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Articles
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.
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.
BSI: world leader in greenhouse gas emissions verification
27 Apr 2009
Topics: GHG, Environment, ISO 14065
BSI has received accreditation to ISO 14065 for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission verification services from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
21 Oct 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market, PAS 2050
Professor Michael Grubb, chief economist of the Carbon Trust, on the economic and policy implications of climate change, and the work that still needs to be done if we are to successfully migrate to a low carbon economy. Interview by Oliver Cann.
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market
Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, highlights the climate of change facing businesses of all sizes today.
28 May 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market
With the publication of BSI's White Paper on Carbon Footprinting and the launch of its Carbon Footprint Verification scheme, Hector Nairn weighs the benefits to business of opting for voluntary emissions management and verification.
In Brief
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.
A clear case for carbon neutrality
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, Carbon neutral, CSR, GHG, Sustainability, CFV, PAS 2050
"Carbon neutral" sounds good on paper, but what does it really mean? Organizations are making claims about carbon neutrality for everything from products to travel, events, projects and buildings. The problem is that no one quite agrees what "carbon neutral" means or how far it extends.
Sustainability: more than "green"
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, Carbon neutral, Emissions trading, GHG, PAS 2050, CSR, Ethical trading, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, PAS 2020, SA8000, Social responsibility, Sustainability, Social accountability, CFV
Sustainable development means taking into account the social, economic and environmental impacts of business activities, not only for the present but also for future generations.
A measured response to climate change
29 May 2008
Topics: Climate change, GHG, ETS, Environment, Entropy Software
In order to participate in the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), organizations must comply with UK Climate Change Agreement obligations and better manage their energy management and minimize their carbon footprint.
Tracking your carbon footprint
29 May 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market
BSI Management Systems has launched a Carbon Footprint Verification (CFV) scheme in the UK for businesses seeking to verify their carbon footprint.
23 Jul 2007
Topics: Environment, GHG
The Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI are co-sponsoring a Publicly Available Specification (PAS), to be overseen by BSI British Standards, for the measurement of the embodied greenhouse gases (GHGs) in products and services.
Question: Is the contribution made by standards always positive?
Standards can make an enormous contribution to organizations, businesses and society - a number of recent studies have confirmed this as an indisputable fact. But is the contribution they make always positive? In my role as chairman of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), I have a close understanding of the world of standards. Most of UKAS' accreditation work is based on standards - from the certification of quality and environmental management systems to a huge range of product testing and beyond.
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