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Why a Standard Climate Reporting Framework Is Good for Business Increasingly, companies are turning to a standardized approach and format for greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting. A recent study indicates that 63% of Fortune 500 companies are using the GHG Protocol - long recognized as the de facto international standard. Consistency in GHG reporting offers two key benefits, not just for stakeholders but also for the businesses themselves: It streamlines the data collection process. If you know what you need to report you can focus the data collection effort. It provides a consistent view of company performance. The ability to compare companies within and across each industry sector and from year to year is essential for stakeholders and internal management teams. Whatever your strategy for GHG reporting, know this: Reporting on climate impact is fast becoming an expected part of doing business, and this data will be scrutinized as rigorously as the financial numbers submitted each quarter by CFOs and senior management. Will your current methodology pass the test? ~Will Sarni, SLM Advisor What do you think? Post Your Comment Here! This Week's Top Stories... Rooftop Wind Farm Planned for Massive Chicago Office Tower Architectural firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, best known for designing Chicago's 108-story Sears Tower, is planning a 2 million square foot, wind- and solar-powered office complex for the Windy City. The Clean Technology Tower, designed according to the principles of biomimicry, will maximize energy efficiency by harnessing the power of its natural environment. Read more... SoCal Edison Taps Commercial Roofs for Largest U.S. Solar Installation Southern California Edison has leased 65 million square feet of roof space on California commercial buildings for what will be the largest solar cell installation in the U.S. One of the largest project partners, commercial warehouse operator ProLogis, has leased more than 600,000 square feet of roof space for solar panel arrays. Read more... Nissan to Require Suppliers to Report on Carbon Emissions Nissan is set to release new green procurement guidelines requiring parts suppliers to report their carbon emissions from manufacturing processes. The new guidelines also place harsher restrictions on parts and materials that contain toxic substances. Read more... Thin Clients Help Businesses Cut Computing Costs 81% Thin clients - computers than concentrate processing activities for many networked machines on a central server - can slash energy costs per workstation by as much as 81%, according to new research from the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. The study, which compared power performance of thin clients against traditional commercial PCs, calculates that use of thin clients in Western Europe saved 160,000 metric tons of carbon emissions in 2007. Read more... More Climate Management News & Tools... We want to hear from you! Post your comments or questions below any SLM news story and we'll feature the best of them here. Forward to a Friend! How to Build a Better Green Website Ladies and gentlemen, witness the emergence (and increasing pre-eminence) of the sustainability microsite - an online hub where companies communicate their green product enhancements and brand tenets. SLM columnist Matt Heinz has spent the past month trolling through the good, the bad, and the unnavigable, offering these best practices for planning and launching a green web presence consumers won't soon forget. Read more... Top Headlines from Other SLM Channels Sustainability Blogging Up 50%, Greenwashers Run for Cover Law Firms Going Green to Attract More Corporate Clients Half of Wal-Mart Suppliers Still Foot-Dragging on Packaging Scorecard New Industrial Beverage Can Dryer Uses Heat Induction to Save Energy P&G on the Lookout for "Sustainable Innovation" Products McDonald's Brews Up Fairtrade Tea CFOs See Business Value in Sustainability, But Question Metrics TIAA-CREF to Cut Office Building Energy Use 10% by 2010 Xerox's New Online Calculator Shows Business Benefits of Eco-Efficiency Raley's Tests Cleaner-Exhaust Diesel Trucks Find Peers and Partners If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Advertise on SLM! Become a Sustainable Life Media advertiser or sponsor and reach thousands of business leaders looking for product or service solutions to help them build their sustainability story. Click here to learn more. Have a story you want told? Send it to us! Solution Providers

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