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NYK Obtains Certification for Accurate Disclosure of Environmental Data

1st Dec 2011

Global logistics giant NYK has received certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited

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The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) releases their Global Cities Climate Change Report on greenhouse gas measurement and management

28th Jun 2011 by Jo Brophy

The report focuses on greenhouse gas measurement, management and adaptation to climate change in the world’s largest cities

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UK Government Consult on Mandatory Reporting of GHG Emissions

17th May 2011 by Madlen King

Last week the UK Government’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) opened a public consultation on the implementation of regulations within the UK for the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the director’s report. Section 85 of the Climate Change Act 2008 requires the Government to make regulations, under the [...]

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The British Council and LRQA launch E-idea competition

16th May 2011 by Richard Gunawan

The British Council and LRQA launch E-idea competition E-idea is an innovative competition that funds, supports and mentors young eco-entrepreneurs, aged 18-35, from seven Asia-Pacific countries. The E-idea competition launched in Japan on April 26th, 2011, and will also run in Australia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. In each country, the competition will be open to start-up ventures as well as [...]

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NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority reduces CO2

27th Apr 2011

On April 22, 2011 the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that its operations reduced carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 16.6 million metric tons in 2009. At the same time, the MTA reduced its own carbon output by 2.5% per passenger mile traveled or 1% in aggregate over the prior year, [...]

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LRQA Business Assurance Food Safety Blog, February 2011

28th Feb 2011 by Cor Groenveld

Certification was a recurring theme throughout the GFSI Conference in London. With “Developing” a food safety culture the overall theme of the conference, the links between the two topics is the focus of today’s blog.

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Extravagant stunt illustrating civil society throwing a lifeline to COP 16 negotiators

13th Dec 2010

This video from LinkTV.org, covers the extravagant stunt put on by TckTckTck and Greenpeace illustrating civil society throwing a lifeline to the COP 16 negotiators on the final day of the conference.

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LRQA COP 16 Blog, Day 8 – Hard facts difficult to obtain and uncertainty is rife

9th Dec 2010 by Andy Ritchie

Unfortunately, as is to be expected at this stage of the COP negotiations, hard facts are difficult to obtain and uncertainty is rife, blogs Andrew Ritchie live from COP 16 in Cancun.

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LRQA COP16 Blog, Day 7 – UNFCCC Executive Secretary, leaves audience in no doubt that Cancun ‘has to deliver’

9th Dec 2010 by Andy Ritchie

Andrew Ritchie, Climate Change Services Manager, LRQA reports from week two of COP 16 in Cancun. “Today’s blog is naturally dominated by the commencement this afternoon of the High-Level Segment of these negotiations, and the subsequent ‘re-energising’ of expectations brought about by the arrival of world leaders and heads of state here in Cancun.”

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Business needs to play an integral part in combating climate change

6th Dec 2010

An article on Guardian.co.uk today, 5 December 2010, by Richard Branson dicusses how he thinks businesses need to play an integral part in the efforts in combating climate change.

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