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Emissions verification

Credit crunch no excuse to stop focusing on environment

– 1st Aug 2008

The past decade has seen significant improvements in environmental performance by many businesses in England and Wales. But there are still lots of companies that need to do more - and what progress has been made should not stop just because of a slowdown in the economy, the Environment Agency warned today.

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Recent study of environmental policies shows that success means treating people as active partners

– 1st Aug 2008

A recent study of such environmental policies shows they are more likely to be successful if people are treated as active partners in the process of change and not as passive subjects.

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The Six Sins of Greenwashing

– 1st Aug 2008

These terms make it meaningful for companies disclosing any data and information rather than the scientific principles all the schemes use e.g. materiality, faithfulness, etc.

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TNT on gaining ISO 14001 and their Global Planet Me movement - Podcast

– 30th Jul 2008

This episode is an interview with Neil Griffiths, Director of Health, Safety and Environmental at TNT express. LRQA recently certified TNT’s environmental management system to the ISO 14001 standard.

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APX Powers the Voluntary Carbon Standard Registry

– 13th Jul 2008

Apex Inc., today announced that the company has been selected by the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) Association, a leading international standards organization, to develop and manage a greenhouse gas transaction registry.

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BT Pledges 80% Emissions Cut, Links Financial And Environmental Performance

– 10th Jul 2008

BT has announced plans to cut its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2020 and published a “Climate Stabilization Intensity Target”.

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New labelling standard to be issued only to UK organisations that show real reductions year-on-year

– 8th Jul 2008

The Carbon Trust says its standard will only be issued to UK organisations that show “real reductions year-on-year.

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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.

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Stern Helps Launch New Carbon Ratings Agency

– 30th Jun 2008

The UK Government’s climate change adviser, Sir Nicholas Stern, helped launch an emissions reduction initiative.

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Efficiency = Economics For HK’s Textile Industry

– 30th Jun 2008

WWF and a small number of factory owners in Hong Kong and southern China are developing a carbon labeling system

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