The World Business Council for Sustainable Development released a press statement about its support of the Carbon Challenge Boathouse project.
To view the release "EEB Project Shares Knowledge to Support Carbon Challenge" on their website click here.
The WBCSD’s Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project is a three year initiative to assess the environmental impacts of buildings and develop means to achieve zero net energy use for residential and commercial buildings.
The study "Business Realities and Opportunities" has been published in August 2007 and highlights opportunities to promote green building know-how and technologies as the WBCSD pushes for zero net energy construction worldwide. Zero net energy buildings will reduce demand by design, be highly efficient and generate at least as much energy as they consume.
Progress can begin immediately because knowledge and technology exist today to slash the energy buildings use, while at the same time improving levels of comfort. Behavioral, organizational and financial barriers stand in the way of immediate action, and three approaches can help overcome them:
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“As a global alliance of business schools and companies, CEMS has a major role to play to promote new values and management practices among business students and executives. We are proud to be the international education platform supporting Carbone Challenge”.
François Collin Executive Director CEMS - Community of international Management Schools and international Companies
Find more statements of Carbon Challenge’s strategic partners in the "Experts" section.
"Today’s companies are aiming for a AAA rating. In the future companies will go for a a CCC - Carbon Challenge Champion rating." Dr. Thomas Scheiwiller, Global Sustainability Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
All statements of Carbon Challenge’s partners and experts are now available in the "Experts" section.
From the field of sustainability, Carbon Challenge has been supported by the following institutions: Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB), a project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); the EarthLab Foundation, managers of one of the leading climate change online communities, and myclimate, a Swiss non-profit organisation and one of the leading providers of carbon offsets.
The following companies have provided vital strategic and content input to Carbon Challenge throughout its establishment phase:
The Boston Consulting Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Norton Rose Law Offices, Niederer, Kraft & Frey, ARUP, David Chipperfield Architects, Community of European Management Schools and International Companies (CEMS).
Deutsch: Wer sind die Unterstützer der Carbon Challenge?
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