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Category: sustainability reporting

  • 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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  • WME Honorees | World’s most ethical Companies.

    WME Honorees | Ethisphere™ Institute:

    Check it out.

    This is the list of the world’s most ethical companies.

    There is a huge presence of US firms. One reason would be because there simply are so many US firms. It seemed that all were publicly traded, so they already are doing a lot of reporting and now are probably doing social responsibility reporting.

    But it is interesting to see.

    Look at the companies in the various sectors.

    The several that I thought should be one the list turned out to be there. In a couple cases in different areas than I original thought.

    Now it would be interesting to cross-reference these companies with their sustainability reporting/commitment.

    Very cool.

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  • A Sustainable Walmart…

    Check out the Corporate Responsibility Report by Walmart for 2012. http://www.walmartstores.com/sites/responsibility-report/2012/pdf/wmt_2012_grr.pdf

    This is very impressive. It not only includes such things as Energy and Carbon Footprint from all of Walmart’s stores, it also addresses the impact of the products and foods from suppliers and how sustainable they are.

    Walmart’s goals of renewable energy are pretty impressive, but they step up and state the long-term obvious: the long-term goal is 100% renewable energy.

    They are moving toward more local suppliers (for foods) which also means they will have a lot more suppliers. They are moving toward all suppliers reporting on their carbon footprint (and water footprint).

    One of the things I really like it that they focus on 10 areas that they think are the most important. Some should help the bottom-line directly, others only long-term or indirectly. Still, they seem to be an impressive, yet target-able  set of objectives. This fits very well into the Triple Bottom-Line of Sustainability.

    Note the need for reporting all along the value chain.

    Note the need for education & training all along the value chain.

    [With all that Walmart does well/right, there are still some who complain and criticize. More on this view in another post.]

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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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  • Bonian Golmohammadi: Why We Need a Global Environmental Organization

    Bonian Golmohammadi: Why We Need a Global Environmental Organization:

    This article seems to do a good job of organizing the current research. It builds a good case for global action.

    The global organization is needed, yes. But that is part of the problem. The dysfunction of individual governments is amplified many, many times when it comes to global organizations such as the UN. I think that a big part of the denier ideology is the fear of the following logic train:
    1) Global warming (yes)
    2) Human caused (debate mainly over how much)
    If yes to 1 & 2, then we have a moral and fiduciary responsibility to:
    3) start taking action, at least prudent action.
    4) Global coordination and cooperation are required.
    5) The UN is the logical place to start…
    Sooo, what if the global and UN involvement is an unacceptable alternative?
    It’s hard for those of us who have thought about the outcomes and the possible ramification of climate change to get our heads around the likely results. The ideas of taking huge sums of money, giving it to an organ of the UN, and having them giving it to climate refugees is ugly in all the ways you look at it.
    To the extent that we all can have non-government solutions, the better all around. It will certainly help get people on board as they try to work themselves past #1 and #2 above.
    So, I’ll come back and check the article and its links to see how well they did.
    Thanks. EH