http://www.pcf-world-forum.org Product Carbon Footprint Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:24:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The refinement of the WBCSD/WRI Greenhouse Gas Protocol Standards for Product and Scope 3 Accounting is in full swing. Between May 18 and 21 two workshops took place at the WRI office in Washington, DC to integrate feedback from companies participating in road testing the two standards. The general feasibility ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/07/road-testing-of-new-ghg-protocol-standards-close-to-completion/ French Environmental Labelling Scheme: What to expect from Grenelle 2? The announcement of France to introduce a mandatory environmental labelling scheme (Grenelle 2 / Le Grenelle Environnement) for products in 2011 has raised significant international attention from businesses, governments and civil society alike. Following up on developments in France is not trivial, given ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/05/special-update-workshop-on-23-june-2010-1030-1600-in-berlin/ The challenges for reducing GHG emissions in the value chains are manifold. For the past years substantial methodological work has been undertaken to develop a basis for the uniform assessment of product carbon footprints. The major standards are now moving closer to completion - the GHG Protocol Product and Scope ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/05/4th-pcf-world-summit-from-standardisation-to-communication-save-the-date-october-20-21-2010/ Singapore announced the introduction of a carbon label for the end of 2010. The methodology will be based on PAS 2050 and the draft standard ISO 14067. It will also incorporate conclusions drawn from international best practice on PCF. The life cycle phases to be assessed include: raw material extraction, ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/05/singapore-carbon-label-ahead/ On 11 May 2010 the French Assembly finally adopted the second part of the Grenelle Environnement (Grenelle 2). Article 85 of this environmental bill describes the outlines of a programme on environmental/carbon declaration for consumer products. Due to recent amendments the programme will now start with a trial phase of ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/05/france-moves-forward-in-environmental-declaration/ Over a hundred international representatives from the business sector, non-governmental organisations, research institutes and governments gathered for the 3rd PCF World Summit in Berlin to share and discuss recent developments and future of product carbon footprinting and low carbon consumption around the world. View the summary video below and over ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/03/pcf-world-summit-the-place-to-be-for-professionals/ The ISO work item on "carbon footprint of products", originally planned for completion in March 2011, will now be officially moved forward to "Committee Draft" status. At the same time, the timeline for completion is likely extended into 2012 to allow for more time in resolving individual issues. Find out more ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/03/progress-on-iso-14067-%e2%80%9ccarbon-footprint-of-products%e2%80%9d/ Have You Registered Yet? This March, the 3rd PCF World Summit will convene to present and discuss best practices in supply chain GHG management and business sector approaches to product carbon footprinting. To register for your pass, visit the PCF World Forum Webshop. On March 17 & 18, 2010 in Berlin, Germany, ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/02/3rd-pcf-world-summit-%e2%80%93-sector-approaches-to-product-carbon-footprinting-register-now/ Sixty corporations today begin measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of their products and supply chains by road testing a new global framework that is part of the GHG Protocol Product and Supply Chain Initiative. Developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2010/01/roadtest/ While negotiations on future global climate policy currently culminate in Copenhagen, 2009 has also seen considerable developments in very practical approaches to managing GHG emissions, particularly in product carbon footprinting: First drafts of the upcoming international standards in product carbon footprinting, the GHG Protocol Product Standard and ISO 14067 "Carbon Footprint ... http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/2009/12/save-the-date-sector-approaches-to-product-carbon-footprinting-pcf-world-summit-march-17-18-2010/