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Green Investment Bank Commission: statement from Euan Murray, General Manager of the Carbon Trust Footprinting Company
The launch of the Green Investment Bank Commission report on 29th June 2010 has generated ongoing media discussion about how to finance the move to a low carbon economy, and on the potential relationship between any Green Investment Bank and the Carbon Trust.
It is very much business as usual at the Carbon Trust and we continue to grow our work accelerating the move to a low carbon economy. To view comments from the Carbon Trust on the report please click here.
We can further assure all our product carbon footprinting & labelling customers that, as a fully commercial subsidiary of the Carbon Trust, the Carbon Trust Footprinting Company ensures the independence and ongoing financial sustainability of our service to customers. Since launch in 2007, we have seen very rapid growth with over 5,700 individual product certifications to date and customers now buying products displaying the Carbon Reduction Label at point of sale worth approximately £3 billion in annual sales. We continue to lead the global development of product carbon footprinting and we are continuing to see an acceleration in our growth both in the UK, the US and all the other markets in which we operate.
Select committee report gives bright green light for Carbon Labelling
From beer to bulbs to bank accounts, the Carbon Trust says that consumers must be able to trust that the products and services they are buying are genuinely and accurately representing their environmental impact.
Political and business support for Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label has grown steadily since its creation in 2007, but today's Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) 'Environmental Labelling' report gives a bright green light to greater expansion.
Carbon Trust began a journey two years ago with a few willing companies to pilot a Carbon Reduction Label scheme. With the publication of today's EAC report the Carbon Trust argues that the pilot phase is over, Carbon Reduction Labels are hitting the mainstream, and the challenge now is to expand our business partnerships and educate consumers about what this means for them.
Carbon Reduction Label is new fashion for spring
In a UK and fashion first, the retail sector is launching a groundbreaking range of carbon labelled clothing this week. The carbon footprint of the T-shirts was calculated by the Continental Clothing which manufactures and supplies the T-shirts and certified by the Carbon Trust. The garments, which are 100% organic and ethically produced, will be available from ethical clothing retailer Adili.com
Working with the Carbon Trust, manufacturer Continental Clothing is cutting costs, responding to consumer demand for environmentally sound clothing, and reaching out to customers to help make further emission reductions. Significantly, the footprinting study showed that as much as 55% of the emissions across the lifecycle of the garments could come from washing, tumble drying and ironing.
Coca-Cola announces the Carbon Footprints of some of its best loved drinks
Coca-Cola today released details of the carbon footprint of some of its most popular drinks: 'Coca-Cola', 'diet Coke' and 'Coke Zero'. It is the first time that the carbon footprint of any brand of sparkling drinks has been certified by the Carbon Trust.
The carbon footprint research highlights the determination of the Coca-Cola System to continue reducing the impact of its products and operations on the environment. The project builds on previous work to calculate the carbon footprint of the System's business operations here in Great Britain.
Cadbury partners with dairy farmers to reduce carbon footprint
Cadbury today unveiled its Cadbury Dairy Strategy, a unique partnership with dairy farmers in Selkley Vale designed to help reduce the environmental impact of dairy farming.
In partnership with the Carbon Trust Cadbury has, for the first time, calculated the carbon footprint for milk chocolate and discovered that milk contributes to just over 60% of emissions. As a result, the partnership - which is part of Cadbury's broader 'Purple Goes Green' environmental initiative - will undertake a pilot programme working with dairy farmers in Selkley Vale in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, providing practical advice to help farmers reduce emissions.