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ISO 14001

BCFA creates code of best practice

– 2nd Sep 2008

The British Contract Furnishing & Design Association is aiming to set a benchmark in environmental standards with a new code of best practice which includes looking at ISO 14001.

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New method to measure carbon emissions across entire supply chain in all tiers

– 20th Aug 2008

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following the trail of dangerous carbon emissions that are responsible for much of the world’s global warming threats.

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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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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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Economics leading to Greener Supply Chains

– 23rd Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs

The high price of energy and oil are driving brands to “green” their supply chains. This Climatechangecorp.com article highlights some of the ways that logistics providers are taking steps to improve fuel efficiency, increase payload and better manage their environmental and economic performance.

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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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Easing the transformation to environmentally-sound supply chains with product tests

– 30th Jun 2008

Manufacturers today are undergoing one of their most drastic shifts ever in the major green movement.

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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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