Lobster fisheries certified sustainable
17th Mar 2008
The Maine lobster industry is seeking to have its lobster certified as sustainable by the London-based Marine Stewardship Council.
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Trends in consumer actions to protect the environment
17th Mar 2008
In the current wave of the environmental movement, there is quite a bit of talk. But research from Natural Marketing Institute shows that there is also quite a bit of action.
State of Green Business 2008 – Report
10th Mar 2008
It introduces the GreenBiz Index, a set of 20 indicators of progress, tracking the resource use, emissions, and business practices of U.S. companies: carbon, materials, energy, and toxics intensity, clean-tech investments, e-waste recovery, paper use, employee commuting, and more.
Green-e Climate certifying carbon offsets
28th Feb 2008
The Center for Resource Solutions has launched Green-e Climate, what it says is the nation’s first independent certification for carbon offset products.
The Green Supply Chain Summit
Event: 24th Jun 2008 – 25th Jun 2008
Taking you from step one to step ten to achieve a green supply chain
Most companies today focus on environmental issues for PR not financial value
30th Jan 2008
While investors believe the environment is a serious business issue, they also believe that many companies have yet to view it that way.
Virgin launches new green fund
21st Jan 2008
Virgin Money is launching a green fund which will invest only in companies committed to high environmental standards.
Only Science can save us!
21st Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
An article in The Observer brings home the harsh realities that consumers, business and government have to face in dealing with climate change.
Alcoa Joins California Climate Registry
18th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
Alcoa is the latest organisation to sign up for the California Climate Registry (CCR), making their carbon emissions available to the public.
The CCR is awarding founding reporter status to companies that sign up to the scheme before May 2008, as an incentive for early membership.
Companies that sign up commit to voluntarily measure, independently verify and publicly report their industrial gas emissions.
The CCR’s Gary Gero is interviewed in this Voluntary Carbon Standard podcast.
2008 could be tipping point for voluntary carbon markets
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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