Redefining Sustainable Development
Sustainability has become one of those buzz words companies quite liberally throw about in their value statements and on their websites, but what will a truly sustainable company, in a sustainable economy, look like? Sustainability is not merely about being "green"....
What is Rio+20?
Rio+20 brings together world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet to get...
What is COP 19?
COP 19 is the nineteenth meeting of the congress of the parties (COP) since the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force in 1995. The parties meet annually to assess progress in dealing with climate change and this year (2013) the meeting takes...
How do I establish the boundaries of my carbon audit?
When conducting a carbon audit, the GHG Protocol provides three different methods for companies to report emissions. The options available are defined as follows: equity based financial control operational control. In most instances, unless legislation or an...
Can my company use The Carbon Report?
The Carbon Report may be used by any company of any size and in almost any geography as the solution is based on the globally recognised, Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The solution manages the complexity of reporting your carbon emissions and can cater for complex...
Why is this relevant to South African companies?
Global warming and resulting climate change is attributed to an increase in greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. Although debate still rages as to the causes of this increase in greenhouse gas, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has...
What is global warming?
Global warming and resulting climate change is attributed to an increase in greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. Although debate still rages as to the causes of this increase in greenhouse gas, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has...
I don’t know which emissions to report? Can The Carbon Report help?
The Carbon Report has been designed for use by end users who have a very limited or even no understanding of how greenhouse gas and CO2 accounting operates. The way we do this is through extensive help that has been built into the application as well as telephonic...