Shoppers urge retailers to ditch non-green products
6th Jul 2008
More than three quarters of consumers want higher environmental product standards from government
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Carbon credit trading rising in Australia, but is it transparent?
3rd Jul 2008
Carbon credit brokers have sprung up across the nation. It is the environmental cottage industry we had to have in the long wait until 2010 when Australia finally gets a national emissions trading scheme.
Carbon Footprint: Sustainable Supply Chain 2008
Event: 29th May 2008 – 30th May 2008
The Carbon Footprint & Sustainability Series has achieved international acclaim for its emphasis on the quality of the agenda and speakers.
Taking credit for carbon offsets
20th Mar 2008
Pam Hall, president of Normandeau Associates, a $20 million Bedford-based environmental consulting firm, gives away dozens of carbon offsets
California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) Podcast
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.
Carbon labelling, confused?
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?
Corporate Climate Response - London
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.
Corporate Climate Response – Sustainable Manufacturing
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 […]
Abbott pledge to reduce GHG 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.
How consumers, businesses and government can fight climate change
12th Oct 2007
In this podcast, Neville Hobson interviews Douglas Parr, Greenpeace’s chief scientist, and David Chaytor, MP for Bury North. They discuss the roles of consumers, businesses and government in tackling climate change.
Also interviewed is Rebecca Willis, vice chair of the Sustainable Development Commission, who discusses the Grid 2.0 concept.
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