2. “Becoming carbon neutral is only the beginning. The climate problem will not be solved by one company reducing its emissions to zero, and it won't be solved by one government acting alone. The climate problem will not be solved without mass participation by the general public in countries around the globe.” Rupert Murdoch

3. From AT Kearney Study - 16 of the 18 industries studied, companies committed to sustainability outperformed industry averages by 15% over the six months from May through November 2008. (1) (1)http://www.atkearney.com/index.php/News-media/companies-with-a-commitment-to-sustainability-tend-to-outperform-their-peers-during-the-financial-crisis.htmlhttp://www.atkearney.com/index.php/News-media/companies-with-a-commitment-to-sustainability-tend-to-outperform-their-peers-during-the-financial-crisis.html

4.  Who is the Carbon Reduction Institute  Founded in October 2006  Working with over 250 businesses and government agencies to reduce our impact on the climate  Accredited under the NSW & VIC governments energy efficiency trading scheme’s  Assisted the abatement of over 200000 tonnes of greenhouse gases over the 3 years.

5.  Our Customers include:  Accor Hotels, AWB Ltd, Bravura Solutions, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, CPI Paper, CPA Australia, Dalton Paper, Kraft Foods, NSW Department of Ageing and Health, NSW Events, QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, World Vision, and many more.  Approximately 200 Small to large businesses are certified under our NOCO2 program

6. The NoCO2 Program: Turn the climate crisis into a business opportunity with Australia’s leading climate change certification program

7. Join other businesses showing leadership on climate change through the Carbon Reduction Institutes NoCO2 certification program.  Why should your business certify?  Reduce your impact toward Global Warming  Capture environmentally conscious consumers  Early adopters have seen significant media coverage  Increase environmental profile and brand awareness  Employee retention & acquisition  Take part in the Low Carbon Economy

8. The NoCO2 certification program  STEP 1: A comprehensive audit  STEP 2: Reduction Commitment  STEP 3: Carbon Reduction Strategies  STEP 4: Monitoring  STEP 5: Promotion

9. Comprehensive Carbon Audit  Covers 3 emissions scopes.  Scope 1 – Petrol and Gas use  Scope 2 – Electricity  Scope 3 – Consumption of goods and services, Transport, Embodied Emissions in Assets, Waste Disposal and other indirect emissions caused by the existence of the business.  Provides Energy efficiency opportunities.

10. Reduction Commitment  Two Business Commitment Option:  NoCO2 Certification (Carbon Neutral)  LowCO2 Certification (Carbon Reduction Commitment)  Carbon Neutral Products  Certification for Events, Printing, Paper, and other business services.

11. Carbon Reduction Strategies  Identifying grants and funding for carbon abatement  Undertaking a detailed energy efficiency study  Implementation of identified abatement opportunities  Undertake a carbon neutral procurement study  Buy Carbon Offsets to negate what can not be reduced with technology

12. Monitoring  Quarterly reporting of dynamic emissions.  Yearly re-audit to adjust the previous year and set a new baseline.  Ad-hoc Reporting of significant Carbon Neutral procurement changes to adjust footprint as changes occur.

13. Promotion  Listing on the LowCO2 directory – www.lowco2.com.au  Cross promotion to like minded – low carbon economy members  Identification of climate conscious consumer markets and events  Utilisation of the significant media attention to drive further awareness of the carbon claim.

14. “There is no doubt that Mercure’s commitment to Carbon off-setting helped the brand achieve above- market performance in the conferences and events sector during 2009. The GFC affected total conference numbers, but we had many instances when companies and government bodies put their business into Mercure specifically because of our genuine commitment highlighted through the companies green marketing initiatives. It was an important point of difference that environmentally-responsible meeting planners wanted to support.” Garth Simmons – Mercure Operations Manager “We have found the team at CRI to be highly knowledgeable lateral thinkers who consistently provide new ideas and ways of tackling issues. The team at CRI continues to be the calibre of business partner that I am comfortable to refer to you” Ian Kiernan (AO) Chairman, Clean Up Australia “The increase in business events and corporate lunches has left us unable to service all the requests, this has made up for the revenue decrease that occurred when smoking was banned in pubs through NSW” Mathew Jones – Agincourt Hotel

15. Act NOW against climate change Buy certified products and services