Risk Management & Offsets

This section expands on the topics of analysis and evaluation of energy efficiency by discussing the shifting roles of risk managers, who must suddenly address risks they have never before been responsible for. The evidence that sustainability can significantly improve corporate performance continues to grow and risk managers must now be ready to devise strategies protecting supply-chain integrity, brand value, or even the reputation of the company. And, given the lack of policies on these risks, they’re on their own.

You’ll also read about the benefits of a triple-bottom-line approach, weighted average costs of carbon, and an educated executive and about the rapid evolution of the voluntary carbon offset market from an unregulated sector toward one governed by universal standards and influenced by the moves of business leaders in the new green economy.

And let’s not forget standards and guidelines. After all, it’s impossible to reach global consensus on anything without a universal set of rules. Here, we offer practical help for organizations looking to achieve sustainability and social responsibility, including invaluable tools from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

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  Educating the Executive

  By Nicola Acutt | Presidio School of Management

  In recent years, study after study has shown green is the new gold. Experts agree we face a future—starting now—where "business as usual" will simply cease to exist. Given that knowledge...

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  Jacques Whitford

  Jacques Whitford Limited (Jacques Whitford), with over thirty-five years of experience, is one of North America's leading firms of consulting engineers, scientists, planners, and management professi...

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  Aggregate Industries (AI) implements Entropy Software for ISO 14001 Certification

  By Entropy Software

  Aggregate Industries (AI) initially implemented Entropy Software for ISO 14001 certification and they now access data across their UK and US operations.  Entropy Software provides auditing, rep...

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  Sustainability and Bottom-Line Savvy: Webcasting with Streamlogics Inc.

  You're the CFO of a major bank with offices, interests and outlets throughout the world. It's 9am Monday morning. Within the hour, you will appear in front of over 600 employees and shareholders fro...

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  Ex3: Making a Difference in the Workplace

  Ex3 is an industry leader in the fields of environmental, health, safety, and security data management, working closely with industry experts to provide enterprise-class business solutions from its ...

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  tradeslot: Leaders in Carbon Technology

  tradeslot is a leading provider of commodity trading software that has developed a suite of carbon solutions for private companies and government organizations - comprehensive tool sets to focus on ...

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  Carbon Offsets Then and Now

  By James Tansey | Offsetters

  In order to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, we need to reduce emissions by at least 60 percent over the coming two decades. A single magic bullet allowing governments, org...

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  The Future of Standardization

  By Alan Bryden | International Organization for Standardization

  Twenty years ago, dismissive members of the business community were calling environmentalists "tree huggers." Luckily, that changed. The environment is now high on the agendas of business, governmen...

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  Standardization: The Key To An Effective Voluntary Carbon Market

  By Joseph Pallant | Carbon Project Solutions

  It is imperative that humanity successfully overcome climate change. A vigorous voluntary carbon market that finances thousands of projects to exclude billions of tons of greenhouse gases from the a...

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  Beyond the Carbon Footprint

  By Jesco d'Alquen | tradeslot Pty Ltd

  The carbon economy is creating an opportunity for companies to create competitive advantage. It's also creating a challenge for analysts to figure out which companies are doing well and which have m...

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  Ecosystem Restoration: The Other Strategy for Climate Change

  ERA Ecosystem Restoration Associates Inc. (ERA)'s community-based programming is directed toward restoring forest ecosystems in small to large communities, including First Nations, in Canada and Haw...

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  Case Study: Going Green Without the Moss

  By Lyn Brown | Catalyst Paper

  Beginning with the June 28, 2007 issue, Rolling Stone magazine became the first mass-marketed magazine to print on carbon neutral paper. The special June issue of the magazine included a series of f...

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  Case Study: From Neutral to Positive

  By Jacques Whitford

  Human-induced global warming and climate change have become the defining challenges of the modern era, possibly the most significant hazards our ecosystem has endured since the immense meteor that m...

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  Beyond the Kyoto Protocol

  By Kofi Gamor | BearingPoint

  International protocols have taken great strides to summon the world to arms regarding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the adverse effects of our rapidly increasing global carbon footprint. In 19...

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  Embracing Sustainability: Managing the Risks

  By Peter Breitstone |Aon Environmental Services Group

  The Drive for sustainable performance has put pressure on executives to disclose more about the interactions between their corporations and their stakeholders. For risk managers, sustainability pres...