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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been focussing on long-term American sustainability planning, emphasizing the importance of not just meeting environmental compliance requirements, but reducing total energy consumption.
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently published a new environmental management standard, ISO 14051. This new ISO standard is designed to reduce a facility’s environmental impact while increasing profitability through the use of Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA). But how does it work?
The Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting program, also known as the GHGRP, is a program that requires all facilities that emit at least 50 000 tonnes of Greenhouse gases to report their emissions to Environment Canada. But is the process this straightforward? Are there hidden pitfalls you need to avoid?
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are by far the most familiar emissions to the general public. They receive the most scrutiny from the media and from environmental authorities. Although GHG reporting is not always a top priority for some businesses, the Environmental Protection Agency still monitors and reports on the state of U.S. GHG emissions. And once again, the EPA has released its findings on America’s GHG emissions, publishing the GHG emission inventory for 2010.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a non-profit organization that provides businesses with a framework for comprehensive corporate sustainability reporting. This type of sustainability reporting, commonly known as GRI reporting, is widely accepted around the world as a successful attempt at standardizing CSR reporting.
In our latest article on the APMA's blog, we cover the environmental management challenges facing companies when electric vehicle (EV) batteries reach the end of their life cycle.
Imagine that you are traveling through an ancient and musty labyrinth full of twists and turns and dead ends. You would probably get lost in there forever, except, thankfully, you have an experienced guide who knows the best paths to take and the fastest route through the maze.
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The deadline (see below)for NPRI reporting is fast approaching, and Canadian manufacturers are getting prepared to quantify and report their hazardous emissions.
No matter what market you are in and no matter what products you manufacture, your consumer base is increasingly demanding environmentally sustainable products.
