EcoSecurities presents the results of the Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends Survey 2009

Oct. 22, 2009 - PRLog -- Dublin, 29th September 2009: EcoSecurities, a leading company in the business of sourcing, developing, and trading carbon credits from greenhouse gas emission reduction projects, has partnered with Baker & McKenzie LLP, a leading climate change law firm, and ClimateBiz, the resource for climate management, to conduct a quantitative research study on the corporate attitudes and trends surrounding carbon management strategies and carbon offsetting. The findings of this new and exciting report will be presented at The Carbon Show in the ExCel London on 29th September 2009.

The Carbon Show is the first international exhibition dedicated to carbon, covering everything from carbon consulting and carbon audits to low-carbon solutions for businesses. It is the ideal occasion to learn about the findings of this significant piece of research, which uses the data supplied by over 300 respondents to not only highlight the needs, wants and motivations of corporations across the globe but to also compare to the responses and market conditions seen in the previous year’s report.

To find out more about this report and how the results could affect your company, please come to the Green Dragons Den at 2.30–3.15pm on the 29th September for the scheduled panel debate or alternatively visit us at stand 62 to collect your free copy.

The survey received 311 responses from a mix of global, multinational and regional companies, covering a diverse range of sectors and industries. The data collected from 31 carbon companies was removed and analysed separately in order to understand the motivations of the end-users of carbon offsets. It provides significant insight into companies’ perceptions of carbon offset projects and the voluntary carbon market. Support for this research initiative was provided from a number of organisations, which include: 2Degrees, Borealis Offsets, Carbonoffsetsdaily.com, GreenBiz, The Karo Group and Westgate.

To download your free copy of the  Carbon Management and Offsetting Survey results 2009, visit:

http://www.ecosecurities.com/Standalone/Carbon_Management...


Editor’s notes:
About EcoSecurities:
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EcoSecurities has spent the last 11 years focusing on the area of climate change mitigation activities and is now one of the leading organisations in the business of sourcing, developing and trading emission reductions. EcoSecurities’ emission reduction portfolio covers a wide range of emission reduction standards (Gold Standard, CDM, VCS etc), technology types and geographical locations. In addition EcoSecurities also provides clients with carbon management services, helping them understand and deal with an increasingly carbon constrained world.

EcoSecurities has been recognised with a number of industry milestones including:
•   The first project developer to become a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
•   Development of the first CDM project registered under the Kyoto protocol, NovaGerar Landfill Project in Brazil in 2004;
•   Structuring of the CDM component of the first project to receive CERs in the world, La Esperanza hydro project in Honduras in 2005.
•   Received Environmental Finances’ award for 'Best CDM/JI Project Developer 2008' for the second year in a row alongside the award for ‘Best Voluntary Market Project Developer’.
•   In 2007 the Group was ranked number 22 in CNBC European Business Magazine's 'Top 100 Low Carbon Pioneers'.
•   Recognised by Environmental Data Services as one of the top 30 international carbon offset providers

EcoSecurities Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM (ticker ECO). Additional information is available at www.EcoSecurities.com.
About Baker & McKenzie LLP
Baker & McKenzie LLP was the first law firm to recognise the importance of global efforts to address climate change and the importance of such legal developments to our clients. For more than ten years, the firm’s dedicated team of over 60 lawyers have worked on numerous pioneering deals, including writing one of the first carbon contracts, setting up the first carbon fund, advising on the first structured derivative transaction and the first REDD project. In 2008 and 2009, legal directory Chambers Global ranked the practice as Tier 1 for climate change law.
About ClimateBiz:
ClimateBiz is the business resource for climate management. ClimateBiz informs CFOs, CIOs, supply- chain, operations and other executives on the key business issues in climate and carbon. The website and its free fortnightly newsletter ClimateBiz News offer news, best practices and resources in such areas as carbon measurement, reduction and trading; renewable energy; and carbon offsets.

ClimateBiz (www.climatebiz.com) is a website of Greener World Media, the leading media and information service company focused exclusively on the greening of mainstream business. Greener World Media websites include GreenBiz.com, GreenerBuildings.com, ClimateBiz, GreenerComputing.com, and GreenerDesign.com. Greener World Media also produces the annual State of Green Business report and other research, as well as Greener By Design and other conferences.


For further information please contact:
Rachel Mountain Global Marketing Manager EcoSecurities +44 (0)1865 296 922 rachel.mountain@ecosecurities.com
or
Naomi Stern Westgate +44 (0)1732 779 087 naomi@westgatecomms.com

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About EcoSecurities:
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EcoSecurities has spent the last 11 years focusing on the area of climate change mitigation activities and is now one of the leading organisations in the business of sourcing, developing and trading emission reductions. EcoSecurities’ emission reduction portfolio covers a wide range of emission reduction standards (Gold Standard, CDM, VCS etc), technology types and geographical locations. In addition EcoSecurities also provides clients with carbon management services, helping them understand and deal with an increasingly carbon constrained world. http://www.ecosecurities.com