[Hidden-tech] a question for HT futurists

[Stacy Kontrabecki]

In the environmental field, 3rd party certification auditors are on the 
rise.It's like ISO for the natural resource companies - loggers, 
foresters, wood processors and mills.  Companies want to be certified 
"green", whether through FSC <http://www.fsc.org/> (and for builders, 
LEED <http://www.usgbc.org/Displaypage.aspx?categoryID=19>) or another 
standard.  As a contract auditor, my main client is the Rainforest 
Alliance 
<http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/forestry.cfm?id=certification> - one 
of the international auditing organizations, but there are a few other.

Also, carbon offset markets 
<http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/127/carbon-boom.html> are the 
latest and greatest.  A whole new way to trade. A whole new market that 
didn't even exist a few years ago.  The Commonwealth of MA was looking 
for a contractor to establish a state program on par with or 
participating in (?) the Chicago Climate Exchange 
<http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/>.  I don't remember the details.  There 
are a variety of jobs growing out of this industry sector.  Very exciting.

Stacy Kontrabecki,
MBA
MLF (MA Licensed Forester)
LMT

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