Environmental Links
The Carbon Disclosure Project
The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world. Thousands of organizations from across the world’s major economies measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies through CDP.
www.cdproject.net
The Climate Registry
The Climate Registry is a nonprofit collaboration among North American states, provinces, territories and Native Sovereign Nations that sets consistent and transparent standards to calculate, verify and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions into a single registry.
www.theclimateregistry.org
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. The GHG Protocol, a decade-long partnership between the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, is working with businesses, governments, and environmental groups around the world to build a new generation of credible and effective programs for tackling climate change.
www.ghgprotocol.org
The ISO 14000 standards
The ISO 14000 standards are practical tools for the manager who is not satisfied with mere compliance with legislation – which may be perceived as a cost of doing business. They are for the proactive manager with the vision to understand that implementing a strategic approach can bring return on investment in environment-related measures.
www.iso.org
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are the first global indexes tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Based on the cooperation of Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and SAM they provide asset managers with reliable and objective benchmarks to manage sustainability portfolios.
www.sustainability-index.com
The FTSE4Good Index Series
The FTSE4Good Index Series has been designed to measure the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards, and to facilitate investment in those companies. Transparent management and criteria alongside the FTSE brand make FTSE4Good the index of choice for the creation of Responsible Investment products.
www.ftse.com
The UN Global Compact
The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
www.unglobalcompact.org
The UPU
In recent years, Posts have come to realize the effect their business has on the environment and implemented an environmental project team and adopted an environmental policy. Its activity report was published in the 'Beijing Declaration on Environmental Protection.
www.upu.int
FuelCellEurop
FuelCellEurope is the leading European association, accelerating the development and market uptake of fuel cells technology. The organisation gathers global equipment manufacturers, European universities and research institutes, energy, automotive and services companies, as well as end users from public and private sectors. It aims to promote fuel cells as one of the key technology solution for the European sustainable energy system in transport, stationary power and portable application.
fuelcelleurope.org