Measuring & Reporting your Carbon (GHG) Footprint March 2, 2011

Some 3,000 organizations in 60 countries around the world now measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP acts on behalf of 534 institutional investors, holding $64 trillion in assets under management and some 60 purchasing organizations such as Cadbury, PepsiCo and Walmart.

In a recent Carbon Disclosure Project study, members were asked to examine the participation of their supply chains in emission reductions. Members cited several reasons for measuring supply chain emissions, the four most important being:

1.Increased customer interest that creates opportunities for differentiated products;
2.Risks facing suppliers that ultimately threaten sourcing activities;
3.Increased public, investor and stakeholder pressure to integrate carbon management with Corporate Social Responsibility programs that usually involve suppliers;
4.Joint process improvement to improve collaboration and efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and ultimately generate costs savings for Members and Suppliers.

In this course you will:

-Follow a 9 Step GHG Measurement and Reporting Process.
-Understand the Definition of GHGs and sources of GHGs, GHG Inventory Boundaries, Scopes of Emissions and apply GHG Standards and Protocols (ISO 14064-1 and GHG Protocol).
-Apply direct GHG emission accounting to your operations and do GHG calculations using your electricity bill, relevant Emission Factors and understanding Sources of Error.
-Understand exclusions, de-minimus, "base year" and recalculation concepts.
-Discover elements of the GHG Report and Identify steps to ISO 14064 GHG verification and validation processes.

Official Website: http://www.sustainabilitylearningcentre.com/Public-Courses/measuring-a-reporting-your-carbon-ghg-footprint.html