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WRI and WBCSD convened a core steering group comprised of members from environmental groups (such as WWF, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, The Energy Research Institute) and industry (such as Norsk Hydro, Tokyo Electric, Shell) to guide the multi-stakeholder standard development process.</p><p>The first edition of the Corporate Standard, published in 2001, has been updated with additional <a href="/node/589/">guidance </a>that clarifies how companies can measure emissions from electricity and other energy purchases, and account for emissions from throughout their <a href="/node/487/">value chains</a>. 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