ANN ARBOR, MICH.—NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR), a North American leader in management systems registrations, announced it has obtained Greenhouse Gas (GHG) accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
NSF-ISR is one of seven verification bodies to receive approval in ANSI’s pilot program to accredit GHG verification bodies. The accreditation confirms that the GHG verifications performed by NSF-ISR are conducted to U.S. and international standards. GHG verification provides assurance that GHG emissions and removals are properly accounted for in organizational inventories.
“This accreditation from ANSI demonstrates NSF’s commitment to providing clients with the services they need to stay current with new regulations, while helping to protect the environment,” said Kevan P. Lawlor, president and CEO of NSF International, NSF-ISR’s parent company.
Climate Change Evidence
Scientific evidence suggests that the buildup of GHG in the atmosphere is raising the earth’s temperature and changing its climate. In 2002, President Bush set a goal to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas intensity by 18 percent by 2012. The United States is on track to meet that goal.
Future policy for reducing GHG emissions in the United States may include a national “cap-and-trade” program. Under cap-and-trade, companies that voluntarily achieve emission reductions are more competitive in the marketplace because they have a reduced need to acquire GHG emission allowances.
“With a federal cap-and-trade system for GHG potentially in the United States’ future, we project economic incentives to reduce GHG emissions, and emissions trading will become very common,” said John Shideler, NSF-ISR Greenhouse Gas Program Manager. “However, the credits that are being bought and sold in the market need to be verified by an accredited, third-party verifier, such as NSF-ISR, in order for the market to have credibility.”
Importance of Verification
Successful verification demonstrates that organizations are managing their GHG emissions diligently with energy efficiency in mind and an eye towards future regulatory requirements. A list of organizations whose emissions have been verified by NSF-ISR is maintained on its website.
NSF International provides multiple environmental services. Recently, NSF partnered with Trucost Plc, a world-leading environmental research organization, to help businesses understand and measure their environmental impacts by providing data and analysis on emissions and natural resource usage. This includes services such as carbon traceability, environmental foot printing, supply chain analysis and global benchmarking.
“By using Trucost’s unique methodology for outlining a company’s environmental impact and focusing on aspects that are essential to their business, clients can address the business costs of their environmental impacts,” said Christian Lupo, NSF-ISR General Manager.
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