The management systems community
15th May 2008
Both the mandatory and voluntary carbon markets saw significant growth in 2007, though the voluntary market experienced the biggest boost, tripling in value with even more expansion expected.
The voluntary carbon market is still a small part of all carbon buying and trading, with a value of $331 million in 2007. The two major mandatory markets […]
9th May 2008
Sweeteners and colourings in food aimed at children should be banned, while additives ought to be used in other products only if they provide an advantage to the consumer, said the EU Environment Committee.
9th May 2008
Unilever has pledged to use only palm oil certified as sustainable by 2015, while also supporting calls for a moratorium on further deforestation for palm oil in Indonesia.
9th May 2008
Corporate emissions reporting protocols should go further to link GHG emissions to corporate financial performance – concludes new Ethical Corporation Institute report.
9th May 2008
Products are increasingly being designed, manufactured and packaged with a new focus on the end of their life cycle – and beyond
8th May 2008
Download the recent Nestle ‘Creating Shared Value’ report and see the 7 minute film which helps communicate their fresh approach to CSR.
8th May 2008
A different approach to assessing green corporate investments in energy efficiency, whether it is upgrading equipment or replacing the inefficient lighting in a facility.
8th May 2008
This Supply Chain podcast is episode one of a three part series. The series is made up of interviews with Professor Richard Wilding from Cranfield University, one of Europe’s top supply chain management experts.
7th May 2008
To better understand and reach the rapidly growing number of socially-minded customers, CEOs plan to increase their CSR investments by 25 percent over the next three years, the largest percentage increase of any trend identified in the just-released IBM Global CEO Study, the largest study of chief executives ever conducted.
6th May 2008
Scientists also warned that there will be other effects of global warming that could also have a serious impact on tropical regions, particularly on food crops.
30th Apr 2008 by Alex Briggs
This Associated Press exclusive report states that two of the US’ largest beef slaughterhouses have been cited by the Food Safety and Inspection Service for their treatment of cattle, which resulted in “noncompliances” being issued.
24th Apr 2008 by Alex Briggs
This article highlights the important role that standards and schemes are playing in assuring consumer trust in UK food companies. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) carried out research that is the basis of the article’s conclusions.
24th Apr 2008 by Alex Briggs
Through the hard work and creativity of Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank, Bangladesh is leading the way on solar energy. This ClimateChangeCorp article explains how Bangladesh is reducing its carbon footprint and creating jobs in the process.
Is anyone watching or listening?
23rd Apr 2008
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.
15th Apr 2008 by Alex Briggs
With the new Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) coming into force today, oil companies are required oil companies to ensure all petrol and diesel they sell in the UK contains a minimum level of biofuel. This article in the Independent takes a closer look at the debate over the use of farm land as a transportation fuel source.
14th Apr 2008 by Simon Emeny
The European Commission has announced a pilot program, to examine the changes that will result form the adoption of the Medical Devices Directive.
8th Apr 2008
The Minister will discuss how the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), the new mandatory carbon cap-and-trade scheme, will impact businesses operating in the UK.
1st Apr 2008
Just the sheer complexity of today’s long and global supply chains might be enough to daunt any thought of where to start to implement green strategies and technologies. But there is a lot of help available out there to make the journey an easier one.
1st Apr 2008
Supplychainstandard.com looks at the term ”Global Trade Management” (GTM) and delves into what it actually represents.
1st Apr 2008
A recent article by Supplychainstandard.com talks about how the adoption of a sound strategy at the port-to-destination leg of the supply chain can have a direct impact on the amount and position of inventory, accuracy of forecasting, availability of product at DC, store or manufacturing line, and ultimately the level of sales of the receiving organisation.
Event: 14th Apr 2008 – 16th Apr 2008
Country: USA
City: Pittsburgh
Event website: The Accel 2008 Conference - Voice in the supply chain
Join your industry peers at Vocollect’s premier global industry conference on voice in the supply chain, being held at the Sheraton Hotel, Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
You won’t want to miss the Vocollect Live! Interactive Pavilion opening April 14 in the […]
1st Apr 2008
A recent Quality Digest article looks at the recent quality problems in China and how the U.S. media have become quick to blame the Chinese as “cost-cutting, get-rich-quick cheaters. Two parties make up a transaction, and we forget the responsibilities of the purchasers, the U.S. companies.
1st Apr 2008
Quality digest talks about ISO 22000, the global food saftey standard, and how it impacts on food processing and food-ingredient supply chains.
20th Mar 2008
On 11 March the Commission decided to ban the sale of non-child resistant and novelty lighters to consumers enters into force.
20th Mar 2008
Some of the hottest new electronic devices are being found to contain factory pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, send spam and perform other nefarious tasks that make the systems easy targets for hackers.
20th Mar 2008
According to a study by Indian Forensic Consulting, a Pune-based consultancy engaged in fraud examination and forensic accounting in India, 80 per cent of the time, corporates lose more money to ‘shenanigans of their own employees rather than frauds committed by an external party.
20th Mar 2008
German household products company Henkel has published a report outlining its environmental progress last year.
20th Mar 2008
In this episode we talk to the Vice-President of Ryerson, Master and Associates, (RMA), about the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR), a non-profit public/private partnership headquartered in Los Angeles that serves as a voluntary greenhouse gas registry to protect, encourage, and promote early actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
18th Mar 2008
The Yemen Standardization, Metrology, Quality Control Organization (YSMO) plans to apply International Product Conformity Certification Program (IPCCP) to examine imported goods from abroad.
18th Mar 2008
More than half of U.S. consumers would give up all forms of packaging provided for convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment.
17th Mar 2008
The Chancellor has fallen a long way short of his promise to put sustainability at the heart of today’s Budget, says Friends of the Earth.
17th Mar 2008
A website looks at the issues of Corporate Social Responsibility and how they are being delivered in China.
17th Mar 2008
DHL announced recently that DHL Express has been validated for C-TPAT
17th Mar 2008
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.
17th Mar 2008
The Maine lobster industry is seeking to have its lobster certified as sustainable by the London-based Marine Stewardship Council.
17th Mar 2008
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.
17th Mar 2008
Consultation on an addition to a draft EU-wide regulation relating to the use of plastic and other food contact materials has started in Northern Ireland.
17th Mar 2008 by razchaudary
How do Taiwanese companies support their CSR decision making?
13th Mar 2008
To help shoppers make green choices, companies are slapping carbon labels on products. But even if the public can interpret the information, will it help reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
13th Mar 2008
The Stockholm Environment announces the release of a comprehensive
new report on the voluntary carbon offset market.
13th Mar 2008
The IFOAM Trade Congress 2008 was held on the day before BioFach opened in Nuremberg and addressed important issues of worldwide product sourcing, transparency in trade and potential opportunities for fraud. In their contributions, several speakers from USA, Germany and the Netherlands examined the problems from different angles.
10th Mar 2008
When the new Machinery Directive comes into force at the end of 2009 there will be a requirement that fixings for fixed guards must be retained when the guard is removed.
10th Mar 2008
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.
10th Mar 2008 by Sarah Whitworth
Although large companies continually grab the headlines with far-reaching announcements about carbon reduction, recycling and eco-friendly products, small businesses have just as much ability to affect the environment.
10th Mar 2008
Millions more of the world’s most vulnerable people are facing starvation as food shortages loom and crop prices spiral ever upwards.
6th Mar 2008 by Alex Briggs
This CSR NewsWire story takes a look at the increasing role that certification is taking in sustainability and CSR.
5th Mar 2008
After a year of food scares, China tries to assure the world that food for Olympians will be safe. John Vause reports. See the video on CNN.
Event: 12th Mar 2008 – 13th Mar 2008
LRQA will be present at the event with a stand and Cor Groenveld will deliver a presentation on the subject “Food Standards: current situation and future developments”. This presentation will not only cover food safety and quality, but also sustainability, security and supply chain assurance.
28th Feb 2008
The Center for Resource Solutions has launched Green-e Climate, what it says is the nation’s first independent certification for carbon offset products.
28th Feb 2008
The Third Postal Directive is published today in the Official Journal, the EU reports.
28th Feb 2008
“In today’s Quality Management systems, the ability to control and correct processes is key to maintaining a high level of compliance within an organization”, says pharmaceuticalonline.com.
27th Feb 2008
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has begun consultation with food and beverage manufacturers over their progress in bringing plastic packaging contact materials in line with health and safety rules.
27th Feb 2008
Japan and Russia have agreed to start talks on fighting global warming, including possible greenhouse gas emissions trading that would help Tokyo to meet its goals under the Kyoto Protocol, media said on Sunday.
27th Feb 2008
Rogers is opening the two-day summit which focuses on how manufacturers can reduce their climate impact at every stage of the production process – from product design through to waste.
27th Feb 2008
Businessassurance.com subscribers are encouraged to take advantage of a 15% discount off Corporate Climate Response - London, which takes place May 20-21st at the CBI Conference Centre.
25th Feb 2008
Only months after releasing its Voluntary Carbon Standard for carbon offsets, The Climate Group has revealed that it will soon begin work on a guide for auditors to follow when calculating the carbon footprint of business and households.
25th Feb 2008
Orange aims to place a much greater emphasis on corporate and social responsibility.
Event: 20th May 2008 – 21st May 2008
This event will cover the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), the UK’s new mandatory carbon trading scheme and Climate Change and the Food Industry, by looking at the climate impact across the food supply chain from agriculture through to waste.
Event: 8th Apr 2008 – 9th Apr 2008
Country: USA
City: Chicago
Event website: Corporate Climate Response – Sustainable Manufacturing Summit
Organized by Green Power Conferences this conference will contain sessions focusing on climate-friendly product development, operational response, and sustainable supply chains, this event covers carbon reduction at every stage of the manufacturing process.
Over 50 companies are speaking including representatives from Dell, GE, HP, Johnson […]
22nd Feb 2008
Tens of billions of won of Samsung’s alleged slush fund are suspected of having been transferred into accounts of Shinsegae Group Chairwoman Lee Myung-hee
21st Feb 2008
This list—CRO’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2008—matters.
21st Feb 2008
Greenbang reports, ‘After good old Mr (Hilary) Benn gave out Defra’s voluntary code of conduct for carbon offsetters this week, offsetters are now keen to give Mr Benn a warm round of applause.’
21st Feb 2008
BusinessGreen takes a closer look at the government’s controversial attempts to clean up the carbon offset market.
21st Feb 2008
The European Commission welcomes today’s adoption by the European Parliament of a broad package of measures to facilitate the functioning of the internal market for goods, e-Gov monitor reports.
21st Feb 2008
Parliament has adopted at first reading a key legislative package on the internal market in goods.
19th Feb 2008
Placing an added emphasis on corporate social responsibility and ensuring it is at the core of a business’ strategy can yield financial benefits, according to a study from IBM.
19th Feb 2008
John Tepper Marlin posted a blog post looking at CSR in the UK and the US, titled ‘UK vs US forms of CSR, who is ahead?’.
19th Feb 2008
Business Wire reports that a meeting in conjunction with its annual Toy Fair in New York City, the Toy Industry Association’s (TIA) Board of Directors unanimously endorsed the general direction of a proposal for a new toy testing and safety verification system for toys sold in the U.S. market.
Event: 25th Mar 2008
This one day Seminar aims at creating awareness and gives organizations the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintain and improving a management system for the security of the supply chain.
15th Feb 2008 by Alex Briggs
The UK FSA is set to discuss a report on food safety issues at their next meeting.
The report includes progress made in certain areas of food safety, while raising a red flag concerning foodbourne illnesses.
14th Feb 2008 by Alex Briggs
With climate change dominating headlines around the world, this Wall Street Journal article takes a look at the efforts of nine cities to reduce their carbon footprint and their energy bills.
11th Feb 2008
Ethical Corporation have just launched a business intelligence report on how the Global FT500 are calculating and verifying their greenhouse gas emissions.
Event: 26th Jun 2008 – 27th Jun 2008
B2B, BizNGO, MSIs – How to build partnerships that work
Event: 24th Jun 2008 – 25th Jun 2008
Taking you from step one to step ten to achieve a green supply chain
11th Feb 2008 by Alex Briggs
The Co-operative Group, have announced transparent, detailed plans on addressing stakeholder concerns. They will ban the sale of eggs from caged hens, convert its entire own-brand hot beverage range to Fairtrade, reduce the weight of its wine packaging and add a further 66 pesticides to its prohibited list.
7th Feb 2008 by Sarah Whitworth
The Clean Sky joint technology initiative was launched in Europe.
The JTI, a EUR 1.6 billion public-private partnership, aims to make aircraft cleaner and more efficient. It will select technologies for development between 2008 and 2010, leading to full-scale demonstrations between 2013 and 2014.
7th Feb 2008 by Alex Briggs
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) will be sending out their questionnaires to over 3,000 companies globally. Their seventh report will see them extending their work into China, Korea and the Netherlands, among others.
6th Feb 2008 by Alex Briggs
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said GFSI standards provide real-time details on where suppliers fall short in food safety on a plant-by-plant basis, and go beyond the current audit process required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or U.S. Department of Agriculture.
5th Feb 2008 by Alex Briggs
A team of global climate change experts has ranked the most fragile and vulnerable regions on the planet, and warned they are in danger of sudden and catastrophic collapse before the end of the century.
In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists identify the nine areas that are in gravest danger of passing critical thresholds or “tipping points.”
4th Feb 2008 by Alex Briggs
Lee Scott, CEO and President of CEO commented,
“The drive will see the retailer favour - and in some cases even pay more - for suppliers that meet our standards and share our commitment to quality and sustainability”.
“Paying more in the short term for quality will mean paying less in the long term as a company. Higher quality products will mean better value, fewer problems, fewer returns and greater trust with our customers,”
31st Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
Coca Cola has announced that they will build two new power plants, with each plant set to reduce CO2 emissions by 40%.
30th Jan 2008
While investors believe the environment is a serious business issue, they also believe that many companies have yet to view it that way.
Event: 5th Feb 2008 – 6th Feb 2008
Whatever industry sector you work in Logistics Link South 2008 is your best opportunity to help you cut costs and waste in your supply chain and to start 2008 ahead of the game!
Event: 3rd Mar 2008 – 4th Mar 2008
ESC2008 is a marvellous opportunity to meet and learn from like-minded professionals and listen to industry experts.
29th Jan 2008
Food and Drink manufacturers, who currently account for 10% of global industrial water usage, have signed up to a voluntary agreement to slash their water usage by up to 20%.
Cadbury Schweppes, Premier Foods, Tate & Lyle and Nestlé UK, among others, have signed up to a Food and Drink Federation initiative to reduce their impact on the environment.
Event: 26th Apr 2008 – 27th Apr 2008 by Sarah Whitworth
Country: Italy
City: Rome
Event website: Medtech Insight In3 Europe
Invest—Partner—Network with the Biggest Deal Makers in the European and US Market
This spring several hundred senior-level decision-makers from the investment community and major medical technology, biopharmaceutical, biotech, venture capital and other companies will gather for:
Keynote Presentations, On-Stage Interviews, Investment and Financing Panel Discussions, Company Presentations and […]
Event: 14th Feb 2008 – 15th Feb 2008
Country: Switzerland
City: Lausanne
Event website & Booking:www.medtechinvesting.com
THE SIXTH MEDTECH INVESTING EUROPE CONFERENCE -LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, The premier European event, bringing together Med tech investors and innovators.
If you are interested in investing in the med tech industry, or are a med tech company looking to find an investor, you cannot afford to miss Campden Conferences sixth MedTech Investing […]
Event: 11th Mar 2008 – 13th Mar 2008
Country: United Kingdom
City: Birmingham
Event website: Infrarail 2008
Visit the definitive rail infrastructure event
1,000’s of rail infrastructure products and professionals - in one place….
Infrarail 2008 marks its seventh year in the UK by bringing together the rail infrastructure industry’s finest innovators, opinion formers and solution providers for an integrated and interactive event, with new developments to […]
25th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
CHR Hanson has published their environmental report, with the focus being around sustainable business.
We need to improve our monitoring capacity further to ensure that our baseline measurements are correct and comparable,” the company stated.
25th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
The UK government is announing plans on simplifying food labelling. This article examines the plans to tackle obesity through a new labelling system.
21st Jan 2008
The emissions trading system that has been criticised for giving power generators a £9billion windfall is likely to be swept away in 2013, the TIMES ONLINE reports.
21st Jan 2008
The Consumer and Industrial Goods Directorate of the Malta Standards Authority, within the Ministry for Competitiveness and Communications, said it has closely followed and participated in the discussions at European level on the revision of the medical devices directives, a recent article in the Malta Independant Online reports.
21st Jan 2008
Biofuels have a limited ability to replace fossil fuels and should not be regarded as a “silver bullet” solution to reducing transport emissions, British scientists warned today.
21st Jan 2008
Hardly any industry in Europe is undergoing such drastic changes as the utilities industry. The EU directives on the liberalization of the electricity and gas market require huge investments.
21st Jan 2008
The technical and legal knowledge of how Malta manages some of its waste streams has been revolutionised thanks to a twinning project with Austria which ran for 21 months. The EU-funded twinning project, which was part of the 2005 National Transition Facility Programme for Malta, came to an end today following a closing workshop presenting the results.
21st Jan 2008
Organizations that wish to grow profitably in the future must focus their efforts to benefit shareholders, society and the environment simultaneously, according to a paper published today by a group of academic experts on corporate responsibility and sustainability.
21st Jan 2008
Virgin Money is launching a green fund which will invest only in companies committed to high environmental standards.
21st Jan 2008 by Sarah Whitworth
Hewlett Packard, L’Oreal, PepsiCo, and Reckitt Benckiser have joined the Carbon Disclosure Project’s Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration, which wants to create a single standardized approach to measuring the carbon footprint of supply chains.
21st Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
An article in The Observer brings home the harsh realities that consumers, business and government have to face in dealing with climate change.
21st Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
A Food and Drink Europe article states that simple front-of-pack nutritional labelling and endorsement by health organisations are most efficient in informing consumers, according to a new Unilever study.
The article concluded:
It says: “The current challenge is therefore to come up with a harmonised European or even global front-of-pack labelling format across all foods.”
21st Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
A new report to be released is creating a lot of debate in the shipping industry. The report, conducted on behalf of the International Association of Tanker Owners (Intertanko), estimates that emissions from the shipping industry might be as much as double as previously assumed.
18th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
Alcoa is the latest organisation to sign up for the California Climate Registry (CCR), making their carbon emissions available to the public.
The CCR is awarding founding reporter status to companies that sign up to the scheme before May 2008, as an incentive for early membership.
Companies that sign up commit to voluntarily measure, independently verify and publicly report their industrial gas emissions.
The CCR’s Gary Gero is interviewed in this Voluntary Carbon Standard podcast.
16th Jan 2008
In Hong Kong, U-Freight () has achieved TAPA security accreditation for its recently opened full-service logistics hub at Yuen Long, which is situated close to the 4th border crossing between the Special Administrative Region and the People’s Republic of China.
16th Jan 2008
There remains a huge untapped potential in the voluntary carbon markets waiting to be explored. Year 2008 could very well be the tipping point for the voluntary carbon markets
15th Jan 2008
The closure of our post offices is imminent because Brussels’ intention was for our postal service through various EU directives to be a “community postal” service.
15th Jan 2008
Little or nothing is being done to develop the low-carbon infrastructure that would secure us a competitive advantage when the price of carbon rises - as it inevitably will, a recent article in The Guardian reports.
15th Jan 2008
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c79408) has announced the addition of EU Pricing and Reimbursement for Medical Devices and Diagnostics 2006 Report to their offering.
15th Jan 2008
The UK government’s support for biofuels risks failing to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and could be environmentally damaging, the Royal Society, the UK’s leading scientific academy, said yesterday, writes Ed Crooks . The society called on the UK and the EU to reform biofuels policy to give more support to fuels that delivered greater cuts in emissions.
15th Jan 2008
Britain’s latest “Metric Martyr” - under EU directives compelling Britain to use only the metric system of weights and measures.
14th Jan 2008
Product recalls in the UK hit a new high as problems with goods from China increased, new research says.
14th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
Organic or fairtrade? Sustainable or certified? With so many labels on food, clothes and white goods, it’s a miracle that we make it to the checkout before closing time. This article in the Observer takes a look at some of the labels out there. Which ones live up to their eco credentials?
13th Jan 2008
TerraPass joined industry experts, environmental and consumer groups, and academics at a Federal Trade Commission hearing on carbon offsets, reports a blog written by Adam Stern.
9th Jan 2008
Plans to tighten European anti-pollution legislation could force the closure of swathes of industry in the UK, business leaders have warned.
9th Jan 2008
Aurora Organic Dairy will join forces with the University of Michigan to measure and reduce its carbon footprint across the lifecycle of its product line.
8th Jan 2008
This site provides information on the New Approach to technical harmonisation and the Global Approach to conformity assessment.
7th Jan 2008
Plans to tighten European anti-pollution legislation could force the closure of swathes of industry in the UK, business leaders have warned.
7th Jan 2008
The United Nations refugee agency on Monday criticised Slovenia’s new asylum law for failing to meet international legal standards and putting asylum seekers at risk of detention or deportation, reports eubusiness.com
7th Jan 2008
This Web site, www.newapproach.org has been realised to increase the visibility of New Approach Standardisation in Europe and to provide information on the standardisation process.
7th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
LRQA’s Dr Anne Marie Warris was interviewed by the leading climate change website. She talks about some of the key issues facing the voluntary carbon market and how the VCS is uniquely positioned to offer the voluntary market credibility.
2nd Jan 2008
The UK’s biggest polluters will reap a windfall of at least £6bn from rising power prices and the soaring value of carbon under the new European carbon trading scheme that critics say fails to correct the flaws of the system it replaced.
29th Dec 2007
The six most competitive manufacturing sectors in the EU-25 are pharmaceuticals, machinery and equipment, aircraft and spacecraft, non-metallic mineral products, printing and publishing, and scientific instruments concludes a new Commission study ‘EU industrial structure 2007 - Challenges and opportunities’.
26th Dec 2007
The European Commission last week adopted new legislation on industrial emissions to strengthen the provisions already in force and reduce industrial emissions throughout the European Union.
21st Dec 2007
Significant lessons have been learned from recent food scares like foot and mouth this year, but more works needs to be done on communication, says the British Frozen Foods Federation (BFFF).
21st Dec 2007
Taiwan’s draft bill of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act, which was approved by the Executive Yuan in September 2006, has yet to pass the Legislative Yuan, and the country, like the developed economies of the West and Japan is still producing more than its fair share of carbon dioxide.
21st Dec 2007 by Sarah Whitworth
The European Parliament will hold an investigation into the LNG terminals at Milford Haven and the associated gas pipeline across Wales, it was announced yesterday.
21st Dec 2007
The Bush administration has finally offered the carmakers some protection against California’s harsh new greenhouse gas legislation, a recent article reports.
20th Dec 2007
A series of maps showing environmental noise around 18 major airports in England has been published today by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), a 24.dash.com aricle reports.
20th Dec 2007
It may sound like a brave new world for healthcare in the EU, but the latest blueprint is bound to face substantial changes before it is agreed by governments.
20th Dec 2007
Campaigners against a £1bn natural gas pipeline who petitioned the European Parliament have been told the matter will be investigated, the BBC reports.
20th Dec 2007
A recent article explains, how Value added tax (VAT) is charged depending on the rates of the seller’s country as well as whether the transaction is a B2B or B2C transaction.
20th Dec 2007
Brazilian cattle ranchers seeking to export beef to the European Union will face tighter rules from next month, the European Commission said on Wednesday, responding to the concerns of European farmers, a Reuters article reports.
20th Dec 2007
In a long-awaited proposal, presented today, for curbing global warming pollution from new cars, the European Commission has relegated climate change to the back seat and granted major concessions to the car industry, said Greenpeace.
19th Dec 2007
Climate change, so long ignored or even denied, can no longer be disregarded, and is forcing companies throughout all sectors to re-evaluate their practices. And as with all ‘obstacles’, companies have started using climate change as a vehicle to promote what they do best: make business.
19th Dec 2007
The Soil Association’s organic fish farming standards scored 90% and took top place in a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) study of 24 international aquaculture certification schemes.
18th Dec 2007
Don’t get too comfortable with your European Union (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS) standing, as the directive is set to be adjusted in 2008 to reflect additional substances and changes to exemptions, a recent article reports.
17th Dec 2007
Last autumn, Sainsbury’s announced it was trying something new with the way it sourced its milk.
15th Dec 2007 by Sarah Whitworth
Delegates at the UN summit in Bali have agreed a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling, the BBC reports.
14th Dec 2007 by Sarah Whitworth
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded its highest supply chain security rating to Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
14th Dec 2007
Greenpeace has called on gamers to persuade Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to make their consoles greener, the BBC reports.
14th Dec 2007
The Carbon Coalition draft activity plan includes the following projects which are planned for implementation in 2008.
12th Dec 2007
The Environment Agency expects existing Large Combustion Plants (LCPs) (that is, those first permitted before 1 July 1987) to comply with the requirements of the Large Combustion Plants Directive (LCPD) from 1 January 2008
12th Dec 2007
Public relations is taking a backseat to accounting when it comes to sustainability reports, the Financial Times reports.
12th Dec 2007
Could the U.S. significantly reduce carbon emissions by training public transit and truck drivers to “Ecodrive?” If a program in smog-filled Jakarta is any indication, educating commercial drivers about efficient driving habits and proper vehicle maintenance can measurably reduce carbon emissions.
12th Dec 2007
Abbott has pledged to reduce its total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by two percent on an absolute basis from 2006 to 2011.
12th Dec 2007
“Going Green” awareness continues to be high, according to research from Intellitrends. Relative to recent news regarding the environment and “going green,” close to 60 percent of consumers say they read a newspaper or magazine article on the topic, reports a recent article from environmental leader.
12th Dec 2007 by Alex Briggs
According to this Climatechangecorp.com article The US is looking into making CSR reporting on climate change a mandatory element of the information disclosed to investors.
12th Dec 2007
Voluntary greenhouse-gas emission offset markets are in need of government oversight, reports a recent article called, Policing the voluntary carbon market, written by leading experts in the fieild.
12th Dec 2007
Continental Airlines has launched a voluntary carbon offsetting program that lets customers view the carbon footprint of their booked itinerary and to make a contribution to Sustainable Travel International to fund the purchase of carbon offsets.
11th Dec 2007 by Alex Briggs
The International Standards Organisation (ISO), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainabale Development (WBCSD) have joined forces to jointly promote the ISO 14064 standards and the WRI and WBCSD GHG Protocol standards.
10th Dec 2007
A Greenbiz.com article reports on Barclays Capital’s launch of the first index to track the performance of carbon credits issued though major greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes.
10th Dec 2007 by Sarah Whitworth
The report - ‘Too Good To Be True? The UK’s Climate Change Record’ - says the implications are stark. Britain has not yet - as ministers claim - broken the link between economic growth and emissions, a Telegraph article reports.
7th Dec 2007
Environmental campaigners urged the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to improve its emergency system at yesterday’s review meeting on the unauthorised GM rice incident, reveals a recent article on foodnavigator.com.
6th Dec 2007
The Independant reports from the UN Conference in Bali today about the delegations from some 190 countries began talks on the Indonesian island of Bali yesterday, aimed at agreeing a “road map” for a successor to the Kyoto protocol.
6th Dec 2007
The European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, is proposing a directive to streamline European trade regulations for military systems and equipment, and to improve openness of defense and security markets among members of the European Union, an article reports.
6th Dec 2007
France and Germany will present a joint alternative by the end of January to European Commission proposals that seek to break up big utility firms and spur competition in gas and electricity markets.
5th Dec 2007
A recent Gaurdian article reports on the current United Nations Climate Change event being held in Bali this week.
5th Dec 2007
A report on the Chartered Management Institute’s 2007 Business Continuity Management survey has been released. This research was co-sponsored by CCS.
5th Dec 2007
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.