Innovative Approaches to a Smaller Corporate Carbon Footprint

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Is The World Ready For Your Innovation?
Our current retail system is set up to sell new products, which are used and then disposed of – very much a linear (and inefficient) process. The Closed Loop system implies that once products are used they can be reconditioned and brought back into the sales loop
Europe`s future depends on cities resilient to climate change
Around three quarters of Europeans live in cities. Most of Europe's wealth is generated in cities, and urban areas are particularly at risk due to climate change.
Microsoft Taxes Itself - Will it be enough to drive change?
This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates. Microsoft is charging every division and data center for the carbon emissions they generate. Will it be enough to drive change?
Life Cycle Approaches Key to Canada's Competitivenes
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy today released a new report that identifies the need for Life Cycle Approaches in environmental and economic decision-making by companies and government.
Clean mining association launched
A new industry association has been launched aimed at supporting and advocating technological advancements to make the mining industry cleaner and more environmentally responsible.

Time: Friday, March 16 08:30 - 10:00

The private sector is moving ahead with carbon reduction strategies despite uncertainties in the policy landscape, with businesses taking innovative approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their entire supply chains. Find out what tools, tactics, and innovative partnerships are being developed to help cut costs, improve performance, and shrink the corporate carbon footprint.

Confirmed Participants:

Robert Falls, Chairman, ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd., Canada (Moderator)
Sylvain Cuperlier, Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, Dole Food Company Inc., Germany
Cindy Drucker, Director of Global Sustainability, SC Johnson, USA
David Hill, Vice President of Natural Gas Economy Operations, EnCana Corp., USA
Normand Pellerin, Assistant Vice President, CN, Canada
Laurent Tainturier, President, BASF Canada