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Greenhouse gases

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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Check-out Carbon report leads to Carbon Labelling debate

3rd Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs

Blog posts on events are supposed to be written immediately following the event or not at all. I am going to break that rule and write about a great Carbon Labelling event that took place on Monday, June 30th at the Lloyd’s Register HQ in London.
Forum for the Future, the sustainability charity in the UK, […]

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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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Mandatory and voluntary carbon markets see significant growth in 2007

15th May 2008

Both the mandatory and voluntary carbon markets saw significant growth in 2007, though the voluntary market experienced the biggest boost, tripling in value with even more expansion expected.
The voluntary carbon market is still a small part of all carbon buying and trading, with a value of $331 million in 2007. The two major mandatory markets […]

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Corporate emissions reporting protocols should go further to link emissions to financial performance

9th May 2008

Corporate emissions reporting protocols should go further to link GHG emissions to corporate financial performance – concludes new Ethical Corporation Institute report.

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The green product life cycle - beginning to end, and beyond

9th May 2008

Products are increasingly being designed, manufactured and packaged with a new focus on the end of their life cycle – and beyond

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PepsiCo Honored With 2008 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award

2nd May 2008 by razchaudary

Pepsico has won an Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiencies

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Where there is a will, there is a light

24th Apr 2008 by Alex Briggs

Through the hard work and creativity of Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank, Bangladesh is leading the way on solar energy. This ClimateChangeCorp article explains how Bangladesh is reducing its carbon footprint and creating jobs in the process.
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Climate Change

The Climate Change section is your one stop shop for news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other climate change resources.

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Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Assurance section covers news, blogs, podcasts, standards, events and resources on supply chain issues.

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Food

The Food section focuses on issues of food safety and the food supply chain, and provides news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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CSR

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) section focuses on current CSR issues which face all companies all over the world. This information is provided to you via six sections: news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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Product Conformity

The Product Conformity section contains news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and resources covering Product Conformity and other European Union related issues.

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Carbon Labelling

The Carbon Labelling section was launched in sync with the Check-out Carbon report, June 2008. The section contains information on news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other carbon labelling resources.

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