The management systems community
– 27th Feb 2008
Japan and Russia have agreed to start talks on fighting global warming, including possible greenhouse gas emissions trading that would help Tokyo to meet its goals under the Kyoto Protocol, media said on Sunday.
– 25th Feb 2008
Only months after releasing its Voluntary Carbon Standard for carbon offsets, The Climate Group has revealed that it will soon begin work on a guide for auditors to follow when calculating the carbon footprint of business and households.
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.
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 [...]
– 21st Feb 2008
BusinessGreen takes a closer look at the government’s controversial attempts to clean up the carbon offset market.
– 11th Feb 2008
Ethical Corporation have just launched a business intelligence report on how the Global FT500 are calculating and verifying their greenhouse gas emissions.
– 6th Feb 2008 by Alex Briggs
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said GFSI standards provide real-time details on where suppliers fall short in food safety on a plant-by-plant basis, and go beyond the current audit process required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or U.S. Department of Agriculture.
– 25th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
CHR Hanson has published their environmental report, with the focus being around sustainable business.
We need to improve our monitoring capacity further to ensure that our baseline measurements are correct and comparable,” the company stated.
– 21st Jan 2008
Biofuels have a limited ability to replace fossil fuels and should not be regarded as a “silver bullet” solution to reducing transport emissions, British scientists warned today.
– 16th Jan 2008
There remains a huge untapped potential in the voluntary carbon markets waiting to be explored. Year 2008 could very well be the tipping point for the voluntary carbon markets
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