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Climate change news

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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Committee on Professional Competency Requirements commences its work

– 27th Jul 2010 by Madlen King

Following an extended consultation and selection process, the Committee on Professional Competency Requirements was established last month (June 2010) and started its work last week. The immediate priority of the Committee is to develop requirements for professional certification in the area of GHG management. Over the course of the next six months, the Committee members, [...]

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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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ISO 14001 delivers ‘a ten-fold payback’ for ALcontrol Laboratories

– 19th Jul 2010

A recent article in the ‘Environmentalist’ is by Health Safety and Environment Manager David Doherty and looks the benefits they has experienced by implementing ISO 14001 at his company. He says that the process has delivered ‘a ten-fold payback’.

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Australia addresses importance of verification of carbon emissions

– 19th Jul 2010

A recent e-newsletter from V-Carbon News covers the recent story about policy changes which are underway that directly impact the future of Oceania’s voluntary market.

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CEO’s and Sustainability

– 14th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs

A new study by Accenture in Sustainability Magazine shows that 93% of global corporation CEO’s believe that sustainability will be critical to their future success, 78% say that sustainability is now viewed as a source of revenue growth and 72% said that stakeholder education is critical.

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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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LRQA Business Assurance Quote of the Day, May 25, 2010

– 25th May 2010 by Alex Briggs

This quote is taken from the recent Just off the Starting Blocks - Benchmarking Sustainability and Carbon Assurance in the FTSE 350 report:

Verified data is the only credible way to assess whether we are lowering our emissions and meeting our targets as a country.

Ben Murray, managing director
Carbon Smart

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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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