Research and Markets: Greenhouse Gas Auditing of Supply Chains Subscription 2013: Concise Directives Provide an Aid to Ensuring That an Entity Can Accurately Report Its Emissions

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qg63h6/greenhouse_gas) has announced the addition of the "Greenhouse Gas Auditing of Supply Chains" subscription to their offering.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be produced directly by an entity's own facilities and activities, and also by activities within their supply chains (also called value chains) including suppliers and transporters of materials. For a typical manufacturing-based corporation up to 60% of their total GHG emissions result from activities such as processing, packaging, and transportation; this can be as high as 80% for retailers.

The Greenhouse Gas Auditing of Supply Chains guide is designed to assist users in evaluating their environmental compliance with GHG reporting standards. The baseline global standards are issued by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol project under the auspices of World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Other entities use these standards to develop their own for further understanding of, and regulatory compliance with, the GHG Protocol provisions. This facilitates the users' ability to respond to a wide variety of requests for this information. These include supply chain reporting mechanisms internally or as promulgated by specific multinational corporations such as Wal-Mart, IBM and Proctor and Gamble. In addition, entities are increasingly subject to evaluation by investors, financial institutions, customers and other stakeholders, who use these survey responses as a basis for purchasing and investment decisions.

Features

Introduction Provides overview of the GHG Protocol standards and customer supply chain reporting requirements for Wal-Mart, IBM, and Proctor & Gamble; includes applicability tables that determine reporting provisions and identifies exemptions; assesses how these requirements interact; presents compliance definitions and reference materials.

Pre-Audit Preparation Lists materials to be reviewed before conducting an audit

Rulebook Provides comprehensive, detailed requirement statements, with guidance on compliance issues and inspection procedures and practices

Scoresheet Enable quick recording of a facility's compliance status for each requirement. Additional features include Customizable Scoresheets.

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