GHG Protocol seeks input on new standards
The GHG Protocol is seeking input from stakeholders on whether to develop additional standards or guidance on life cycle/supply chain GHG accounting. Click here to participate in our new survey.Read More
GHG Protocol currently seeking funding for major tool upgrade
Since the GHG Protocol first announced plans in February to upgrade the suite of 16 calculation tools available free of charge to the public, significant research has been conducted to determine how best to update the tools with the most recent information and how to make the format of the tools more user friendly. The GHG Protocol Initiative has also consistently received feedback regarding the need for an improved, more user-friendly interface for the tools, such as integrated desktop software or web applications that combine all of the tools and eliminate the need for duplicate entry of the activity or energy...Read More
New GHG Protocol website redesigned
Surfers who recently have updated their bookmarks may have noticed that the GHG Protocol website (www.ghgprotocol.org) has taken on a completely new look. During the summer, the GHG Protocol team worked with Sunnywood Designs to redesign the website to improve its overall look, functionality, and usability.Read More
New Documents - Publication Developments
Financial Sector Climate Risk [fdaviet@wri.org] WRI is continuing to work on a document focusing on climate risk management for financial institutions. The guidance will help financial institutions identify and assess their exposure associated with financial transactions (i.e., debt and equity investments). Specifically the Climate Risk Management Tool will serve three important objectives: • An industry standard to account and categorize GHG emissions from financial transactions, • Provide portfolio managers with information to assess climate risk exposure in portfolios, and • Systematically identify which elements of an investment portfolio need more in-depth climate risk analysis. The principles, concepts, and methodologies developed in this tool will be consistent with...Read More
GHG Protocol Website to be Redesigned
Update your bookmarks - the GHG Protocol Initiative’s website will be undergoing a massive facelift this summer. Content reorganization and aesthetic changes are just some of the improvements that the new site will feature. “Due to the changing nature of the GHG Protocol Initiative’s work from purely the development of guidance documents and calculation tools to more implementation and outreach-focused activities, the current website needs major changes in terms of content reorganization and design,” according to Angel Hsu, a research assistant on the GHG Protocol Initiative Team at WRI. Additionally, the new website will incorporate better communication features that will enhance...Read More
Two New Publications Released
The GHG Protocol Initiative will release two publications at the beginning of July, “Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from Grid-Connected Electricity Projects” and “Designing a Customized Greenhouse Gas Calculation Tool.”Read More
