Richard Griffiths, Author at Edge Environment US

Unilever tracks SDG alignment with new life-cycle based sustainability declaration

15 February 2018 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Edge News, Sustainable Development Goals

Last week saw Unilever, Edge Chile and the Chilean Ministry of Environment launch a pioneering new life cycle analysis-based sustainability declaration (developed by Edge), that …

How to get your Scope 3 carbon targets over the line

4 December 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Edge News, Science Based Targets

For us, setting a science based target (SBT) was a reasonably straightforward process. We’re a small organisation, with operations in a single sector, and only a …

Living the dream: seven reasons why Edge is a wonderful place to work

17 November 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Edge News

Tomorrow marks the anniversary of my arrival in Australia and, without meaning to sound too gushing, as that landmark approaches I can’t help but think …

Australia’s first approved Science Based Target offers cause for climate Optus-mism

15 November 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, Edge News, Reports and Publications

As climate negotiators meet in Bonn to continue to flesh out the Paris Accord, the political outlook on climate change remains mixed. But the economics …

New momentum for EPDs

31 October 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Product Labelling and EPDs

At Edge we’ve been long-standing advocates for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in the building products sector. We see EPDs, and the underpinning Life Cycle Analysis …

Green Star ratings – How Edge can help

5 September 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable Property, Whole Building LCA

Working with clients to deliver high-quality Green Star outcomes is a large part of the work we do with the property sector. Our CEO, Jonas …

‘World-first’ climate risk disclosure lawsuit against Comm Bank

8 August 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Buildings & Infrastructure, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, Edge News

Today’s news that the Commonwealth Bank is being sued by its shareholders for failing to disclose climate risks marks the latest high-water mark in the …

Edge event highlights: Sustainable building products – so what?

15 June 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable Procurement

Last month, Edge, the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and the Supply Chain Sustainability School co-hosted an event Sustainable Building Products – So What?, bringing together representatives …

Green building expert joins Edge Environment as our first Head of Industry Engagement

28 February 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Edge News, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable Property

UK-born Richard Griffiths is a newcomer to Sydney and is now also Edge’s newest recruit. Here he shares his motivations for taking on the new …

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