Natural Capitalism: The Pathway to Green Growth
11th May 2012
The World Bank published a report on Wednesday entitled ‘Inclusive Green Growth, The Pathway to Sustainable Development’.
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Microsoft’s Pledge for Carbon Neutrality
9th May 2012
Yesterday, Kevin Turner, COO of Microsoft announced via their official blog that they will be carbon neutral from July 1st.
Ministers meet in Bonn to build on momentum of COP17
8th May 2012
Ministers from 32 countries met informally in Bonn over the weekend to discuss necessary tasks post COP17.
South Korea and New Zealand Launch Study to Investigate ETS Linkage
8th May 2012
Working together, the Korean Legislation Research Institute and New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment have begun a joint study to investigate the possibility of linking the two nation’s emissions trading schemes.
South Korea Passes Carbon Cap-and-Trade Bill
4th May 2012
Yesterday the South Korean National Assembly passed a Bill to establish a national emissions trading scheme by January 2015.
LRQA’s Madlen King to speak on MRV at Carbon Expo
27th Apr 2012
Carbon Expo is the world’s leading international trade fair and conference for emissions trading, carbon abatement solutions and clean technologies.
UK Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change Recognise GHG Emissions as a Transboundary Issue
23rd Apr 2012
A Commons Select Committee last week concluded that governments need to be open about ‘outsourcing emissions’ and the complete impact that a nation’s consumption has on the world’s climate.
Business Leaders call for EU ETS reform to achieve EU Climate Change Targets
23rd Apr 2012
Philippe Joubert, CEO of Alstom last week provided input to an informal meeting of Environment Ministers on behalf of the Prince of Wales’ EU Corporate Leader Group on Climate Change.
ADCP retains ISO 9001:2008 certification
19th Apr 2012
Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties (ADCP), the leading Abu Dhabi based Property Management Company has been recertified for ISO 9001:2008 by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) for another 3 years.
Yusen Logistics expands ISO 14001 coverage in Europe
18th Apr 2012
Yusen Logistics has recently added six country organisations and fourteen more individual warehousing and administration facilities to their ISO 14001 global certificate. Yusen Logistics Europe now has twelve country and 35 individual facilities in Europe under the ISO 14001 certificate. Certification was awarded by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). Read more here.
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- Bonn Climate Change Talks – ramping down 24th May 12
- Countdown to Carbon Expo - IETA sees 2012 as an important and labour-intensive year 23rd May 12
- Bonn Climate Change Talks – end of week 1 22nd May 12
- Arabian Automobiles Company awarded ISO 14001 certification for its sales, service and parts operations - a first for automobile distributors in UAE 21st May 12
- Bonn Climate Change Talks – Day 4 18th May 12