CAP is organisational stakeholder of GRI

CAP is OS of the Global Reporting Initiative and is about to be official certified training partner. The Certified Training Program aims to disseminate knowledge on sustainability reporting around the world. It has been developed especially to help report makers and users to more effectively use the GRI framework and GRI reports.

More info www.globalreporting.org

Good news: ISO 26000 is coming out this summer! CAP bases its training on the final, official version

In May, the ISO working group writing the ISO 26000 Guidelines on Social Responsibility concluded that the text was now mature to become a standard by the end of the summer. In order to stick our training session to the official version of the Standard, CAP conseil proposes to postpone the training initially planned on 10-11 June, to 14-15 October. The training will be built on practical cases that will also explain the last nuances brought to the text. This session will also launch a pilot working group for the implementation of the Guidelines into the members' organisations.

More info iso26000@capconseil.be

Tetra Pak / Paper Chain Forum: the symposium was a success !

Tetra Pak and the Paper Chain Forum organised a symposium about the opportunities for sustainability of wood as a natural and renewable resource to the Chalet Robinson in Bruxelles. More than 150 people attended to the symposium and took part in the debate. (click here for photos).

More info marie.dhuart@capconseil.be

Fair & Sustainable Trade: first brochure available

The Belgian Trade for Development Centre and CAP conseil have finished their inventory and study on 23 fair and sustainable trade initiatives. We are happy to announce your the outcomes that will be distributed by the Trade for Development Centre: 3 brochures for 3 different target groups (general public, the producers in the South and the Belgian economic actors). The first brochure is available in French on www.befair.be. Translation and publication will soon follow.

More info   Samuel Poos (Trade for Development Centre): samuel.poos@btcctb.org; vincent.carbonnelle@capconseil.be

Le Crédit agricole renforce sa stratégie de développement durable

Placée au sommet de la Direction de la Banque, la stratégie de développement durable du Crédit Agricole est une réflexion profonde sur le métier de banquier et la qualité environnementale et sociale d'une entreprise soucieuse de sa responsabilité sociétale. CAP accompagne ce processus.

More info marie.dhuart@capconseil.be

Copenhagen, last step before the ISO 26000 guidelines

The DIS (Draft International Standard) of the ISO 26000 has been submitted to the national votes. 79% voted in favour of moving the DIS document to the last decisive step, the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS). CAP is preparing the next session of the working group in Copenhagen to participate to the last discussions before the ISO 26000 guidelines come out. We will keep you posted in May.

More info iso26000@capconseil.be

LCA: the life cycle is at the heart of sustainability

CAP Conseil pursues its research and understanding of LCA in 2010. In Poznan (SETAC) end of january, we worked on improving the link between LCA and sustainable development, especially through a simplification and a “socialisation” of the LCA methods and their results.
More info serge.debacker@capconseil.be