Video: GRI Plenary on G4- Introducing the main features of G4
Plenary on G4- Introducing the main features of G4 from GRI on Vimeo.
Understand GRI in 2 minutes
What is the purpose of GRI? GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is an internationally recognized standard for CSR reporting to help organizations set goals, measure performance, and manage change in order to make their operations more sustainable. The guidelines are now in their 4th version (G4). G4 process in a few words: – Identify your company’s…
Get ready for the new version of ISO 14001:2015
ISO 14001 is an internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems. Since 2012, a technical committee has been revising the existing norm to publish a new version in September 2015. How will it impact certified companies? Companies certified in accordance with ISO 14001 former versions (2004 or the amended version of 2009) are given a…
UN Global Compact: DFGE publishes 2015 CoP report
As a participant of the UN Global Compact, DFGE publishes annual „Communication of Progress“ reports. The 2015 report is now available for download (German), and also listed in the UN GC database. In the CoP reports, companies describe the current situation, measures taken and progress made in the fields of human rights, labour standards, environment…
NASA Video: A Year In The Life Of Earth’s CO2
This ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model shows how carbon dioxide the atmosphere travels around the globe. The plumes of CO2 swirl and shift all over the globe. It makes clear why greenhouse gases are always a global challenge. Read the full article here.
the guardian on 5 trends that show corporate responsibility is here to stay
Sustainability is not a trend but a global movement. Georg Kell recently published the „five trends that show corporate responsibility is here to stay“ in the guardian. Irregardless if you call it CSR, social and corporate governance (ESG) or sustainability. Several big trends indicate that this topic will stay and evolve: Transparency Trust Community Participation…
WRI – Choose your emission pathway
The World Resources Institute took the recent IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) to illustrate possible emissions pathways in an infografic Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways from World Resources Institute (WRI) Learn more about the WRI Find the Fifth IPCC Assemsment Report here.
Scope 2 Accounting – treatment of green power
An increasing number of companies tend to purchase or even generate green power. Today the focus is mainly on green electricity out of renewable sources or considered as low-carbon or „carbon free“ electricity. Despite some clear physical basic conditions it is fact that there are market instruments and technologies out there. These instruments should make…
Article: Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math
Read this interesting article by Bill McKibben in the Rolling Stone Magazine. McKibben investigates Climate Changes scenarios and corresponding Carbon Footprints with three numbers: – 2° Celsius (maximum temperature rise humans can cope) – 565 Gigatons (of CO2 that humans can pur in the atmosphere to stay below 2°) – 2795 Gigatons (of CO2 that…
NYT – The Facts on Fracking
Interesting Facts on Fracking published in the New York Times Environmentalists should consider the pros and cons of fracking in comparison with other technologies. Read it here. Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
