ISO 26000:2010
Clause 6.5: The environment – ISO 26000:2010

ISO 26000:2010 6.5.5: Environmental issue 3: Climate change mitigation and adaptation

What does 6.5.5 require?

For mitigation, an organization should: find the sources of its direct and indirect accumulated greenhouse gas emissions and set the limits of what it is responsible for; measure, record and report its significant emissions, ideally using internationally agreed methods; take well-designed steps to cut and minimise, over time, the direct and indirect emissions it controls, and encourage others within its sphere of influence to do the same; examine how much significant fuel it uses and of what kind, and run efficiency programmes on a life cycle basis so that low-emission technology and renewable energy yield an overall reduction; prevent or cut emissions from land use and changes in land use, from processes, and from equipment such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning; save energy, including by buying energy-efficient goods and developing energy-efficient products; and consider aiming at carbon neutrality by offsetting what emissions remain through dependable, transparent schemes, carbon capture and storage, or sequestration. For adaptation, it should take account of projected future climate, globally and locally, to identify risks and build adaptation into its decisions; look for ways to avoid or limit damage and to adjust as conditions change; and act on impacts that are already occurring or expected and, within its sphere of influence, help stakeholders become better able to adapt.

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