Tesco enhances climate profile

Tesco had announced that it will take on the challenge of operating a low carbon business. This corporate target has been made clear by Sir Terry Leahy – Tesco’s CEO. Tesco’s goal is to reduce the carbon emissions of the company by 50% by 2020. To achieve this ambitious goal carbon footprint reduction must be incorporate in all business processes including the design of the stores. By setting up an agreed set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to be used by all interior design managers, the base for comparing different products has been established.

GaBi i-report – Greening the supply chain

GaBi i-report - an extension to the world-renowned GaBi 4 software – will assist you and your suppliers in proactively reducing the carbon footprints associated with your organization’s products, processes and supply chain.

With GaBi i-report, you can evaluate the environmental impacts of alternative products before they go into production. Grant the design experts, within or outside of your company, with the environmental background to select the best alternative now and better design in the future.

Easy listening about climate change

Easy listening about climate change is provided by the German journal ‘Logistik heute / Logistics today’: they have published an audio book describing the changes in the sector forced by climate protection requirements. Logistic companies as well as consultants (like PE INTERNATIONAL) describe approaches to handle the new challenges in strategy and practice and even profit from the issue.

2008 China Life Cycle Management Conference, October 19 to 21

The very first Life Cycle Assessment/LCM conference in China will be held in Chengdu, co-organized by Sichuan University and UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative. Being an important link in the global production and consumption chain, China has been...

Life Cycle Assessment VIII in Seattle (30.09.- 2.10.08)

The Life Cycle Assessment VIII 08 brings together business, government and academia, to discuss both new applications of life cycle assessment and new results and methods. This year in addition to the usual sessions on life...

Now Released: Who-is-Who-and-Where in the biofuel field

Biofuel Cities Reports & Recommendations, Version 2, 2008 out now.

GiGa receives Environment Award 2008

The GiGa research group from the "Escola Superior de Comerç Internacional" (Spain) received the “Environment Award 2008” by the Catalan Government in the category of Universities for the development of a project of integrated...

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