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Carbon footprint

Business Assurance at work - LINPAC/LRQA PAS 2050 Podcast Series, episode 3

– 30th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs

Episode 3 in the LINPAC_LRQA PAS 2050 podcast series features an interview with Mike Hill of Sustain.

Hill stated: “PAS 2050 gives a good basis to work from but until an organisation gets the results verified, there will always be those who doubt the process.”

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Business Assurance at work - LINPAC/LRQA PAS 2050 Podcast Series, episode 2

– 20th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs

Episode 2 in the LINPAC_LRQA PAS 2050 podcast series features an interview with LRQA Climate Change Manager, Paul Smith.

Paul Smith said: “As more companies follow LINPAC Allibert’s lead, environmental performance will be enhanced and verified product carbon footprint data will become an increasingly important factor in both domestic and commercial purchasing decisions.”

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Business Assurance at work - LINPAC/LRQA PAS 2050 Podcast Series, episode 1

– 10th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs

Episode 1 in the LINPAC_LRQA PAS 2050 podcast series features an interview with Simon Mendes of LINPAC Allibert.

Commenting on the benefits of being verified to the PAS 2050 specification, Simon said: “Internally, the process has helped us to identify and improve performance along the supply chain. Externally, LRQA verification delivers confidence and trust in the data so that we can now help customers to achieve their own environmental targets.”

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Carbon Expo 2010

Event: 26th May 2010 – 28th May 2010

CARBON EXPO 2010 will bring together the key actors of the global carbon market and high-level speakers to discuss crucial and challenging issues.

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Carbon TradeEx America Tradeshow & Conference

Event: 28th Sep 2010 – 29th Sep 2010

Carbon TradeEx America is set to continue to be the premier carbon industry event in North America. We are working with the Carbon Markets and Investors Association (CMIA) to present the leading carbon market conference and trade show in North America.

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IMO making progress on addressing emissions

– 18th Apr 2010

There may have been more progress at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) environment committee meeting on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulation for shipping than it first appears, but the big obstacle holding back more decisive advances are Kyoto Protocol equity principles.

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Study links Independent Assurance and Consumer Credibility

– 16th Apr 2010

A new report released from CarbonSmart in March reveals that Carbon and sustainability data disclosed by companies in the FTSE 350 lack credibility.

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CARBON EXPO 2010

Event: 26th May 2010 – 28th May 2010 by Sarah Whitworth

Country: Germany
City: Cologne
Event website: CARBON EXPO 2010
CARBON EXPO 2010 will act again as the global meeting point for companies operating on the CO2 market. Join the specialist Trade Fair and Conference and use this international platform to inform yourself about the latest CO2 projects and climate development.
CARBON EXPO will be the ideal location to conclude [...]

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Carbon Markets Americas

Event: 13th Apr 2010 – 14th Apr 2010

LRQA is sponsoring the Carbon Markets Americas event in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 13 and 14.

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Measuring Organisational Carbon Footprint, ISO 14064

– 20th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs

ISO 14064: an emerging standard on Greenhouse Gas
accounting and verification is the title of a working paper on ISO’s latest GHG standard. The paper from Kevin Boehmer, Canadian Standards Association and
Secretary for the ISO Working Group 5 on Climate Change and
Aleg Cherp, ECOLOGIA and Central European University
Budapest and an expert on the ISO Working Group 5 on Climate Change, takes a closer look at the development of ISO 14064, the voluntary standard for organisations looking to measure and report on their organisation’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

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