Corporate Sustainability is now more about Responsibility, Corporate Responsibility.

Corporate Sustainability now filters down from the top.
Your stakeholders and clients are increasingly aware that the long term advantages are measurable and decreased costs are predictable.

Corporate Sustainability is a specific business approach, that creates long term shareholder value, by embracing new opportunities and managing risks derived from environmental, economic and social developments.

If you haven’t already begun your organizations Corporate Sustainability Plan, now’s the time.
As a Corporate leader you can Invigorate your company with an ESP, Environmental Sustainability Plan.

The Carbon Merchants and their professional partners are pioneers in Alberta’s GHG marketplace. From Project initiation to completion and support, The Carbon Merchants provide services for:

• Energy Efficiency Plans
• Corporate Sustainability Profiles
• Complete GHG Project Management
• Carbon Neutrality Projects and Reports
• Carbon Footprint Assessments for Business
• Carbon Emissions Reduction Implementation
• Both Alberta Compliant and International Voluntary projects.
• Registered as a Project Provider for the GHG Emissions Registry - http://ghgemissionscorp.com
• The Carbon Merchants use the GHG Emissions Registry GHGX to register their voluntary projects.

A growing number of our customers have realized the brand enhancement opportunity associated with Carbon Neutral status. Attaining carbon neutral status means that your business, in any given 12 months, has offset its emissions by 100%.
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Failsafe Canada Inc.provides QSYS, a world class quantification and GHG Management tool, to the Carbon Merchants.

Corporate sustainability leaders maximize long-term shareholder value, by aligning their strategies and management process, to harness the market's potential for sustainability products and services, at the same time successfully reducing and avoiding sustainability costs and the associated risks.

“Any Investment that helps Canadians adapt to Climate Change represents a real value”!

The Carbon Merchants provide GHG services for Corporations, Industry, farmers and producers, getting involved with carbon credit aggregation and offset programs. We help you obtain your rewards from better business practices, like soil conservation and sustainability business projects. We will deliver to you, dependable advice, along with maximum dollars and then we continue support for your carbon credit sales. Your carbon credits have real value, to our buyers and industries in general, that purchase offsets to meet their own GHG, or greenhouse gas emission guidelines.

As a leading Canadian GHG aggregation business, we are committed to working on your behalf to get you the most value for your carbon credits and provide you with a fair price before you sign a contract.

The Carbon Merchants are a pioneer in the Carbon Offset Market. Our Carbon Credit Services were originally based on Alberta Environment’s Tillage System Protocols but now includes many other Provincial and International GHG protocols. Our quality offsets and the sales thereof can reward project participants, along with farmers for better farming and tillage practices, with new energy efficiencies that reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

The Carbon Merchants are currently accepting contracts for 2012 - 2013 carbon offset credits. The Carbon Merchants and our consultants are committed to developing solutions that bring real value to your farm, livestock operations, Industrial or transportation operations. The Carbon Merchants have developed a carbon credit program that is flexible, simple, and rewarding.

The Carbon Merchants also have the ability to purchase offset credits from many different individuals, project owners, proponents or farmers and sell them in large blocks to final emitters.

Contact the Carbon Merchants today for Sustainability guidelines and information on the GHG Market place.

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Contact the Carbon Merchants about becoming an Agent in this growing market place.

The Carbon Merchants use the Qsys application for quantification.

The Carbon Merchants have licensed the QSys quantification system from Failsafe Canada Inc. This application was initially developed under the Province of Alberta’s emissions reductions programs. The goal was to develop an end to end solution designed to meet very unique technology requirements. This customized GHG management solution serves the hardware and software needs of any GHG aggregator and was developed in such a fashion that it can be utilized for all greenhouse gas reduction opportunities in any global location. It supports manages all information, such as industry practices, historical information, property owners, property renters, service agreements and aggregation contracts.

If you feel you may be eligible for credits, we will work closely with you to determine your eligibility and then provide you with exceptional service and real value for your credits.

COTA Member Code of Practice

Although The Carbon Merchants are not at present a member of the Carbon Offset Trade Association (COTA), we do recognize and adhere to their code of practice as outlined below.

Guiding Principles

This association’s essential objective is to uphold ethical standards in all aspects of their activities within the Alberta Offset System. The purpose of this Code of Practice is to foster a climate of honesty, truthfulness, transparency and integrity within the Association.

The Association is responsible for establishing the standards for Best Practice to create a culture of continuous improvement by its members. As the legal and regulatory framework continues to evolve, the Association will revisit and update this Code of Practice, and make amendments to the Code at annual general meetings. While the Association will oversee and review members’ activities, it is the individual members’ responsibility to comply with the Code of Practice.

Responsibilities

The Code shall be binding on all members. Members shall signify they subscribe to the Code by signing the membership application form.

1. Every member, and/or associated agents and contractors acting on behalf of the Association, in conducting business in Alberta, shall, in accordance with all laws and regulations in Alberta, the common law, and the Code of Practice:
• Act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the client;
• Ensure all information being shared with clients is factual and not misrepresented;
• Exercise the care, due diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances;
• Ensure that individual members personal interest and his/her activities are not brought into conflict; and,
• Take all reasonable steps to protect confidential information of the Association, including agreements, databases, intellectual property, as well as information about competitive and strategic matters, and undisclosed material information.

Breach

Every member or their agent, shall report, in person or in writing, any known or suspected breach of the Code of Practice to the (Managing Director, Chair, vice Chair, Review Committee). The Association shall not allow any retaliation against a member or their agent who acts in good faith in reporting such breaches.

The (Managing Director, Chair, vice Chair, Review Committee) shall cause an investigation of any reported breach, and oversee an appropriate response, not limited to corrective action and preventative measures. The member shall not impede and shall cooperate fully with any investigation of the Review Committee.

Affirmation

Every member and their agent is expected to read and become familiar with the Code of Practice and may be required, from time to time, to affirm in writing his or her compliance with the Code.

 

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