for Change Hiromi Morimoto Tie for Change (TFC) aims to help us change our perception and behavior from a position of “looking at what we don’t have” to one which “realises and embraces the richness of what we already have. TFC aims to contribute to sustainability by creating an ecological, educational and empowering platform, [...]
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Exploring Rice Fields through Segways Taishi “Brian” AZUMA My dream is for Japan to become a “nation of the environment, and a role model for the world”. I believe that the combination of Japanese technology and ancient wisdom can contribute to achieving a more sustainable society in the world. The goal for our project is [...]
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Cyclus Satoshi Yanagisawa The issues of sustainability has become widely recognized and an area of general interest. However, we have not yet got to grips with this ethos of sustainability to the degree we would like to think we have. Certainly, there has been a very ambitious socio-restructuring movement which contains lots of potential but [...]
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Horses and Humans Together Tatsunori Kikuchi In Japan, the food infrastructure system- the most important element for survival- is weakening because of gap between the demand and supply. This gap is caused by several reasons including reduction in the land used for cultivation, and decreased food productivity stemming from a fall in the working-age population [...]
LRQA and British Council announce E-idea winners
Forty young eco-entrepreneurs triumphed over a field of 888 applicants in the E-idea competition held in seven Asia-Pacific countries to win up to £12,000 in seed funding as well as mentoring and international training opportunities for projects they have devised to address some of the biggest environmental challenges facing communities in the region. Read the [...]
LRQA and British Council launch E-Idea competition across Asia
LRQA and the British Council have announced the launch of E-Idea, an innovative competition that funds, supports and mentors young eco-entrepreneurs, aged 18-35, from seven Asia-Pacific countries. Read the LRQA Business Assurance/British Council press release for more information.
IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) yesterday released their Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation. A summary for policymakers is available here. The report concludes that 80 percent of the world‘s energy supply could be met by renewables by the middle of this century if it is backed by the [...]
UNFCCC Produce Audio Files explaining JI
The UNFCCC has recently produced and issued 12 audio files on the subject of the joint implementation (JI) mechanism. The audio files were prepared to raise the profile of JI and to help explain the mechanism in layman’s terms. The audio files include subjects such as: which countries can participate in JI, what methodologies can [...]
WMO releases 2010 Statement on the Status of the Global Climate
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its annual “Statement on the Status of the Global Climate,”
CDM Radio Stories for Africa
The UNFCCC secretariat has produced five radio stories to make the CDM understandable and accessible to a broad audience
European Commission Launches Sustainable Growth Initiative
The European Commission has launched a flagship initiative under the 2020 strategy entitled A resource-efficient Europe The document defines proposals for a strategic framework towards resource-efficient, and low-carbon growth in Europe and defines three conditions which must be met to achieve this coordinated action in a wide range of policy areas with political visibility and [...]
E-idea’ launches in Sydney, January 2011 – video
‘E-idea’ launches in Sydney, January 2011 from British Council Australia on Vimeo.
UN Publishes Copenhagen Accord Elements
A recent article on reuters.com contains the details of the Copenhagen Accordfor fighting global warming after the United Nations published on Wednesday a first formal list of more than 110 countries as formal backers.
FAQ’s about EU ETS Aviation
Madlen King, LRQA’s Climate Change Manager and a leading EU ETS expert, answered the questions of aircraft operators and other members of the audience of the recent LRQA Business Assurance Webinar on EU ETS Aviation.
New Report – What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn?
This latest research report ‘What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn?’ highlights that consumer attitudes to corporate responsibility have remained fairly stable during the early days of this downturn, comments Barry Clavin, Ethical Policies and Sustainability Reporting Manager, The Co-operative Group. He also says in the foreword of the report that, issues that mattered to consumers back in 2006 remain important today. Download the Full Report.
Carbon Disclosure Project – Supply Chain Report 2009
This Carbon Disclosure Project – Supply Chain Report 2009 looks for the first time at how businesses are responding to the call for action and transparency in managing carbon and climate change in their supply chain.
American Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative FAQ’s
American Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative FAQ’s published
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an initiative of the North East and Mid Atlantic States of the US have published an updated FAQ document. The FAQ document contains useful information for parties interested in submitting a Qualification Application or Intent to Bid for RGGI CO2 Allowance Auctions.
Aviation soon to enter the EUETS
Aircraft operators will be brought into the EUETS as of 2010. As progress continues with the European Commission and the European Parliament in the agreement of the Monitoring and Reporting Requirements (MRG) to be placed on aircraft operators within the scheme, the dates for implementation are looming.
The directive sets out basic requirements for aircraft operators.
Technical reports on baseline Tonne-Kilometer (TKM) data and annual emissions data have been drafted for the Commission, to advise them on issues requiring clarification within the MRG . Furthermore application formats have been drafted for applying for a TKM Monitoring Plan, an Annual Emissions Monitoring Plan and for TKM and Annual Emissions Reports. However, until such time as a draft MRG is issued many operators are unclear of the requirements.
Corporate Governance and Climate Change – Consumer and Technology Companies
A new report carried out by Ceres where a team of investors and environmentalists studied the climate change policies of a number of the worlds largest tech and consumer companies see what the results were.
2008 Greenhouse Gas Market Report
The 2008 GHG Market report includes a comprehensive coverage of issues of immediate interest that IETA has been privileged to bring together in one publication.
PAS 2050 Specification
This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) has been prepared by BSI to specify requirements for assessing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of goods and services. The development of this PAS was co-sponsored by the Carbon Trust and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). What is PAS 2050? PAS 2050 provides a [...]
PAS 2050 – Code of Good Practice for product GHG emissions and reduction claims
The Code of Good Practice for product greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction claims has been developed by the Carbon Trust and Energy Saving Trust to promote the reduction of product life cycle GHG emissions.
Guide to PAS 2050 – How to assess the carbon footprint of goods and services
While PAS 2050 provides a standard method for assessing a product carbon footprint, this guide, ‘Guide to PAS 2050′, will help businesses to implement the standard by offering specific and practical guidance.
Coca-Cola Enterprises releases 3rd CRS Report
Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:CCE), the world’s largest marketer, distributor, and producer of Coca-Cola products, has published its third company-wide Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Report, Shape Tomorrow…Today.
Recent study of environmental policies shows that success means treating people as active partners
A recent study of such environmental policies shows they are more likely to be successful if people are treated as active partners in the process of change and not as passive subjects.
The Six Sins of Greenwashing
These terms make it meaningful for companies disclosing any data and information rather than the scientific principles all the schemes use e.g. materiality, faithfulness, etc.
Eye for Transport Report Highlights Green Supply Chain Issues
The attached report is the result of Eye For Transport’s recent survey of Supply Chain experts, with both current and future trends being evaluated.
WRAP Food Waste Report
In the UK we throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food every year, roughly a third of everything we buy.
This ground-breaking report was launched on 8 May 2008.
It provides, for the first time, an objective assessment of the amounts and types of food we buy but don’t eat.
It is a call to action for government, retailers, food manufacturers, NGOs and all of us, in our role as consumers, to reduce the food we waste.
Check-out carbon: the role of carbon labelling in delivering a low-carbon shopping basket
Check-out Carbon, published by sustainable development charity Forum for the Future, also reveals that 77 per cent of consumers want the government to set higher environmental product standards.
Forum for the Future’s new report: Check out Carbon
Forum for the Future’s new report, sponsored by Lloyd’s Register, entitled Check-out Carbon, released.
Latest Survey Indicates Americans want proof of green claims
90% of Americans say that companies need to prove their green claims, 80% say they should have independent third-party certification of those claims.
This Environmental Leader article highlights the Green Gap Survey from Cone and The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship surveyed US consumers on a range of topics regarding environmental products and the companies selling them.
The Corporate ecosystem services review
This set of guidelines, accompanied by case studies from five businesses, explains the steps a business should take to identify what ecosystems it depends on and the risks and opportunities related to changes in those ecosystems.
Trends in consumer actions to protect the environment
In the current wave of the environmental movement, there is quite a bit of talk. But research from Natural Marketing Institute shows that there is also quite a bit of action.
New report helps make sense of the voluntary carbon offset market
The Stockholm Environment announces the release of a comprehensive
new report on the voluntary carbon offset market.
State of Green Business 2008 – Report
It introduces the GreenBiz Index, a set of 20 indicators of progress, tracking the resource use, emissions, and business practices of U.S. companies: carbon, materials, energy, and toxics intensity, clean-tech investments, e-waste recovery, paper use, employee commuting, and more.
How do Global FT500 calculate & verify their GHG emissions?
Ethical Corporation have just launched a business intelligence report on how the Global FT500 are calculating and verifying their greenhouse gas emissions.
WWF Luxury Brand Research
The WWF has sponsored some interesting research into the Social, Economic and Governance performance of the world’s leading luxury brands.
‘Climate Change 2007′ – The Synthesis Report is released
Climate Change 2007”, has now been completed. Its final part, “The Synthesis Report” was released in Valencia, Spain, on 17 November 2007. Earlier this year, the three IPCC Working Groups contributions to the AR4 were released.
CBI Climate Change Report, Nov 2007
CBI Climate Change Report, including the news that 2020 goals likely to be missed, but 2050 goals still attainable
Understanding the Carbon Market
Understanding the Carbon Market - A comprehensive overview of both the regulated and voluntary markets, including a full list of all relevant standards.
VCS the global bench mark standard for voluntary emission reductions
CarbonFootprint talks about how the VCS provides a credible but simple set of criteria that will provide integrity to the voluntary carbon market.
Is local food safer?
A new report from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University suggests that US consumers believe that local food is safer than that from further afield.
The YouTube! ISO14001 video
For those of you who haven’t seen it, ISO has put a promotional video on YouTube! The video is an overview of the environmental management standard, ISO 14001, and has over 5,400 downloads so far!
Further, there are supply chain videos on YouTube!, including this promotional video from Cisco and Ford, as well as Food Safety videos, including this one on Food Safety and China.
What Assures Consumers?
New global research sponsored by Lloyd’s Register, M&S and the Co-op shows that consumers want better independent, impartial assurance of corporations’ environmental claims.
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
All you need to know about the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme, including a guide to achieving compliance.
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