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UK's carbon footprint grows - sharp rise in car and air travel
Hopes that Britain has turned into a nation of environmentalists were dealt a severe blow yesterday by an official report which found that the nation's carbon footprint was growing, Times Online reports. Although far more households were separating their rubbish for recycling, any benefits to the environment have been more than wiped out by a sharp rise in car journeys, a decline in cycling and a dramatic increase in commercial flights. The findings come in the latest report on regional trends from the Office for National Statistics. Read more. (Source: Times Online)
09 May 2008
Gordon Brown calls on business to meet development goals
Some of the largest businesses in the world have been asked by the British Prime Minister to help meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the Business Call to Action meeting organised by Business in the Community on 6 May. Mr Brown argued that it is the absence of big corporations in developing countries that "blights the lives" of poor people. The PM said that the private sector is of "critical importance" in focussing attention on enterprise, on free and fair trade and open markets and that the MDG targets of reducing infant mortality and providing primary education will only be met with "an extraordinary effort"… Read more
09 May 2008
China WTO Tribune hosts Third International CSR Forum, announces "2007 Golden Bee CSR China Honor Roll"
Chinese and international companies operating in China were recognised for their corporate social responsibility efforts at the Third International CSR Forum hosted by China WTO Tribune in Beijing on 25 April. At the forum, business executives and policy makers from China, Europe, Japan and the United States discussed the current and future trends and challenges of CSR in China.The "2007 Golden Bee CSR China Honor Roll" announced at the event recognised twelve companies with the Golden Bee Award for Leading Enterprise, six with the Golden Bee Award for Growing Enterprise, and eleven in six additional categories such as customer focus, employee care and responsible purchasing… Read more
07 May 2008
Suppliers see climate change regulation as business risk: survey
An overwhelming majority of supply chain companies believe regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a potential risk to business, according to a Carbon Disclosure Project survey, GreenBiz.com reports. Of the 96 percent of suppliers that believe GHG regulation will be a risk, the most common concerns were taxation of emissions and emission limits.The Carbon Disclosure Project questioned 144 suppliers for its Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration survey. Many of the companies report that their supply chain activities account for most of their greenhouse gas emissions… Read more
07 May 2008
Airline emissions 'far higher than previous estimates', study says
The aviation industry's failure to curb its soaring carbon emissions could lead to the "worst case scenario" for climate change as envisaged by the United Nations, The Independent reports. A study by the world's leading experts has revealed that the carbon dioxide emissions of the aviation industry are 20 per cent higher than previously estimated. The total emissions could reach between 1.2 billion and 1.5 billion tonnes annually by 2025. The study "Trends in Global Noise and Emissions From Commercial Aviation for 2000 through 2025" was presented to a conference co-organised by the United States' Federal Aviation Authority last year… Read more
07 May 2008
New website for sustainability reporting
The European Sustainability Reporting Association (ESRA) has launched a new website on sustainability reporting in European countries. The website www.sustainabilityreporting.eu gives an overview of recent developments in sustainability reporting and assurance, national government activities, future trends and challenges, and best practice examples from each country. The participating countries this year are the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy and Sweden… Read more
07 May 2008
French government proposes measures to retain more older workers
The French government has proposed measures to raise the number of older people in the workforce, in an attempt to tackle its ageing population, BBC reports. Companies could be threatened with penalties if they do not increase their number of staff aged 55 to 64. The most controversial reform is for employees to work 41 years, not 40, to qualify for a full state pension. France has one of the lowest rates of employment of workers aged 55 to 64 in the European Union, but also has one of the highest rates of life expectancy, at 84.5 for women and 77.6 for men. Read more. (Source: BBC)
06 May 2008
European fund to support post-2012 climate projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and four other public financing institutions have launched a 125 million euro fund to boost investment in clean energy projects that are to generate 'carbon credits' after 2012, EurActiv reports. The fund will exclusively purchase and trade 'carbon credits' generated after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. The aim is to support the market value of environmentally worthwhile projects amid uncertainty over the actual form that the carbon credit trading regime will take after 2012. Read more. (Source: EurActiv)
06 May 2008
Dow Chemical wins ESS Excellence Award for environmental reporting
The Dow Chemical Company was selected as winner of the "Best of the Best" 2008 ESS Excellence Award for leveraging innovative information technology to eliminate more than $2 million in redundant legacy reporting systems and achieve greater efficiency and accuracy by enabling all of its U.S. facilities to use a common environmental reporting process. The awards were organised by ESS, a provider of Environmental, Health, Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for enterprise sustainability. Read more. (Source: CSRwire)
06 May 2008
Global Reporting Initiative works with socially responsible investment researchers to improve data comparability
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has begun working with leading socially responsible investment (SRI) firms from around the world to update and simplify the method by which companies can communicate their environmental and social performance. The goal is to enable companies to provide their sustainability information in a format that can be more easily gathered and enhance the speed and ease of communication with investors. The GRI is relying on the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) taxonomy, already used for financial information, to pursue this goal… Read more
06 May 2008
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