Charter of Cyprus Businesses for Climate Change
Published on 30 April 2018
Cyprus
Kýpros
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About this good practice
To prevent climate change the Charter of Cyprus Businesses for Climate Change has been drafted. The objectives were to sensitize and inform all Cypriot businesses about the issue of climate change, to contribute to the achievement of Cyprus' national targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and to help businesses with simple, practical and understandable measures to adopt functions of environmental and general responsibility.
The companies have commit themselves and take responsibility to limit the impact of their business on climate change, to contribute to the achievement of Cyprus' national target of a 15% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2020, to support the promotion of state actions and programs to tackle climate change and to help inform their staff, customers, suppliers and partners about climate change.
The companies have commit themselves and take responsibility to limit the impact of their business on climate change, to contribute to the achievement of Cyprus' national target of a 15% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2020, to support the promotion of state actions and programs to tackle climate change and to help inform their staff, customers, suppliers and partners about climate change.
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The practice gives simple, cost-less and practical measures and actions that each business can implement to reduce its carbon footprint as well as measures that can support a more comprehensive enterprise-specific adaptation strategy to the challenge of climate change.
Evidence of success
With the implementation of this practise there was a 10% reduction in the emissions of the participating companies.
This best practice was after followed by the Covenant of Mayors for implementing measures and actions in for fighting climate change. 24 municipalities have sign the Covenant and developed an action plan for fighting climate change that it is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 598,815 tons and reducing energy consumption by 1,838,974 MWh by 2020 from their implementation.
This best practice was after followed by the Covenant of Mayors for implementing measures and actions in for fighting climate change. 24 municipalities have sign the Covenant and developed an action plan for fighting climate change that it is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 598,815 tons and reducing energy consumption by 1,838,974 MWh by 2020 from their implementation.
Potential for learning or transfer
Most of the measures that are described in the practical guide are easily been adopted by a company and the benefits to our planet as well as to corporate budgets of the companies are high compare to the relevant cost for implementing this best practice.
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