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Software to Hold “Greenwashers” Accountable

By Hunter Richards on October 27, 2010 3 Comments American Clean Energy and Security Act, Apple, Britain, California, carbon accounting principles, carbon emission regulations, carbon footprint, cost savings, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, deceptive advertising, Dell, ECA, ECA market, ECA software market, emissions accounting, Enterprise Carbon Accounting software, environmental accounting, environmental footprint, environmental impacts, Environmental Protection Agency, environmental responsibility, EPA, GAAP, generally accepted accounting principles, GHG, Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, green businesses, green consumers, green credentials, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, greenwash, greenwashing, Hunter Richards, IBM, IFRS, International Financial Reporting Standards, Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, misleading advertising, Scope 3, Software Advice, sustainability, sustainable business practices, transparency requirements, Wal-Mart

Consumers’ growing interest in environmental sustainability has prompted companies to launching major ad campaigns touting their green credential, often with misleading claims. Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) software can have the infrastructure necessary to hold greenwashers accountable.

Carbon Accounting Software Market Experiencing Tremendous Growth

By Tracey de Morsella on March 8, 2010 1 Comment 2010 Enterprise Carbon Accounting, Al Gore, AMR Research, Climate Change, Computer Associates, Condoleezza Rice, ECA, ECA market, ECA startups, EHS, emissions management, Enablon, Energy Management, energy savings, EnerNoc, Enterprise Carbon Accounting, Enviance, environmental health and safety vendors, environmental impact, GHG, GHG emissions, GHG Software Products, greenhouse gas emissions, Groom Energy Solutions, Hara, IHS, Johnson Controls, market consolidation, Microsoft venture capital, Paul Baier, PE International, ProcessMAP, SAP, Stephen Stokes, sustainability investments, Verdantix, Walmart Supplier Sustainability Assessment Program

carbon accounting softwareWhile other industries are sputtering along or even tanking, as a result of the global recession, the emerging Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) software market is experience a phase of phenomenal growth. The number as providers has almost doubled, venture capital money is flowing freely and Groom Energy predicts that ECA software purchases will increase 600 percent by 2011

The 13 Most Needed Licenses and Certifications in This New Green Economy

By Tracey de Morsella on May 21, 2009 Comments Off on The 13 Most Needed Licenses and Certifications in This New Green Economy carbon accounting, CCM, Certified Construction Manager, Certified Environmental Auditor, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Internal Recruiter, Certified Water Treatment Plant Operator, CIA, CIR, CISSP, CPA, CPE Certified Professional Estimator, CPEA, CWO, ECA, Electrician License, Enterprise Carbon Accounting, green economy, green jobs, green training, Hint Human Capitol, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, LEED-AP, PE, PHR, PLS, PMP, Professional Engineer, Professional in Human Resources, Professional Surveyor, Project Management Professional, Public Accountant, Stephen Hinton, stimulus

Stephen Hinton, of Hinton Human Capitol has compiled a list 12 licenses and certifications that he thinks will be in demand as the green initiatives in the stimulus start to be implemented and cleantech investments increase. See his list.

Calling All Accountants Seeking a Green Career

By Tracey de Morsella on March 22, 2009 4 Comments Campbell Soup, carbon accounting, carbon offsets, Climate Change, Dave Stanis, ECA, ECA software, Enterprise Carbon Accounting, greenhouse gas, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, Groom Energy, JustMeans, kyoto treaty, Pure Strategies, Sequence Staffing

Over at JustMeans, Dave Stanis, of the Campbell Soup Company, speculated that based on current trends, carbon accounting will be a growing, in demand, career specialty. He recommends taking classes in carbon accounting. I think he is on to something because Groom Energy has declared 2009 the Year of Enterprise Carbon Accounting and a recent Greenhouse Gas Management Institute study revealed that the industry is suffering from a profound skills shortage. For those of you who have never heard of carbon accounting, it is the accounting undertaken to measure the amount of carbon dioxide equivalents that will not be released into the atmosphere as a result of Flexible Mechanisms projects under the Kyoto Treaty.