The business case for sustainability

28 Jul 2010
Topics: Sustainability, Environment, ISO 14001, Energy management, EN 16001, BS EN 16001, Direct marketing, PAS 2020, Waste management, BS 8901, Social responsibility, CSR, ISO 26000, BS 8903, BS 8904, BS 8905, BS 8909

The downturn affected everything, not least sustainability. As a result, organizations are now revisiting what it means to be sustainable and embracing the business benefits.

Working towards a low-carbon economy

20 Jul 2010
Topics: Low-carbon, PAS 2060, Carbon footprint, Carbon neutral, climate change, Carbon market, ETS, Emissions trading, Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, Environment

Where does the world stand on a low-carbon revolution? The British government, for example, is legally bound to cut total greenhouse gas emissions by over a third before 2020. The US is investing billions to encourage "green" industries and infrastructure. But are legislation and investment going to be enough? What is the world doing right now to make our low-carbon future a reality?

Energy management: carbon reduction, cost savings and BS EN 16001

02 Jul 2010
Topics: Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, GHG, Carbon footprint, Environment, ISO 14001, Kitemark®

New legislation is forcing many organizations in the UK to publicly disclose their carbon emissions for the first time. A compulsory cap and trade carbon emissions scheme culminates in the publication of an annual league table detailing the best and worst businesses at delivering energy savings. What is your business doing to sort out its energy management?

Energy management: the next stage

30 Nov 2009
Topics: Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, GHG, Carbon footprint, Environment, ISO 14001

Switch off a light, turn off computers, change suppliers - it's all well and good to strive for improved energy management, but it will only be as successful as the people behind its implementation. John Coutts shines a light on the subject.

Power to the people

11 Sep 2009
Topics: Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, GHG, SME, CFV, Emissions trading

Concerns about carbon emissions, along with the push towards a low carbon economy and a heightened awareness of the risks posed by volatile fuel prices, mean that organizations are under pressure to optimize energy use as never before.

Monarch Airlines chooses BSI for its European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS) verification

01 Jul 2010
Topics: GHG, Emissions trading, Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, CFV

Monarch Airlines has selected BSI as its provider of verification services against the requirements of the EU ETS directive. This comes in response to the industry's requirement to monitor its CO2 emissions and demonstrate compliance with the directive by submitting a verified annual emissions report by 31 March every year from 2011 onwards.

Power play

02 Jun 2009
Topics: Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, Environment, ISO 14001

As pressures mount for businesses to become more efficient, to do more with less and to keep an eye on the bottom line, managing resources effectively is proving more essential than ever. Resource prices have been particularly volatile over the past year and fuel and energy costs to businesses have seen more fluctuations than most.