John Spear

2 months ago | businessage.com | John Spear

The tragic events of the last few months – floods in Spain and central Europe, wildfires in Portugal – remind us why corporate sustainability is important, and why climate rules will only get tougher. Companies have an urgent need to decarbonise. It isn’t something to do in future, but now. This goes beyond turning off the computers when staff leave for home in the evening – though that matters. It means grappling with the supply chain.

Oct 24, 2024 | carbonherald.com | John Spear

byJohn Spear, Managing Director at epi ConsultingReducing greenhouse gas emissions involves tackling three categories: Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. Scope 1 emissions come from sources that a company directly owns or controls, such as the fuel burned in company vehicles. Scope 2 emissions relate to the energy that a company purchases and consumes, like the electricity that powers its offices.

Oct 20, 2024 | itsupplychain.com | John Spear

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions involves addressing three distinct categories of emissions: Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3. While managing Scope 1 and 2 emissions is relatively straightforward, tackling Scope 3 emissions is far more complex. These emissions lie outside a company’s direct control, across the value chain; yet they typically constitute the majority of its carbon footprint (in some sectors, up to 98%). But the task of reducing Scope 3 emissions is not insurmountable.

Aug 21, 2024 | maddyness.com | David Johnson |John Spear |Roman Eloshvili |Steve Jones

It’s easy to take LinkedIn for granted. Unlike other popular social networks, which have experienced periods of hype, rapid user growth or controversy, LinkedIn has consistently and reassuringly always - or so it seems - been there for us. Temps de lecture : 5 minutes But to assume it hasn’t evolved over the years would be a mistake.

Jun 13, 2024 | knox.villagesoup.com | John Spear

South Thomaston is on the cusp of receiving just over $3 million in Federal and private grants to construct a modern library and community center at the site of the former Gilford Butler School. This new building is envisioned to be energy efficient and will include a large meeting room and kitchen. It will serve this town well for the next 50, perhaps 70, years.