carbon audit News
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Threshold Group and Trucost partner to advance carbon audits for family foundation investment portfolios
Threshold Group and Trucost have formed a strategic partnership to provide carbon audits of investment portfolios, particularly those of family foundations. The firms are also extending their methodology to assess the carbon risk exposures of underlying assets in derivative investments. Several of Threshold’s clients, including The Russell Family Foundation, representing the family that ...
By Trucost Plc
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7th edition receives continued support from the Hong Kong government
Eco Expo Asia, the leading environmental protection fair in Asia which jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, retains support from the Environment Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the co-organiser of the fair. It will be held at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong, from 27 – 30 October 2012. Commenting on ...
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Spotlight on Green Tech at Eighth Eco Expo Asia
Some 290 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions will participate in the eighth Eco Expo Asia, which opens 28 October and continues through 31 October at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo. “Green Tech for a Low Carbon Economy” is the theme of the expo, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. Eco Asia Conference Fair highlights will ...
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Axion Consulting steps up its carbon footprint services
Fuel price increases and the prospect of mandatory emissions reporting are key reasons cited by a growing number of companies interested in carbon footprint assessments of their products and processes, claims resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting. Axion, which was the first UK polymer producer to gain a Carbon Footprint label for its own Axpoly PS13 grade polymer derived from plastic ...
By Axion Group
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SGS` Brian Whitters to Discuss Sustainable Apparel Design at USA-ITA Feb. 16
SGS Consumer Testing Services announced today that Brian Whitters, DVP of Global Sustainability Services, has been selected to discuss sustainable apparel design and lifecycle assessment at the United States Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA) West Coast Seminar in San Francisco on Thursday, February 16. The presentation, "Business Case for Sustainability: Differentiate by ...
By SGS
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Carbon reduction label hits £2bn consumer goods landmark
The total annual retail value of consumer goods sold in the UK bearing the Carbon Reduction Label has reached £2 billion1 the Carbon Trust announced today, as new research shows that 9 out of 10 households in the UK bought a carbon labeled product in the last year2. The milestone figure comes as Tesco confirmed it has added the Carbon Reduction Label to its own brand dried egg and dried ...
By Carbon Trust
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Independent Analyst Firm Lists Verisae as a Leader in Energy & Carbon Management Software
Verisae’s software platform recognized for software capabilities and market momentumMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Verisae, the global leader in Sustainability Resource Planning (“SRP”) has been listed in another global industry analyst report. In the “Green Quadrant® Carbon and Energy Management Software 2010” report Verdantix researched and recognized Verisae’s ...
By Accruent
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Inprova Energy`s Helen Woodman wins National Grid Appreciation Award
National Grid has recognised Inprova Energy's Helen Woodman as one of its top contractors for helping to achieve utilities savings across the organisation. Helen has won the National Grid Corporate Property 'Certificate of Recognition' appreciation award for the third time. She is an Account Analyst for the Inprova Energy bureau services team, which rationalises, verifies and validates ...
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US companies to benefit from ClimateCHECK`s combined expertise
ClimateCHECK, a firm that provides greenhouse gas (GHG) management and solutions for companies, organizations and governmental agencies, announces the opening of its San Francisco office. Lead by climate change and clean technology experts, ClimateCHECK’s expansion demonstrates the market demand by U.S. companies for technically advanced GHG management services. The management of GHG emissions is ...
By ClimateCHECK
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The UK needs effective environmental labelling, warns Environmental Audit Committee
The Government must do more to ensure that environmental labelling is clear, simple and consistent and it must do more to encourage carbon labelling, warns the Environmental Audit Committee. In a report named, Environmental Labelling, the Environmental Audit Committee calls for a sector-based universal labelling scheme “comparable to those emerging in food labelling that can incorporate a ...
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GHG & climate change workforce needs assessment report now available!
Earlier this month, against the backdrop of a busy first week of international climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, GHGMI – in collaboration with Sequence Staffing – released a report detailing the findings of the 2010 GHG & Climate Change Workforce Needs Assessment Survey. (The full report is available here.) Attracting responses from more than 1,000 global climate change ...
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SGS to Showcase its Sustainability Services for Sporting Goods at the ISPO 2013 in Munich
As the only international multi-segment trade show for the sports business, the ISPO Munich offers a great overview of industry trends and innovations. More than 2,000 international exhibitors will exhibit their entire range of sporting goods from the outdoor, ski, action and performance sports segments. Throughout the trade show, SGS experts will discuss NGO requirements and describe the ...
By SGS
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Enablon recognized as leader in environmental management software by independent analyst firm Verdantix
Enablon, the world's leading provider of sustainability management software, today announced that it has been recognized as a leader in environmental management software by Verdantix, an independent analyst firm that provides authoritative data, analysis and advice to help clients resolve their energy, environment and sustainability challenges. In its report "Green Quadrant® Environmental ...
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Drax Announces Carbon Removals Deal with Karbon-X
Carbon removals and renewable energy company Drax Group this week (March 28) announced a new carbon removals deal with Karbon-X, a leading environmental company. The agreement is the latest indicator of growing demand for high-quality carbon removals from bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).Karbon-X will purchase carbon dioxide removals (CDR) credits from Drax representing 25,000 ...
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3E Company and Enablon Announce Strategic Collaboration
3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, and Enablon, a leading provider of Sustainability, EH&S, and Operational Risk Management Software, announced a strategic collaboration today. The alliance brings together Enablon’s QEHS and Compliance Software Suite and 3E’s substance-level global regulatory ...
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SGS brings Sustainability Service to the Indian Textiles Industry
With increasing global market pressures to create a commercial edge, sustainability is fast becoming the key concept that shapes a company’s short term prospects and overall long term success. Consumers are demanding greater transparency in the sustainability claims of the products they buy and SGS, with its sustainability service program, is at the forefront of this development. Dr. G ...
By SGS
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CARBON EXPO reinforces its leadership role in the carbon market
258 exhibitors from more than 60 countries and 3000 visitors from more than 115 countries accepted the invitation of the organisers Koelnmesse, the World Bank and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), to share experiences and gain knowledge of current topics and trends, technologies, projects and services at this years CARBON EXPO. The EXPO recorded a more than 16 percent ...
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