Climate Change
Experts say that climate change threatens potentially catastrophic consequences
for our planet in the future. The drive to reduce these risks imposes consequences
on your businesses now. For your business to succeed in a low-carbon
economy, you must cut your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to the new climate
change regulations. Your competitors are reporting their carbon emissions and impacts
now—they are ahead of the game and are already:
- Gaining a better position to tackle cap-and-trade requirements
- Seeing financial return from energy savings and reduced compliance burdens
- Avoiding future penalties
GP’s climate change consulting and training services can help build your brand’s
reputation as an environmentally-concious business and set you on your way to market
leadership. Be smart and work for the future today—when your company incorporates
the costs of your greenhouse gas emissions into your business model, you will be
working towards a future-proofed business.
Prepare for a low-carbon future today with GP’s help.
What can you do to reduce your liability from emissions and minimize the affects
of climate change on your business?
Step 1—Identify the of carbon-related issues that affect your organization.
GP’s team will integrate, highlight, and report management and commercial
issues so that you can recognize the risks and address new opportunities as well
as hazards.
Our goal is to support your organization in broadening your management focus from
a short term view to a longer term, durable perspective. We specifically address
those climate change issues that affect your company’s financial stability and future
performance.
Learn more about our advisory and training services.
Step 2—Determine your position in relation to your future business needs and
strategies.
GP can help you build climate change risks and opportunities into your planning
and investment decisions, then map your organization’s status to see if your vision
is feasible. We can help you focus your business on climate change, environmental
strategy, performance management, and the integration of these into overall organizational
management.
See our full range of non-financial advisory, quality assurance, and training services for more detail.
Step 3—Build a carbon emissions accounting system you can trust.
With the move towards potential tax and trading schemes that put a cost and an associated
market price on carbon emissions, your organization and its stakeholders must have
confidence in your carbon inventories and associated reported information. Mistakes
here cost money and competitive leverage.
GP can help you develop the internal and external quality assurance and control
processes for internal and third party verification reporting and regulatory submissions.
See our full list of quality assurance services.
Contact us today to learn more about GP’s climate change consulting and training
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