Abstract:

Many guidelines and voluntary standards aim to help organizations in implementing good practices to ensure, for instance, the quality of a product or a service, but some of them also focus on the environmental impact associated to the business. Among recognized international standards, ISO 14001 – Environmental management and ISO 50001 – Energy management systems are both focused on environmental performance and the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Implementing such standards requires a firm commitment from the management as well as the mobilization of all employees, which allows to enable good practices with positive impact. Third-party certifications help organizations to respect applicable laws and regulations in addition to foster continuous improvement of environmental performance in all processes. This may have a direct impact on the achievement of provincial and federal sustainability goals. GHG verification, according to ISO 14064-3 standard, and verification of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), according to GRI and AA-1000, allow to support organization willing to implement and optimize their good practices. The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) standards are specific to mining practices and may useful to enable best practices in this specific sector. The presentation aims to introduce the standards mentioned above and to overview the first steps of certification and verification processes.

Biography of the presenter: Since 2003, Charles Landry works for the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ). He is now a program leader and his expertise include energy, environmental, occupational health and safety management systems (ISO 50001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001), greenhouse gases accounting and verification (ISO 14064) and sustainable development (AA1000, GRI, ASI). In the course of his duties, M. Landry contributed to the development of several certification programs in the environmental field. He also worked in obtaining the BNQ accreditation from the l’Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) which is known for its performance and chain-of-custody standards for the aluminium production, use and recycling. This is the first accreditation delivered worldwide by ASI to a certification body. Before joining the BNQ, M. Landry worked for consulting engineering firm and was involved in many environmental interventions in the mining sector such as impact studies, emergency action plans and regulatory compliance.

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Mr. Charles Landry