Category: Glossary

EMAS

“The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a management tool for companies and other organisations to evaluate, report and improve their environmental performance. The scheme has been available for participation by companies since 1995 and was originally restricted to companies in industrial sectors. Since 2001 EMAS has been open to all economic sectors including public and private services. In 2009 the EMAS Regulation has been revised and modified for the second time. Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) was published on 22 December 2009 and entered into force on 11 January 2010.” Source: EU Website

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Sustainable Business Practices

Sustainability is a very complex and far-reaching concept. Inspired by the ISO 14000 set of standards , but also incorporating our practical experience of balancing the characteristics of user-friendliness and comprehensiveness we have developed our own set of user friendly GHG Accounting Services criteria for Sustainable Business Practices for SMEs, they are:

1. Public Statement of Commitment

2. Chosen Program Authority and Transparency

3. Systematic Information and Data Recording and Analysis

4. Acts and Activities to Reduce or Remove Adverse Effects

5. Continuous Activity

6. Review Practices and Continuous Improvement

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RCU

Recognized Compliance Unit: A compliance unit recognized by British Columbia under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Cap and Trade Act but not issued by/in British Columbia

RCU is the acronym used in the British Columbia Emissions Trading Regulation to refer to a “Recognized Compliance Unit”. A compliance unit recognized by British Columbia under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Cap and Trade Act but not issued by/in British Columbia.