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GRI Seeks Public Comment on GHG Reporting Guidelines

August 16, 2012August 17, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is asking the public to help improve the way companies disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. The non-profit is requesting feedback on its latest sustainability reporting framework, G4. The guidelines were already available for feedback until Sept. 25. However, an additional Public Comment Period is now ... Read more »

Rio+20 Preview: KPMG Roadmap for Business, GRI Reporting in Developing Countries

June 15, 2012June 18, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The UN’s Rio+20 Earth Summit won’t likely result in any binding agreements for businesses, but it may help reinforce sustainable development, according to a report by KPMG International. Some 50,000 participants from governments, businesses, NGOs and lobby groups are expected to attend the summit, June 16-22 in Rio de Janeiro, ... Read more »

Water Tools from GEMI, Ceres, Aqueduct Each Fill a Different Niche

March 26, 2012March 27, 2012 by Tamar Wilner

The three latest tools for identifying and assessing water-related risks offer a variety of pros and cons, according to Bill Baue, a senior research fellow with AccountAbility, writing for the Guardian. The number of such tools has doubled from three to six over the past six months, according to the ... Read more »

Wah Fung Group Announces Efficient Fabric Dyeing Process

December 1, 2011 by Leon Walker

A dyeing process designed by fabric supplier Wah Fung Group can achieve 13 percent carbon savings and over 50 percent water savings in fabric manufacturing when compared to certain conventional processes. According to a Wah Fung report, the company’s Cold Pad Batch dyeing technology achieved the savings when compared to ... Read more »

First Certification Launched for WRI Product Lifecycle Standard

October 5, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Carbon Trust has announced that it is the first organisation to certify to the new product lifecycle standard released yesterday by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The trust says it will provide the option for its customers to use the ... Read more »

Scope 3 GHG Reporting Standards Finalized

October 4, 2011October 5, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol today published two standards to help businesses measure, manage and report GHG emissions beyond their own operations, including the finalized version of long-awaited scope 3 guidance. The Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) and Product Life Cycle standards were developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the ... Read more »

Water Week News: Global Water Tool, Paper’s Footprint, UNEP Warning

August 25, 2011August 26, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Here are the top stories to emerge so far from World Water Week in Stockholm. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has released two sector-specific versions of its Global Water Tool. The organization says this is the first time a tool addressing industry-specific challenges around water issues has been ... Read more »

Free Tool to Help Companies With Local Water Challenges

March 18, 2011March 18, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) is developing a free tool to help companies understand their local water challenges. GEMI, whose members include Johnson & Johnson, ConocoPhillips, Dupont, FedEx and other major multinationals, is developing the GEMI Local Water Tool with fellow environmental business group the World Business Council for ... Read more »

Testing Completed for new GHG Protocol Standards

August 18, 2010August 18, 2010 by Gina Roos

More than sixty corporations, which began measuring the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their products and supply chains in January by testing a new global framework that is part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative, have completed their road test of the new global standards. The two new GHG Protocol standards ... Read more »

CEO Report Envisions $6 Trillion in Sustainable New Business Opportunities

February 5, 2010 by Gina Roos

Businesses must work together with government and society to develop strategies to ensure that a global population of about 9 billion people lives well within the planet’s resources by 2050, according to a report from Alcoa and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The organizations launched their Vision ... Read more »

Ford, Coke Among 60 Firms Testing Greenhouse Gas Protocol Standards

January 21, 2010January 21, 2010 by Gina Roos

Sixty corporations are now measuring the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their products and supply chains by testing a new global framework that is part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative, reports World Resources Institute. Companies participating in the test drive represent 17 countries and more than 20 sectors, including ... Read more »

Climate-related Business Could Top $2 Trillion by 2020

September 22, 2009October 20, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Global revenues from energy efficiency, renewables and other climate-related sectors could top $2 trillion by 2020, up from $530 billion last year, according to HSBC Global Research. The $530 billion last year was the result of 75 percent growth over 2007, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. ... Read more »

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