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CarbonReduction Programme
In the current business climate every business has to ensure it is managing its costs. Investors scruntinise company reports for carbon related risks and regulators set out frameworks that will affect many companies. Judging these multiple requirements can seem daunting, but the carbonReduction programme and CEMARS certification are designed to meet them all.
Reduce carbon, reduce costs and report effectively.
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Background
The issue of climate change is rapidly rising on the business agenda. Companies have been looking at their own direct greenhouse gas emissions and are now looking to work with supply chain partners to reduce environmental impacts. Achilles, with the support and feedback from key buyers, has developed carbonReduction for organisations to measure, manage and report their carbon emissions via CEMARS (Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme) in a uniquely effective and cost efficient way through their supply chain community.
Key Features and Benefits
- Understand how to consistently measure, manage and reduce your carbon footprint
- Defend your claims about your emissions and reduction plans with verified information
- Facilitate performance improvement
- Fully accredited ISO 14065 programme that prevents duplication and utilises
- pre-verified data
- Independent risk-based audit to assure robust and accurate greenhouse gas data at minimal cost
- Gain an industry recognised certification
- Provide the information your buyers need to make informed purchasing decisions
- Benchmark against your peers in a safe community environment
- Provide data to support your submissions to the Carbon Reduction Commitment
Credibility
Achilles has adopted CEMARS (Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme), a certification scheme developed by Landcare Research and based on 15 years of scientific research by leading greenhouse gas experts. CEMARS has been developed specifically for use within Achilles’ supply chain communities. CEMARS is the world’s first internationally accredited greenhouse gas certification scheme to ISO 14065. A critical
requirement of CEMARS certification is the reduction of emissions.