Green Overview

Ronald Duncan (Chairman)

7th October 2010

• Ski Racing in Europe in 1980’s

• Glaciers melting

• Industry decimated

Ski Racing - An industry in meltdown

• Video 1: The Thin Line

If you want some more

• Video 2: Klammer Kitz 1984

But to be serious

• Video 3: Worlds Highest glacier melt into History

Now for some fun

• Supplies of Oil and Gas – will run out

• We need to change the way we live.

Does Global Warming matter?

• Inadequate calculator only covering gas, electricity and travel.

• How to account for everything else?

RSA Personal Carbon Trading Scheme

• Traded in “Gas Guzzlers”

• Changed light bulds

We slashed our Carbon Footprint

• Inspired by John Doyle of the European Union.

• Software = Solution to environmental analysis.

• Standard BASDA Green XML

BASDA Launches Green Charter

• Finance systems – Microsoft and Access UK.

• BASDA Green XML

• Universal Carbon Footprints

Making Green Accounting Mainstream

• Application of Input Output Analysis by ISA, SEI and CenSA

• SpendInsight developed by – @UK

– University of Reading

– Goldsmiths University of London

– Coding International.

Scientific Breakthroughs

• SpendInsight has analysed over

£100 billion in spend.

• 3.6 million products Classified.

SpendInsight

• The solution : an accurate scientifically valid carbon footprint for every item.

• An accurate measurement means an accurate carbon offset.

2010 @UK collaboration with CenSA