Monthly Archives: September 2008

Carbon Concierge Balances Business and Carbon Offsets

Eight steps to making your business carbon neutral
It’s a good idea –– both for the planet and your company’s corporate social responsibility goals –– to think about and implement ways of reducing your carbon emissions. But where does one start? Today Carbon Catalog speaks with Carbon Concierge, a consultancy firm that helps businesses take on [...]

A Feeble Pitch: So Why Exactly are Consumer Offsets Failing?

In the previous post we asked: What if free range eggs were sold like carbon offsets? The answer: Free range eggs would not be found on supermarket shelves. Instead they would be subsidized through a chicken charity, which asked for donations online.
The implication: If free range eggs were packaged like offsets, they wouldn’t get [...]