2023年1月10日，日内瓦: The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol is pleased to announce that Professor Dr. 亚历山大Bassen will serve as the inaugural Chair of its Independent Standards Board (ISB), the new governance body tasked with overseeing the update of GHG Protocol’s flagship suite of standards for business (including the Corporate Standard, 范围2指南, 和范围3标准).
Dr. Bassen, a globally recognized academic and expert on corporate governance and sustainability reporting, is professor of Capital Markets and Management of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Hamburg. He serves as a member of the German Advisory Council of Global Change (WBGU) and the EU’s EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board, as well as on several advisory committees on sustainable finance. Alex is also an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Visiting Professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University and the University of Reading.
As supplier of the world’s most widely used GHG accounting standards, the GHG Protocol 推出了新的治理结构 以进一步提高其透明度, 效率, 以及在满足监管机构日益增长的要求方面的严谨, 其他标准制定者, 和公司. The Independent Standards Board will report to a new Steering Committee and work closely with the GHG Protocol 秘书处, jointly hosted by World 资源 Institute (WRI) and 正规博彩十大网站 (WBCSD).
On his appointment as inaugural Chair of the Independent Standards Board, 亚历山大Bassen 她说:“我很荣幸被选为这个角色. Greenhouse Gas Protocol is the global leader in the field of GHG accounting and I am looking forward to working together with the Independent Standards Board, 技术工作小组, 秘书处, 所有的审稿人, 这一重要工作的用户和支持者. Throughout my career I have been dedicated to enabling corporations to pursue climate action and I am grateful to be a part of GHG Protocol’s mission to improve its bedrock corporate accounting standards and guidance.”
Pankaj Bhatia，温室气体协议全球总监, 说: “This is a historic moment for Greenhouse Gas Protocol. 25年来, GHG Protocol has played a foundational role in the GHG emissions accounting and reporting ecosystem. It is with great pleasure that we celebrate this milestone in our standards update process and welcome 亚历山大Bassen to our work. 亚历克斯将在这个过程中发挥至关重要的作用, and we are grateful for the expertise and perspective he will provide to the Independent Standards Board and the GHG Protocol 秘书处.”
Steering Committee Members Dominic Waughray and Craig Hansen also warmly welcomed 亚历山大Bassen’s acceptance of this important role.
Dominic Waughray, WBCSD执行副总裁 说, “Greenhouse Gas Protocol is the foundation for measuring and managing corporate climate performance and disclosure, which you can see in the growing number of climate disclosure standards and regulations that use the Protocol's standards as their basis. 我很高兴地看到. 亚历山大Bassen accepted the role of Chair of GHG Protocol's new Independent Standards Board. He brings a deep and diverse academic background in sustainable finance, 会计与准则, 在跨部门合作方面有着良好的记录.
“亚历山大Bassen’s long career and leadership in the field of corporate sustainability reporting will be invaluable to GHG Protocol’s standards update process,” 克雷格·汉森，世界资源研究所项目主管. “Measuring GHG emissions is a fundamental step toward setting science-based emissions reduction targets and achieving ambitious climate goals. 在Alex的专业指导下, and with the support of the Independent Standards Board and 技术工作小组, GHG Protocol’s updated corporate suite of standards will enable companies to better manage their emissions.”
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