Post by account_disabled on Feb 27, 2024 4:00:14 GMT -5
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has launched Eco4Biz, a set of tools designed for businesses seeking to evaluate, measure and value the natural resources they use.
The toolkit is released in report form and is called Eco4Biz – Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Tools to Support Business Decision Making. WBCSD says the report provides a “one-stop set of resources” that will help environmental managers and companies navigate and select from the range of available tools to better understand how they rely on nature, leading to more informed and better sustainability decisions.
Eco4Biz has a decision tree (pictured) that helps group tools according to the rating scale the organization may require and the type of results the organization prefers. Instruments are defined as focusing primarily on either ecosystem Canada Mobile Database services, such as supply, regulation and cultural services, or biodiversity. The toolkit will be updated regularly to keep pace with developments as more companies actively measure, manage and mitigate their impacts and dependence on nature, WBCSD said.
The toolkit was developed in collaboration with WBCSD member and non-member companies, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and tool developers.
In April, WBSCD released a report calling on companies to develop and implement a more holistic approach to the watershed that considers upstream and downstream interactions, direct and indirect impacts, and environmental needs.
For many businesses, this approach is a more cost-effective method of reducing water-related risks and provides significant benefits and opportunities through new revenue prospects, enhanced reputation, improved compliance and cost savings, according to Sharing Water: Engaging Busines.
In 2007, WBSCD launched its free Global Water Tool, which companies can use to map their water use and assess the risks associated with their global operations and supply chains.
SL Industries and SL Surface Technologies have agreed to perform approximately $23 million in soil cleanup and reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency for $10.7 million in past costs at the Puchack Well Field Superfund site in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. The soil to be cleaned up is contaminated with hexavalent chromium, and six public drinking water wells near the site had to be taken out of service due to contamination, the agency said.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said the House of Representatives will introduce its own version of the Water Resources Development Act by late spring or early summer, The Hill reports. In March, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed legislation that would provide low-interest loans for water infrastructure projects.
On sunny days when games are not being played, the installations will feed power back into the grid, but over the course of the year, renewable energy generators are expected to provide about 30 percent of the stadium's power. The rest of the stadium's energy needs will be covered by renewable energy credits, the newspaper reported.
The toolkit is released in report form and is called Eco4Biz – Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Tools to Support Business Decision Making. WBCSD says the report provides a “one-stop set of resources” that will help environmental managers and companies navigate and select from the range of available tools to better understand how they rely on nature, leading to more informed and better sustainability decisions.
Eco4Biz has a decision tree (pictured) that helps group tools according to the rating scale the organization may require and the type of results the organization prefers. Instruments are defined as focusing primarily on either ecosystem Canada Mobile Database services, such as supply, regulation and cultural services, or biodiversity. The toolkit will be updated regularly to keep pace with developments as more companies actively measure, manage and mitigate their impacts and dependence on nature, WBCSD said.
The toolkit was developed in collaboration with WBCSD member and non-member companies, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and tool developers.
In April, WBSCD released a report calling on companies to develop and implement a more holistic approach to the watershed that considers upstream and downstream interactions, direct and indirect impacts, and environmental needs.
For many businesses, this approach is a more cost-effective method of reducing water-related risks and provides significant benefits and opportunities through new revenue prospects, enhanced reputation, improved compliance and cost savings, according to Sharing Water: Engaging Busines.
In 2007, WBSCD launched its free Global Water Tool, which companies can use to map their water use and assess the risks associated with their global operations and supply chains.
SL Industries and SL Surface Technologies have agreed to perform approximately $23 million in soil cleanup and reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency for $10.7 million in past costs at the Puchack Well Field Superfund site in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. The soil to be cleaned up is contaminated with hexavalent chromium, and six public drinking water wells near the site had to be taken out of service due to contamination, the agency said.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said the House of Representatives will introduce its own version of the Water Resources Development Act by late spring or early summer, The Hill reports. In March, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed legislation that would provide low-interest loans for water infrastructure projects.
On sunny days when games are not being played, the installations will feed power back into the grid, but over the course of the year, renewable energy generators are expected to provide about 30 percent of the stadium's power. The rest of the stadium's energy needs will be covered by renewable energy credits, the newspaper reported.