The GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard (also known as the Scope 3 Standard) provides requirements and guidance for organisations to develop and publicly report a GHG emissions inventory that includes indirect emissions resulting from value chain activities (i.e., scope 3 emissions). The GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard is a …
ISO 50005:2021 Energy management – Guidelines for a phased implementation provides practical guidance to undertake a phased implementation of an energy management system (EnMS), e.g., by using in-house resources. The functioning EnMS can subsequently be extended to meet the requirements of ISO 50001 to help SMEs (small & medium-sized enterprises) manage their energy performance better, …
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A new version of ISO 27002 was published at the beginning of March 2022. ISO 27002:2022 is an international standard for initiating, implementing, maintaining, and improving information security management in organisations of all types and sizes, and supports the implementation of an ISMS (information security management system) based on the requirements of ISO 27001:2013. It …
We are often asked to explain the difference between an inspection and an audit. ISO/IEC 17020:2003 Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection defines an inspection as: “examination of a product, process, service, or installation or their design, and determination of their conformity with specific requirements or, on …
Transitions Optical manufactures photochromic plastic lenses at its premises in Tuam, Co. Galway and employs approximately 200 people. The company is certified to ISO 13485:2016 – the medical device management system standard. Clause 7.6 of this standard addresses the control of monitoring and measuring equipment, which relates to the calibration and verification of measuring equipment …
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Source: https://www.ifrs.org/use-around-the-world/use-of-ifrs-standards-by-jurisdiction/view Adapted. Image: For demonstration purposes only. The convergence of Sustainability and Financial Reporting.i In ‘Who Controls the Rules Wins’ii, finance contributor George O’Dwyer, sets out why climate and financial reporting were moving toward alignment. Highlighted impacts on; share prices, investment returns, availability of finance and singled out a resource every stakeholder attributed value …
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I recently reviewed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Sixth Assessment report (https://antarisconsulting.com/the-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-ipcc-sixth-assessment-report/) which stated that climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying. Unprecedented changes are being observed in every region and across the whole climate system as evidenced by the following: CO₂ concentration is the highest in at least 2 million years. …
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Cop26 is the 26th conference of the parties to the UN framework convention on climate change, the parent treaty to the 2015 Paris Agreement. World governments conducted their first conference (COP1) in Berlin in 1975. Under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), practically every country on Earth committed itself to avoid …
Every year 8 million tons of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has estimated that by 2050, if nothing is done, 12 billion tons of plastic waste will have accumulated on the planet, in nature, and in our oceans. The use of single-use plastic is ubiquitous and according to the …
Following the recent passing of the Gender Pay Gap Information Act, 2021 (No. 10 of 2021), mandatory gender pay gap (GPG) reporting is now required for all public and private sector organisations with 250 or more employees. The Act amends the Employment Equality Act 1998 (No. 21 of 1998) and will require Regulations to be …
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