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Category: Carbon Disclosure Project

  • GreenBiz 2015 | GreenBiz Conferences, Feb 17-19, 2015

    GreenBiz 2015 | GreenBiz Conferences, Feb 17-19, 2015:

    This is a very cool Sustainability/GreenBiz forum lineup. In Phoenix, in February.

    Listen to some of the big companies out there including Unilever, J&J, Target, Levi’s, adidas,… I like some of the discussion on metrics and ROI from sustainability… Seems like such a good place to start.

    Should be fun. Also, if you are associated with Gov or Edu or ?Org? you might be eligible for a 40% discount.

    I might have to try to do it online. I didn’t see any details about that. Obviously keynotes are easier to virtualize than breakout/work sessions.

    Hope to see you all there.

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  • Microsoft, Owens Corning Join Climate Declaration · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader

    Microsoft, Owens Corning Join Climate Declaration · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader:  BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy) calls climate change “one of America’s greatest economic opportunities of the 21st century.

    That’s right, opportunity.

    Microsoft and Owens-Corning have joined the Climate Declaration (spearheaded by CERES).

    This is a very nice & concise article on the more that 650 major corporations worldwide that have stepped up to the plat to take and active stance on sustainability.

    Microsoft is due to be Carbon neutral by the end of 2013: http://sustainzine.blogspot.com/2012/06/social-irresponsibility-energy-and-cost.html . . . Turns out they made it with a few months to spare: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2013/10/03/microsoft-achieved-carbon-neutrality-nrdc-says/

    So many businesses are on board, now all we need is a little help from the gov.

    Keywords: CERES, zero carbon, carbon footprint, energy policy, Microsoft, Carbon Declaration

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  • Carbon Disclosure Project Newsletter – Reporting Standard Interface

    Carbon Disclosure Project Newsletter – May 2012: “

    The Carbon Disclosure Project has introduced a standard reporting format that is similar to the reporting for financials purposes. This should streamline the reporting process and make it easier for organizations to report.

    Of course, monitoring, measuring and reporting is only a small first step toward sustainability, but it is a critical first step.

    Here’s what they said in one area of the newsletter:

    Did you know that disclosing through CDP automatically meets the Caring for Climate reporting requirements?


    Caring for Climate (C4C), a joint initiative between the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Environment Programme, has recommended CDP as a reporting framework for almost 400 companies that are C4C signatories. Newly published guidance outlines disclosure-related responsibilities for C4C signatories to meet the annual reporting requirements. Companies that publicly disclose their climate change strategies and carbon emissions through CDP will automatically meet the C4C annual reporting requirements and need only refer to their most recent CDP response to be in full compliance.”
    . . .
    “eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is set to transform the way you disclose your climate change information. It is already widely used around the world for financial reporting …”  


    In this way, information can be easily and consistently reported by organizations. They are talkin about creating a Climate Change Reporting Taxonomy (CCRT) for the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB).

    We probably should not complain about the alphabet soup of acronyms here. When creating something new, it is often better to invent new terms and phrases than to try to work with existing, but inaccurate terms.

    Check out the websites of CDP and CDSB where you can find information about this project.

    [Note that this link, https://standardscenter.com, requires some access in order to participate in the “sharing” and participation process associated with the design.]

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