Stepping up to Responsibility

Bureau Veritas - www.bvqi.com

In a few weeks from now people throughout the world will be celebrating the start of a new year. This is the time of holidays for many and anticipation of a new year full of hope.

In BVQI this is truly a season of hope. Having being accredited in July 2005 as a Designated Operational Entity (DOE) by the UN for their Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), BVQI is now in a position to practice their most revered philosophy of "for the benefit of business and people" not just for their clients, but also for the world community at large.

Ever since charting out the process of climate change in 1988, the UN have faced insurmountable obstacles; but as the COP 11 meets in Montreal on 28th November 2005, the practical results of their years of hard and meticulous work is there for the world to see. UNFCCC's achievements are a tribute to the visionary diplomats who have made Climate Change a reality for the entire world.

With the first commitment period starting in a few years, it is plain for all to see that the mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol are in place to achieve their objectives. The skeptics are quiet as we watch one of the greatest multi-national movements in recent times proceeding with sure and decisive steps towards their goals. UNFCCC have gathered tremendous experience over the years and with their systems in place, the pace of Climate Change can only gather greater and greater momentum.

As an accredited DOE, BVQI is an extended arm of the UNFCCC and it is now time for BVQI to step up and play a responsible and significant role in the climate change process.

With their newfound mandate as a DOE, BVQI can now validate and verify the reduction in the levels of Greenhouse gases in organizations that have implemented clean technology. While the prime role in reducing greenhouse gases is the project implementers', organizations such as BVQI have the ultimate responsibility to validate and verify that these projects have actually reduced the levels of anthropogenic emissions.

This is indeed an awesome responsibility and one that BVQI does not take lightly. BVQI have therefore set up an organisation with some of their finest and most talented personnel to execute CDM Projects. These personnel have been trained and exposed to all the concepts of UNFCCC, so that they would not only do a competent job technically, but work with zeal and a sense of missionary dedication, that goes beyond the role of a mere technician.

With most CDM Projects being implemented in non-Annexe-I countries, BVQI have built their CDM capabilities to cover countries mainly in Asia and Latin America. Our CDM Projects are focused in countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. With BVQI's philosophy of being close to the customer, validators have been stationed in most of the important locations in these countries. Currently BVQI have more than 60 validators to carry out the validation of Greenhouse Gas emissions.

Presently BVQI are in various stages of validating about 30 CDM Projects. These projects cover a wide range of industries from Windfarms, to Hydroelectric Projects and to projects in Chemical and Manufacturing industries.

For more information:

BVQI Holding, Tower Bridge Court, 224 - 226 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2TX, UNITED KINGDOM Telephone: + 44 (0) 20 7661 0700 Web: www.bvqi.com