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Carbon Footprint Symposium
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How will Saskatchewan industry fare as the world marketplace assigns a growing priority to the carbon footprint of products? That question looms even larger after the Government of Canada filed its official Copenhagen Accord papers in January, committing to a 17 per cent reduction in its 2005 level of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Seventy percent of Saskatchewan’s GDP is derived from exports. To address the trade restrictive environmental policies and ecolabelling requirements emerging from importing countries, Saskatchewan companies need to take appropriate and corrective steps now.
A company that is quick to adapt to these new realities will be able to provide ecolabels or sustainability reporting on their products. Companies that are slow to adapt may lose market access.
Internationally, there are now 2,500 companies with over $55 trillion in total assets signed on to the Carbon Disclosure Project – a project that aims to lower the carbon footprint on products and services. Most of these 2,500 companies have supply chains that stretch well into Canada and even Saskatchewan.
To update Saskatchewan companies on carbon footprinting, three key partners came together to host a one-day symposium on March 2, 2010 at the Sheraton Cavalier in Saskatoon. The event was presented by Enterprise Saskatchewan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Stark and Marsh Chartered Accountants.
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