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The Business Case For Carbon Management Software: CFOs Will Be Compelled To Invest In It

By Tracey de Morsella on September 10, 2009 2 Comments accounting, audit costs, auditability, Board, brand exposure, Business Case For Carbon Management Software, CA ecoGovernance, carbon abatement, carbon abatement investments, carbon abatement spending, carbon accounting, carbon assets, carbon costs, carbon data, carbon data modelling tools, carbon data quality. Climate Disclosure Standards Board, carbon data verification, Carbon Disclosure Project, carbon emissions communications, Carbon Hub, carbon liabilities, carbon management organiZation.carbon management strategy, carbon management software, carbon management systems, carbon prices, carbon reduction commitments, carbon reduction plan, CarbonView, Caterpillar, CFO, CFOs, change costs, cisco, climate change risk management. Mandatory reporting, climate change strategies, CO2 compliance deadline, CO2 targets, Coca-Cola, compliance costs, Crédit Agricole, David Metcalfe, emissions data, energy cost savings, enterprise carbon footprint, enterprise footprint, ESS, EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme, GHG audit, GHG reporting, global consistency, government regulations in a number of countries, greenhouse gas emissions, Greenstone Carbon Management, Hara, IHS, IHS opsInfo, implementation of carbon management software, Investors Want More Disclosure of Climate Risk Data from Corporations, mandatory reporting rules, National Grid, PE International, risk management, SAP, SAS, SAS for Sustainability Management, Shell Exploration & Production, supply chain carbon footprint, Tesco, The Gap, Verdantix, verification of carbon emissions data, Vodafone and Weyerhauser, Wal-Mart, Westin hotel, Xstrata

The financial risk of carbon liabilities, a need for better management control over carbon data, and new government regulations in a number of countries, will will compel CFOs to invest in carbon management software in the coming year. This is the main conclusion of the report, The Business Case For Carbon Management Software, from the research firm Verdantix. The report analyzes the business case for investing in carbon software from vendors like CarbonView, Carbon Hub, ESS, Greenstone Carbon Management, Hara, IHS, PE International, SAP and SAS.

Sustainability is a Key Driver of Innovation

By Tracey de Morsella on September 8, 2009 1 Comment biomimicry, business ecosystems, business models, C.K. Prahalad, clean energy, collaborative capacity, compliance, cost reduction, debriefing, eco-friendly packaging, eco-friendly components, eco-friendly raw materials, eco-minded consumers, Emerging Markets, energy efficiency, environmental standards, Harvard Business Review, M.R. Rangaswami, monetization models, next practices, Next-Practice Platforms, organizational innovation, pilots, product development, product redesign, Ram Nidumolu, renewable energy, renewable resources, scaling.best practices, sustainability, sustainable evolution, sustainable innovation, sustainable materials, sustainable practices, sustainable processes, sustainable technologies, technological innovation, value-chain, waste reduction

In the September issue of Harvard Business Review, authors Ram Nidumolu, C.K. Prahalad, and M.R. Rangaswami provide a framework for adopting sustainable practices to bring about technological and organizational innovations that will ultimately yield top-line and bottom-line returns, providing a competitive advantage when the recession ends. They feel that sustainable companies will emerge from the recession ahead of their competitors, who will face difficulties trying to catch up.

Apply for The 2nd Annual College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge

By Tracey de Morsella on September 6, 2009 3 Comments bike, bottled water-free, Brita, California Lutheran University, Climate Change, College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge, Craig Altemose, deforestation. Kelly Garbach, environment, Filter Fellows, forest conservation, forests, fossil fuels, Gideon Burdick, greenhouse gas emissions, Harvard Law School, Jay O'Hara, landfill, LEED-certified dorm, MAPS, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Power Shift, Office of Sustainability, planting trees, Presidential Administrative Fellow, Real Time Energy Monitor, Students, sustainable practices.Joshua Lasky, The George Washington University, The University of Arkansas, The University of Minnesota, University of California-Davis, Warren Wilson College, Washington University

The Brita Products Company invites proposals for its second annual College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge Grant Program. Undergraduate and graduate students in good academic standing in an accredited college or university in the U.S. are encouraged to prepare a proposal and budget for a program that is either action-based or will create tangible results in the interest of helping to protect the environment. The program should be initiated and make significant progress towards completion by April 2010.

Free Guide on Corporate Sustainability for The Newly Initiated

By Tracey de Morsella on September 4, 2009 5 Comments Climate Change, climate change strategy, climate strategy, Context, Context America, corporate sustainability, Corporate Sustainability in Context, corporate sustainability leadership, CS, engagement, Excellence in Corporate Sustainability, innovation, stakeholder dialogue, stakeholder engagement, Supply Chain Standards, sustainability communications, sustainability marketing, sustainability reporting, sustainability strategy

Corporate Sustainability in Context: A Pocket Guide to (Nearly) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Corporate Sustainability provides a very thorough overview about corporate sustainability. This 55-page booket, published by Context, a corporate sustainability consultant organization, has been updated to include recent developments in this rapidly evolving area.

Free Webinar for Green Career Newbies

By Tracey de Morsella on September 4, 2009 Comments Off on Free Webinar for Green Career Newbies biomass energy, career coach, CareerApple, cleantech careers, cleantech jobs, CleanTech Open, cleantech sector, executive search firm, Geothermal, green careers, ILM & Partners, Karen Fullerton, renewable energy, solar;, The CleanTech Series: Renewable Energy 10, webinar, wind

CareerApple, a career resource and coaching organization, is offering a free webinar, titled The CleanTech Series: Renewable Energy 101. The class for people interested in green careers, but have limited understanding about them. The 30 minute seminar is designed to help you learn about the past, present and future implications of renewable energy.

Large Companies are The Key to Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change

By Tracey de Morsella on September 3, 2009 Comments Off on Large Companies are The Key to Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP, Climate Change, CO2 reduction, COP-15, GHG, Global 100, greenhouse gas cuts, greenhouse gas emissions, Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, IPCC, kyoto protocol, lower carbon products, Paul Dickinson, reduction targets, The Carbon Chasm, UN Conference of the Parties

According to a report released last month by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the world’s largest companies need to double the pace of CO2 reduction to avoid dangerous climate change. Based on current reduction targets, the world’s largest companies are on track to reach the scientifically-recommended level of greenhouse gas cuts by 2089. This is 39 years too late to avoid dangerous climate change.

Green For All Establishes Small Business Capital Access Program for Green Job Creation

By Tracey de Morsella on September 2, 2009 1 Comment Albuquerque, Boston, CAP mentor-protégé network, Capital Access Program, deal sourcing, Denver, emerging businesses, entrepreneurs, financial opportunities, financing partners, Green Business, green economy, green entrepreneurship educational center, Green for All, green products, inclusive, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, non-profits, Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, renewable energy, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle, small businesses, social capital, social enterprise, sustainable services, underserved communities

Earlier this month, Green for All established The Capital Access Program for small businesses and non-profits. The program is design to provide these organizations with the resources they need to to support, create and scale green jobs in our local communities.

DOE Doles Out $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Clean Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

By Tracey de Morsella on September 1, 2009 1 Comment advanced vehicle technologies, alternative fuel, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and Egg Harbor Township, and HEV Vehicles and Fueling Stations Initiative, Atlantic City, Austin, Autogas refueling stations in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Baton Rouge, biodiesel, biofuels, biogas, Camden, Chicago, City of Chicago, Clean Cities program, clean energy, Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative, Clean Fuels Ohio’s Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership, Clean School Bus/Vehicle Incentive & Green Jobs Outreach Program, CNG, CNG dump trucks, compressed natural gas fueling stations, compressed natural gas vehicles, Dallas, Dallas-Fort Worth, DeKalb County’s DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Project, Denver, Department of Energy, Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project, DOE, electric vehicles, electricity, energy efficient vehicles, energy security, ethanol, EV, flex-fuel vehicles, garbage trucks, Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives, Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, green transportation, Houston, hybrid school buses, hybrid technologies, hybrid truck, hybrids, hydraulic hybrids, Inc.’s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition’s Hybrid Electric School Buses Provide New Horsepower for Kentucky, Lake Charles, landfill gas, LFG, local governments, Los Angeles, LPG, Maryland Energy Administration’s Maryland Hybrid Truck Goods Movement, Metropolitan Energy Information Center’s Midwest Region Alternative Fuels Project, Michigan, Minerals and Energy’s Paving the Way with Propane: The AutoGas Corridor Development Program, Nassau, natural gas, New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition’s New Jersey Compressed Natural Gas Refuse Trucks, New Orleans, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)’s Statewide Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program for CNG, Newark, North Carolina, North Central Texas Council of Governments’ North Central Texas Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology, NYSERDA, OATP, Oklahoma City, Orlando, petroleum, petroleum consumption, Phoenix, plug-in electric hybrids, pollution, propane, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s Puget Sound Clean Cities Petroleum Reduction Project, Railroad Commission of Texas’ Texas Propane Fleet Pilot Program, refueling infrastructure, refueling locations, refuse collection vehicles, renewable gas, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Bernardino, San Bernardino Associated Governments’ J.B. Hunt LNG Truck Project: Made in America Initiative, San Diego, SCAQMD, Seattle, Secretary Chu, Shuttle Buses and Infrastructure, SOuth Carolina, South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Drayage Truck Replacement Initiative, South Coast Air Quality Management District’s UPS Ontario-Las Vegas LNG Corridor Expansion Project, South Gate, South Los Angeles, Southern CA Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition’s Expanding California’s E85 Ethanol Fueling Infrastructure, Southern California, Southern California Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition, St. Louis, state governments, State of Indiana’s: Central Indiana Clean Cities Alliance Comprehensive Alternative Fuels Implementation Plan, State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program, Steven Chu, Suffolk, Texas State Technical College’s Development of a National Liquid Propane (Autogas) Refueling Network, The Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition’s Idaho Petroleum Reduction Leadership Project, transportation authorities, Trenton, Triangle J Council of Governments’ Carolinas Blue Skies & Green Jobs Initiative, University of Michigan, Utah Clean Cities Coalition’s Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Program, Virginia Department of Mines

Last week, Secretary Chu announcen nearly $300 million in Clean Cities grants to support clean fuels, vehicles, and infrastructure development. The projects are designed to create jobs, limit pollution, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.

Environmental and Sustainabilty Departments are Growing

By Tracey de Morsella on August 31, 2009 6 Comments

A recent GreenBiz survey of more than 600 companies found that these organizations are increasing their hiring of environmental and sustainability professionals. Environmental, health and safety (EHS) departments at large corporations are also increasing spending. These trends are potential indicators that the green economy may be outpacing indicators of the overall recovery.