ISO/IEC 17020 Accreditation Supports Carbon XPRIZE
The NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE develops breakthrough technologies to convert CO2 emissions into usable products, and ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation plays a supporting role. Recently, 350Solutions, […]
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ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management Systems Requirements
ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use was released on September 14, 2015. Significant changes to this revision of the […]
ISO 14001:2015 and Climate Change
ISO 14001:2015 was released on September 14, 2015. This updated standard for environmental management systems addresses the ever-changing nature and understanding of anthropogenic environmental problems. […]
ISO 37123:2019 – Indicators for Resilient Cities
Uruk was the world’s first city, but, far from Mesopotamia, Caral, in modern Peru, holds this honor for the New World. Despite their geographical and […]
Providing Credible Carbon Disclosures
The National Climate Assessment recently estimated the costs climate inaction would have to the U.S. economy. Such costs include slashing up to a tenth of […]
Climate Change – Do Volcanoes Play A Role?
On the subject of climate change, the scientific community is aligned in its tested, repeatable views. As stated by NASA, “Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed […]
ISO 14067:2018 – Carbon Footprint of Products Standard Revised
Invisible threats might seem the least menacing, but their effects can be disastrous. Greenhouse gases, while rarely visible by the naked eye, are reaching atmospheric […]
Sustainable City Quality of Life Indicators in ISO 37120
ISO 37120:2018 – Sustainable cities and communities – Indicators for city services and quality of life has been released, revising the 2014 edition of the […]
The Quantification and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals
The world’s general consensus on the effects of climate change have led to a movement of effort in reducing the concentration of specific gases in […]
Commercializing Resilience: A Top Global Priority
Resilience was first defined as the ability of a material under stress to bounce back to its original strength. In the context of underwriting standards […]