Instep is a leading Carbon Management Company

that monitors, reports and certifies Carbon

Footprint and Sustainability for all business

operations.

Our programmes are backed by internationally

recognised standards, scientific foundation and

real data.

Instep has offices in New Zealand, India, Hong

Kong, Singapore, UK and Canada.

Increasingly, organisations have recognized the need to monitor and calculate

their carbon footprint, so that they can put in place strategies to manage and

reduce it.

Instep helps companies on their journey towards sustainability.

Source: The Sustainability Initiative 2009 Survey, BCG and MIT Sloan Management Review; Interviews with thought leaders.

• Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) has recently

released its Guide For Sustainability Reporting

for Listed Companies.

• SGX:

– ‘strongly encourages all issuers without exception to

consider sustainability reporting as an integral part of good

corporate governance’.

– ‘The principal benefits of sustainability reporting are good

corporate governance and improved stakeholder

communications’.

– ‘there is growing interest in sustainability issues globally,

and consequently, pressure to move towards mandatory

reporting through regulations and rules’.

• View the guidelines at http://bit.ly/sgxguide

• QUality for Enterprises through STandards

(QUEST) Programme for SME’s

• SPRING: ”aims to encourage companies to

enhance their productivity and competitiveness

through the use of standards. QUEST provides

grants for companies to implement standards in

emerging areas such as carbon reduction, clean

technology and energy efficiency”.

• More information at http://bit.ly/questscheme

APAC LOHAS Survey 2010:

• Opportunity to increase

market share by offering

greener products, and

communicating

sustainability efforts.

• Science based carbon accounting, monitoring and certification

process that uses globally accepted protocols and standards.

• Used by organisations in all industries to– identify, quantify and verify their Greenhouse Gas emissions

– monitor, manage, reduce their carbon emissions and maximise sustainability.

– provide credibility for their sustainability efforts through reporting and certification.

For Organisations - Instep Carbon & Sustainability Programme

• Follows the internationally accepted WRI Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and ISO 14064.

• Designed to be completed over a 12 month period, after which you gain full certification.

• Suitable for Businesses of all sizes, and from any industry.

For Events – Instep Sustainable Events Programme (ISEP)

• Helps events of any size understand their carbon footprint and enhance sustainability on

a wider scale.

• Uses British Standard 8901 (soon to be ISO)

• We help to put in place sustainable management systems, and help test your event’s

compliance.

For Products – Instep Lifecycle Assessment Programme

• Looks at greenshoue gas emissions produced over the full lifecycle of a product using

the published PAS 2050 Guidelines and dedicated software.

• Audit verification and labelling options

Instep Services

Carbon & Sustainability Programme

ISEPLifecycle

Assessment

We provide 3 services to suit your needs:

Increasingly, organizations have recognized the need to monitor and calculate

their carbon footprint, so that they can put in place strategies to manage and

reduce it.

Instep derives your organisation’s carbon footprint from all possible sources of

GHG emissions through your organisations’ activity data within set operational

boundaries.

Instep programmes provide you with the knowledge to monitor and

manage your carbon emission profile.

Our regular personalised reports give you a full summary of your

carbon emissions measured over selected periods of your business

activity, with recommendations and measures to reduce your

emissions.

Competitive Advantage in

Tenders / Contracts

Reduce Environmental Impacts & CSR

Meet Demands from Customers (LOHAS),

Clients, Partners

Communicate Sustainability Efforts

through reporting and certification

Legal / Regulatory Compliance

Realise Cost Reductions and other

efficiencies

Peter Birkett, Director

With over 40 years experience in the international timber and foundry industries, Peter

knows that environmental monitoring must be carried out accurately, professionally and

with little disturbance to business-as-usual. Having spent some 20 years working around

Asia, Peter saw first-hand the pressure that is being placed on our environment through

accelerating growth in this region. He then returned home to New Zealand determined to

focus his business on these concerns. Establishing Instep in New Zealand ensured the

initial carbon and sustainability programme was aligned with New Zealand’s key

environmental standards.

Alisha Black, Scientific Manager (BSc, MSc)

All scientific and technical aspects at Instep are managed by Alisha, who completed her

MSc in Biology at the University of Auckland in 2003. She then worked in laboratory roles

and carried out air quality emissions sampling and testing before joining Instep to focus on

greenhouse gas emissions. Alisha has applied her experience of working in accredited

laboratories to ensure all Instep programmes follow the most appropriate and up to date

international greenhouse gas calculation and reporting standards, which have been

incorporated into Instep software.

Olive Ventures LLP

Olive Ventures is a leading provider of sustainability products and services in Singapore.

The company runs a consulting services division, ACT., which assists businesses and

organisations in becoming more sustainable. They also operate a retail space, CHOOSE.,

Singapore's 1st Eco Store, which specialises in eco friendly consumer products. Olive

Ventures is the licensee for Instep programs in Singapore and South East Asia (part of a

global network of offices). The team consists of James Low, Managing Director (BSc

Economics & Finance) and Derek Ong, Director ACT. (BBus Management, BBus

Marketing)

For More Information:

Web: www.oliveventures.com.sg/act

Email: act@oliveventures.com.sg

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/OliveVentures