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Raptic Products Achieve Carbon Neutral Certification

3BL Media

First, SCS completed a cradle-to-grave carbon footprint assessment of Raptic products in accordance with the global the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting standard, including production processes, materials, distribution, packaging, and end-of-life disposal.

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VCM Code of Practice Launches, with Google, Unilever and Hitachi on Board

Chris Hall

At the same time, carbon offsetting has come in for criticism for being a substitute for real climate action, distracting from the challenge of cutting emissions from business and industrial processes in line with the targets set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. . “I

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Creating a Business Climate Action Plan Centered in Justice

B the Change

Developing Tools and Practices for Business Climate Action Heather Schrock, Director of Environmental Partnerships at the Bonneville Environmental Foundation , provided a look at the greenhouse gas protocols framework. Another organization realizing amplified impact through collective action is Cooperative Coffees.

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6 Ways Companies Can Prepare for Mandatory Carbon Reporting

B the Change

6 Ways Companies Can Prepare for Mandatory Carbon Reporting Companies that already have been reporting their carbon performance voluntarily will have an easy adjustment to the new SEC rules, Blanco says. CDP , Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures , and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol ).

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Workiva and Persefoni Partner to Streamline Investor-Grade Carbon Disclosure Data

3BL Media

The Workiva and Persefoni partnership will enable users to seamlessly integrate and transfer data between the companies’ platforms, as well as allow access to carbon benchmarking and a carbon offsets marketplace.

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4 Steps Your Company Can Take to Move Toward Net Zero

B the Change

In terms of removing carbon from the atmosphere — the other part of the net-zero equation — new “regenerative” forestry and agriculture projects avoid some of the issues with carbon offsets. Technological solutions to carbon removal — like carbon capture —  are still not cost-competitive but are receiving increased investment.

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Kering Commits to 40% Absolute Emissions Reduction Across Value Chain

ESG Today

Additionally, the absolute emissions reduction target does not include the use of carbon offsetting. The updated commitment changes the company’s Scope 3 target to an absolute emissions reduction goal, from the prior goal to reduce intensity, or to decrease emissions per unit of activity.