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Carbon Credit Chronicles #4: Double counting in the climate equation
Double Counting : Climate Definition Double counting is a basic accounting notion in climate circles. In order for GHG accounting and sequestration to be reliable and just there needs to be some accountability. In an ideal world, all those involved in the GHG...
Carbon Credit Chronicles #3: Having an impact on demand
Martin Clermont, CEO April 25th, 2019 From its beginnings, the Sustainable Community project had as its goal to stimulate demand for carbon credits rather than just expanding the offer side of the equation. Two years ago, I published a text promoting the idea...
Real measurable change : the 17 SDGs of the United Nations – Part 2
By Claudie Eustache In our last article concerning the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, we discussed on to integrate these in a plan or a Corporate Social Responsibility report. As with our own company WILL Solutions, we suggested...
Carbon Credit Chronicles#2: There are no climate borders
Martin Clermont, CEO April 15th, 2019 The consensus obtained at the signing of the Paris Protocol in 2015 is slowly but surely eroding. The signing states are simply unable to put into action the national policies needed to face climate change challenges. This...
Carbon Credit Chronicles: The 4th wave
July 4th, 2019 My intuition concerning a 4th wave of demand for voluntary market carbon offsets has been confirmed! It is refreshing to see that there is a consumer response, even if it is only nascent, to the scientific outcry from the IPCC’s october 2018...
Corporate social responsibility: a new decision-making model for businesses
With more consumers preoccupied by the sourcing and social/environmental impact of the goods and services they consume, a growing number of businesses are integrating the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in their activities. By Claudie Eustache With...
Gazon Savard: Technological innovation
Gazon Savard's membership in Will's Sustainable Community in August 2016 was initiated by SADC Haut Saguenay, which organized the first meeting between Will and Gazon Savard. The participation of Gazon Savard gives it recognition of its contribution to the climate...
Circular economy and carbon benefits; reuse of plastic instead of virgin resin
In December 2012, RPM Environnement was involved in the Sustainable Community project led by Will Solutions Inc., formerly known as Gedden Inc. RPM Environnement specializes in the collection of used plastic containers of all kinds, thus avoiding their disposal in...
Early 2017; acting on the Demand side
Following the Paris agreement, signed in December 2015, much remains to be done on the global challenges related to climate change. Discouragement or cynicism can take up a large part of our energies individually. At the same time, it is always topical to incarnate...