Making use of video conferencing technology is one means of reducing a business's carbon footprint.
David Suzuki Foundation publications
Doing Business In A New Climate
Find out how your business can save the climate —
and improve its bottom line.
Doing Business in a New Climate is a how-to guide to help businesses and other organizations measure, reduce, and offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
Purchasing Carbon Offsets
Do you have questions about carbon offsets?
Download Purchasing Carbon Offsets, a guide to help Canadian consumers, businesses and organizations assess the quality of carbon offsets and the vendors that sell them.
General media articles
BusinessWeek — Business gets serious about emissions
Grist Magazine — Getting a toehold on your company's climate footprint
Books
The Sustainability Advantage — Bob Willard
Ecosystem Marketplace — Voluntary Carbon Markets
About the Foundation's green workplace
Background information for businesses interested in implementing climate programs
Canadian Business for Social Responsibility — The Climate Change Guide
ClimateBiz — The Business Resource for Climate Management
The Climate Group — Carbon Down, Profits Up
Business for Social Responsibility — A Three-Pronged Approach to Corporate Climate Strategy
Corporate Governance and Climate Change: The Banking Sector
BBC - Quick guide: Carbon footprints
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) — CEO Briefing: Emissions Trading
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) — CEO Briefing: Renewable Energy
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) — CEO Briefing: The Future of Climate Policy
Price Waterhouse Coopers — Going Green: Sustainable Growth Strategies
Sea Studios Foundation — Ahead of the Curve: Business responds to climate change
Pew Charitable Trusts — Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Climate change science & economics
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
UK Government — Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change
David Suzuki Foundation — The Science of Climate Change
News and information on the world carbon market
Ecosystem Marketplace — State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets: Picking Up Steam
The World Bank: State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2007
The World Bank: Carbon Finance
Green Markets International — News and information on the carbon market
Resources for creating an emissions inventory
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
World Resources Institute — Working 9 To 5 On Climate Change: An Office Guide
Carbon calculators and other tools
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Calculation Tools
Environmental Defense Paper Emissions Calculator
Carbon Trust — Carbon Footprint Calculator
Natural Resources Canada — Gigajoule and Energy Intensity Calculator
Carnegie Mellon Green Design Institute — Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIOLCA) Tool
TerraPass — Business Carbon Calculator
Energy efficiency and other tips for reducing emissions
Pembina Institute — Cool Business Guide
National Association of Energy Service Companies
Metro Vancouver — Business Case Total Cost Assessment
Pollution Probe — A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises
Environmental Protection Agency- Energy Star
Fraser Basin Council — Green Fleets BC
Natural Resources Canada — Fleetsmart
Natural Resources Canada — Office of Energy Efficiency
Natural Resources Canada — Simple Payback Calculator
Natural Resources Canada — ENERGY STAR Simple Savings Calculator for Volume Purchases
Natural Resources Canada — Industrial Energy Efficient Equipment
Natural Resources Canada — Saving Energy Dollars in Stores, Supermarkets and Malls
Natural Resources Canada — Saving Energy Dollars in Hotels, Motels and Restaurants
Natural Resources Canada — Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings
Natural Resources Canada — Guide to an Energy-Smart Office
Natural Resources Canada — Dollars to $ense Energy Management Workshops
Industry Canada — Three Steps to Eco-efficiency
Clean Air Foundation — Cool Shops
National Association of Manufacturers — Energy Efficiency and Innovation Tool Kit
Renewable energy and renewable energy certificates (RECs)
World Resources Institute — Switching to Green
David Suzuki Foundation — Renewable Energy Certificates
Assistance programs for businesses
BC Hydro PowerSmart for Business
Office of Energy Efficiency — Programs and Initiatives
Industry Canada — Sources of Funding
National Research Council Canada — Industrial Research Assistance Program
Product labelling & supply chain emissions management
Carbonfund.org — CarbonFree Product Label
Carbon Footprint Consumer Products
Carbon Trust — Carbon Footprints in the Supply Chain: the Next Step for Businesses
Sustainability Purchasing Network — Reducing Supply Chain Carbon
Metro Vancouver — Sustainable Supply Chain Logistics Guide
Metro Vancouver — Sustainable Purchasing Guide
Resources for making a company, product, service or event carbon neutral
The Carbon Trust — Three Stage Approach to Developing a Robust Offsetting Strategy
Carbon Management & Carbon Neutrality in the FTSE All-Share
Earth Future — Going Carbon Neutral: A Guide for Publishers
Green Capital — Neutral & Beyond
Stonyfield Farm — Guide to Offsetting Carbon Dioxide Emissions
United Nations — Climate Neutral Network
David Suzuki Foundation — Carbon Neutral Events
Carbon offsets
Tufts University — Evaluations and Recommendations of Voluntary Offset Companies
Clean Air, Cool Planet — Consumer's Guide to Carbon Offsets for Carbon Neutrality
David Suzuki Foundation/Pembina Insitute Consumer Guide on Canadian Offset Vendors
EcobusinessLinks — Price Survey of Offset Vendors
The Climate Group — Top 10 Tips for Purchasing Carbon Offsets
Getting Carbon Offsets Right: Business Brief on Engaging Offset Providers
David Suzuki Foundation — A selection of carbon vendors
Businesses & other organizations that have implemented GHG programs
Business Week — Top Companies of the Decade
The Climate Group — Low Carbon Leaders in Canada
The Climate Group — Case Studies
Global Environmental Management Initiatives — Business and Climate Change Case Studies
Business for Social Responsibility — Who's Going Carbon Neutral?
Business Environmental Leadership Council
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
World Wildlife Fund — Climate Savers Program
Environmental Protection Agency — Climate Leaders
David Suzuki Foundation — Carbon Neutral Office Program
Communicating greenhouse gas management programs to employees and other stakeholders
The Climate Group — Top ten ways to motivate employees on climate change
