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SIGNUS Achieves A 30% Reduction of its Carbon Footprint
SIGNUS registered with the Spanish Office for Climate Change the Carbon Footprint in 2017, the first EPR scheme to so do. This project was launched with the aim of finding ways to improve the environmental management of tyres, which not only involves finding more applications for the resulting by-products, but also involving all the actors involved in the different operations of that management. ...
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“High Street failing on footprinting”, say consumers
Research out from the Carbon Trust reveals almost two thirds of consumers (63%) are more likely to buy a product if they know action is being taken to reduce its carbon footprint. At the same time, 70% of consumers want businesses to do more to help them make more informed environmental choices about the products they buy. The research questioned more than 1,000 consumers across the UK to ...
By Carbon Trust
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New research examines young adults’ attitudes towards climate change and carbon footprinting
New research from the Carbon Trust examines how young adults' attitudes towards climate change and carbon footprinting influence their purchasing decisions and brand loyalty. The survey of consumers aged 18-25 in China, Korea, South Africa, Brazil, the USA and the UK reveals a divide between attitudes to carbon reduction in the East and West. 83% of young people questioned in China say they ...
By Carbon Trust
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Unite with Environmental-Expert.com on World Environment Day 2009
Environmental-Expert.com is happy to wish everyone a very happy World Environment Day 2009. The theme for this year’s WED is 'Your Planet needs You! Unite to combat climate change' which reflects the urgency for each and every one of us to do whatever we can to help combat climate change by reducing our own carbon footprint in whatever way possible. Environmental-Expert.com staff will be ...
By XPRT
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Toro obtains the seal of the Carbon Footprint
Toro obtains the “Calculation” seal from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge by registering its Carbon Footprint with the Spanish Climate Change Office. The Carbon Footprint of the product is the total amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated in each of the phases of the product life cycle (from the extraction of the raw materials of which it is ...
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Sustainability summit footprinted by carbon masters
Carbon Masters were in Washington last week, carrying out a carbon footprint of the FMI/GMA Sustainability Summit. Carbon footprinting of delegates was carried out by Carbon Masters associates in the US, Bob Raynsford (pictured left) and Mark Baum (pictured right) with assistance from Company Director Kevin Houston. The team used Carbon Guru for Events, Carbon Masters innovative events ...
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O2 becomes the first network operator to certify carbon footprints with the Carbon Trust
O2 works together with the Carbon Trust to calculate and certify carbon emissions of voice and data services. O2 has become the first mobile network operator to have carbon footprints independently verified by the Carbon Trust. Using our Footprint Expert software O2 calculated the greenhouse gas emissions embedded throughout the entire lifecycle of its voice and data services. Gareth Rice, Head ...
By Carbon Trust
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Carbon footprint of food waste not necessarily related to its weight
The carbon footprint of food waste should be taken into account alongside the the weight of food wasted, says a new study. The research examined three years of food waste data from six branches of a Swedish supermarket and calculated the waste’s carbon footprint. On the basis of their footprint, key products that could be targeted for waste reduction include beef mince, meatballs and cream, ...
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ALLCOT, committed to the Climate Neutral Now initiative
A climate neutral world by 2050 With ALLCOT’s ratification as a participant in the Climate Neutral Now Initiative, we demonstrate once again that we are committed to achieving a climate neutral world by 2050, as envisioned in the Paris Agreement.Since 2016, ALLCOT signed the Climate Neutrality Commitment and every year measures and reduces its carbon footprint and reports on its contributions and ...
By ALLCOT
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LG launches first carbon labelled TVs in Europe and commits to further reduction of emissions
LG demonstrates its commitment to reducing its environmental impacts by certifying its carbon footprint and earning the right to display the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction Label LG Electronics’ 47LW5500-ZE and 47LW550T-ZE CINEMA 3D TVs have become the first TVs in Europe to carry the Carbon Reduction Label, which certifies the carbon emissions from every stage of their lifecycle, ...
By Carbon Trust
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SGS Introduces Product Carbon Footprint Marks on the Indian Market
As a result of rising consumer awareness, reducing the carbon footprint has become a key focus area for many organizations. A carbon footprint helps to assess the impact people and businesses have on the environment. It measures the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by different activities. By knowing the carbon footprint of products and the organization, it is easier to develop a ...
By SGS
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Shell, BP and Evraz top the list of UK-listed greenhouse gas emitting companies
London (23 April 2015) - Carbon Market Data, a company providing carbon market research and IT services, has launched a new product, the GHG Reporting UK-Listed Company Database, which supplies information on the carbon footprint of UK-listed companies. Based on Carbon Market Data's research, Shell, BP and Evraz top the list of greenhouse gas emitters among companies listed in the United ...
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Richest BC households have biggest carbon footprint
GHG emissions reduction policies will be more successful if geared to income: ...
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Taking it to the hoop! -- Booz Allen Studies Environmental Impact of Upcoming Basketball Tournaments
Your favorite basketball teams impact their schools and alumni, your TV viewing, your bragging rights, and a lot more – but what about their impact on the environment? As energized fans complete their upcoming basketball tournament brackets ahead of the first tip-offs on Tuesday, Booz Allen Hamilton today released an interactive tool that allows fans to calculate the environmental impact of ...
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How to measure a carbon footprint: carbon trust launches new guide
Carbon Footprinting: The next step to reducing your emissions clearly explains how to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by understanding what emissions are caused by a business’s activities or products. The Carbon Trust’s carbon footprinting guide outlines the key steps that a business can take to: Calculate its organisational carbon footprint – by measuring ...
By Carbon Trust
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Sustainability Knowledge Group supports UNDP and Lebanon’s Climate Initiatives
Sustainability Knowledge Group announces its support to the Lebanon Climate Act initiative as knowledge partner for the implementation of a ‘Business Knowledge Platform’. Aim of the platform is to enable businesses to design and implement activities for the reduction of their carbon footprint. This unique initiative is supported by the Ministry of Environment and UNDP. ...
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All Eco Eyes This Week Have Been on the World`s First `Carbon Footprinting` Gallery Launched by the Carbon Trust
Ex-Manchester United captain Gary Neville, Founder of Sustainability in Sport showed his commitment to sustainability and environmental issues, when he spoke at the World's first Carbon Footprinting Gallery at the Future Gallery in London, launched by the Carbon Trust. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120405/525055-a ) (Photo: ...
By Carbon Trust
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Last call for volunteers to save on power bills
More than 170 volunteers from all over New South Wales have signed on to a community effort to help family, friends and colleagues save money on power bills and reduce their carbon footprint. “The results from our earlier Newcastle trial speak for themselves,” CSIRO lead researcher Dr Paul Graham said. “In that trial, just by making a few simple changes to their everyday ...
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New software measures carbon footprint
New computer software enabling companies to measure their carbon footprint has been launched by Veolia Environmental Services. The Greenhouse Gas Tracker allows businesses to calculate not only how much energy they are using and the level of emissions but also how much energy they have recovered. Waste management provider Veolia Environmental Services UK director of research and technology ...
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Our Man in Doha: Day Three - Carbon footprinting is an international pursuit
Jeff Beyer is our man in Doha, representing the Carbon Trust at a number of events taking place alongside the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, and reporting back with his own perspective on what is taking place. I was delighted to speak at the EU pavilion this afternoon at the request of Minister Corrado Clini, the Italian Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea. I ...
By Carbon Trust
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