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Carbon Footprint Declarations Programme Launched in Korea
October 28, 2008
The Korea Eco-products Institute, KOECO, has now launched a programme called Cool Label (CO2 low label) with the pupose of promoting consumer-led purchasing patterns of low carbon goods and to encourage enterprises to develop low carbon technologies. Thus contributing to the international efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.
UPM to offer carbon footprint calculator
June 26, 2008
UPM has launched optional carbon footprint calculations for its paper products in a bid to encourage customers to estimate their own impact on the environment.
The basis for the calculations is the ten elements of the Carbon Footprint Framework for Paper and Board Products, developed by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI).
New green labelling rules too lax, critics say
June 26, 2008
The Competition Bureau unveiled new guidelines yesterday designed to protect consumers from companies that falsely claim to be eco-friendly or exaggerate their benefit to the environment.But the voluntary nature of the rules and the fact...
October 28, 2008
The Korea Eco-products Institute, KOECO, has now launched a programme called Cool Label (CO2 low label) with the pupose of promoting consumer-led purchasing patterns of low carbon goods and to encourage enterprises to develop low carbon technologies. Thus contributing to the international efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.
UPM to offer carbon footprint calculator
June 26, 2008
UPM has launched optional carbon footprint calculations for its paper products in a bid to encourage customers to estimate their own impact on the environment.
The basis for the calculations is the ten elements of the Carbon Footprint Framework for Paper and Board Products, developed by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI).
New green labelling rules too lax, critics say
June 26, 2008
The Competition Bureau unveiled new guidelines yesterday designed to protect consumers from companies that falsely claim to be eco-friendly or exaggerate their benefit to the environment.But the voluntary nature of the rules and the fact...
Companies usually collect and deal with lots of environmental, economic and social information. The challenge is to condense this large amount of information into a limited number of key indicators, so that the company can measure its performance and take decisions about further progress. An SPI is a tool that can be used for this purpose. SPIs can be grouped in three areas covering either the economic , environmental (EPI) or social dimension of sustainability. For reporting of all these three dimensions see Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The DANTES project mainly deals with EPIs. A short description of the three groups of SPIs are given below:
Economic performance indicators encompass all aspects of an organization’s economic interactions and focus on how the economic status of the stakeholders changes as a consequence of the organization’s activities. For example, indicators such as company turnover, profit, and amount of products sold can be used. Economic accounting and reporting is a well established area and data for calculating economic performance indicators can be retrieved from your financial/economic department.
Social performance indicators concern an organization’s impacts on the social systems within which it operates, e.g. labor practices, human rights, and broader issues affecting consumers, community, and other stakeholders in society. Data for calculating social performance indicators can be retrieved from e.g. the human resource department and the safety and occupational health department.
Environmental performance indicators (EPI) concern an organization’s impacts on living and non-living natural systems, including ecosystems, land, air and water. For example indicators such as greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and waste output can be used. EPIs may help to identify the most significant environmental impacts, clarify and communicate companies’ environmental goals and progress to employees and stakeholders.