May 29 2010
Choosing a GHG Accounting Tool
I spend a lot of time considering the ways in which companies communicate their sustainability efforts. But before communication comes data. It can be challenging for an organization to decide what environmental data to collect, and then how to analyze and convey it. Also daunting is the choice of a mechansm to collect and store the information: A spreadsheet? Collaboration tools? Word? This article from BSR’s Betsy Fargo, (A Buyer’s Guide to GHG Accounting Tools) published in GreenBiz on May 20, describes some of the tools available, and how to evaluate their applicability to an individual company’s priorities. Communicating is important…but solid data underpinning the messages is critical.