Tag: carbon footprint
[Event Recap] “Solutions for a decarbonated city” French Eco City Club seminar in Shanghai.
On Thursday 4th November, 2021, at the CCIFC, Shanghai, TERAO was invited to participate as experts for the French Eco City Club, which held a seminar on the “Solutions for a decarbonated city”. The round table speakers Gaspard Lemoine-Scelles, Business development manager of TERAO Asia, took part in a round table about « An energy-resilient and environmentally-friendly city». The round table lead
[Event recap] “Laboratories Energy and Carbon footprint” at Labtech China
Last Thursday 21th October, in Shanghai, TERAO presented “How to reach carbon neutrality in laboratory” during the “Labtech China Congress, Smart Lab China” organized by Mess Munchen at the Kerry Hotel in Shanghai Pudong. Carbon neutrality is becoming one of the most important topics of the coming years and all stakeholders are on the way to reach it at different
[Event Recap] “Carbon Footprint Methodology and Case Study” with R&D Club for French-Chinese Month of the Environment.
Last Tuesday 19th October, in Shanghai, TERAO presented “Carbon Footprint Methodology and Case Study” for the Club R&D which was organized during the French-Chinese Month of the Environment, at the CCIFC, by the Technology department of the French Consulate in Shanghai. Carbon neutrality is becoming a topic of strong interest for governments, corporations and civil society and Carbon Footprint
[Case study] Life Cycle Assessment: Logistic assets across China
Case study – Life cycle analysis: Logistics assets across China TERAO was asked to carry out a Life cycle analysis at early stage of 5 new projects located in China (5 logistics building). The goal was to create a baseline based on existing projects and help set up a carbon reduction target for the client. The assessment included the construction materials,
Start your company Carbon footprint reduction plan with these official platforms (2/2)
As the second part of this carbon footprint reporting tool series, this article will focus on an analysis of CDP，UN Global Compact and RE100. CDP & UN Global Compact Both CDP and UN Global Compact initiatives date back to 2000. CDP was created by a global cooperation (UK, Germany and US) and UN Global Compact by the United Nations. Now, 21
Start your company Carbon footprint reduction plan with these official platforms
Recently, an increasing number of MNCs and SMEs have been paying more and more attention to their Carbon footprint. These companies are looking for different international initiatives to help them to reduce their Carbon footprint. To make it easier for companies to choose from a myriad of organizations, TERAO selected six of them and conducted a detailed survey: Carbon Trust,
Visit of the French Consul of Shanghai at TERAO Asia Shanghai office
Last Monday 31st May, our TERAO Asia team had the honor to receive Mr. Benoît Guidée, French Consul in Shanghai, Mr. Pierre Moussy and Ms. Paule de la Poype, respectively Economy Counsellor and Deputy Economy Counsellor for the French Consulate in Shanghai. The visit started with a brief introduction of TERAO, our different clients, projects locations and our current expansion
Teambuilding for TERAO Asia team at the farm: low-carbon and small construction project
Last Friday 14th May, our team spent quality time together in a farm in Songjiang, about 1h30 drive away from Shanghai city center. After playing “Guess what I am thinking” game in the car, we arrived at the beautiful farm of Hemo maotian 禾墨泖田，in Huguang village 胡光村 in Songjiang district 松江区. Gaspard, the gym coach showing how to use this
[Case study] Carbon footprint assessment: Vietnam textile factory
How TERAO can help you to assess your carbon footprint? Here is a case study for a textile factory in Vietnam. Case study – Vietnam factory carbon footprint study TERAO’s team worked as a specialist to assess carbon footprint for a specific case. A Vietnam based client wanted to assess the CO2 emission for all the activities involved in their
TERAO at CCIFC Shaping Tomorrow Round Table
On 1st February, 2021, the CCIFC (French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China) Shanghai organized the “Shaping Tomorrow Round Table” inviting the different winners of the Green Business and Good Planet trophy to share their views on Sustainability. TERAO Asia team was glad to participate, along with the 3 other winners of Green Business Award (Doucéa, Faurecia and ICICLE)
Start assessing your carbon footprint with the GHG protocol
More and more asset owners pay attention to their Carbon Footprint, such as Fortune 500 companies. As we have mentioned already in our previous article “Carbon Footprint – Methodology”, the building sector is accountable for nearly 40% of annual global GHG (Greenhouse gas) emissions (9.2 GtCO2 in 2015 according to IEA). This carbon footprint can be evaluated using the GHG
Earth Day-Time to act on your built environment!
Following the « Earth Day » celebration & due to the current global “COVID” situation, many organizations are now looking into improving their Sustainability policies and accelerating their action plan related to Climate Change. Sustainability is a large topic. At Terao, we focus only on the built environment. We work on practical strategies that could improve the performance & management of your
[Repost] China CO2 emission has decreased because / thanks to the COVID-19, but there is more to it!
Original article from CarbonBrief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-coronavirus-has-temporarily-reduced-chinas-co2-emissions-by-a-quarter Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the electricity demand and industrial output in China has dropped far below their usual levels. All the measures to contain the COVID-19 have resulted in reductions of 15% to 40% in output across key industrial sectors. This is likely to have wiped out a quarter or more of
Carbon Footprint – How to reduce the environmental impact?
Once the carbon footprint had been assessed through the dedicated methodology, cf. our article on Carbon footprint methodology it is possible to work on different solutions to reduce the emissions. In the building sector there are many initiatives to control and minimize the carbon emission into the atmosphere. Optimization of built areas: Since one built square meter is equivalent to
Carbon Footprint Methodology – How to assess your asset environmental impact?
The Carbon Footprint Methodology The carbon footprint of an entire site could be done using different methodology such as the French Bilan Carbone® approach or the Green House Gas Protocol approach. At TERAO we are used to work with the French methodology. The Bilan Carbone® approach is designed for all types of organisation and is compatible with other standards, such
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