The management systems community
Event: 24th Aug 2010 – 26th Aug 2010
The Biomass Finance & Investment Summit is an important meeting place where the industry and financial community participate in joint discussions to explore the financing of biomass projects. The Summit provides a momentous opportunity for these groups to exchange market intelligence, share perspectives, and to discuss what it will take to get biomass projects successfully financed.
Event: 23rd Sep 2010 – 24th Sep 2010
The Chatham House Conference on Climate Change 2010, Climate Change: The way forward in a post-Copenhagen world will ask whether an international deal on climate will be reached in the next year. If not, what alternative forms of governance will emerge and what practical steps governments and business can take.
– 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.”
– 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, [...]
– 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.”
– 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’.
– 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.
– 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.
– 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.”
– 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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