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US Sustainable Business Spending to Double to $60 Billion By 2014

By Tracey de Morsella on October 11, 2010 3 Comments brand, business sustainability, C-suite, CAGRs, carbon data management, carbon management, Chief Sustainability Officers, Citigroup, cleantech innovation, climate change policy, competitive dynamics, Compound annual growth rates, corporate sustainability programs, corporate sustainability strategy, David Metcalfe, electric vehicles, emission reductions, energy efficiency, Energy Management, FedEx, GDP, GHG regulations, global economy, Google, high-tech engineering, Hilton Worldwide, industrial engineering, infrastructure, innovation diffusion, Intel, Johnson Controls, oil prices, PG&E, renewable energy policies, risk drivers, risk management, smart grid, sustainability initiatives, sustainability spending, sustainability strategy, Sustainable Business, sustainable business market, sustainable business spending, sustainable operations, US Sustainable Business Spending 2009-14, utilitie, Vanessa O’Connell, Verdantix, Verdantix Critical Moments, Verdantix Critical Moments model

Using financial data from 1,833 firms with US revenues of more than $1 billion in 2008/09, independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that spending on 29 sustainability initiatives will grow from $28 billion in 2010 to $60 billion in 2014. Over the 2009 to 2014 period the US sustainable business market will experience a 19% compound annual growth rate. The sustainable business market forecast finds that growth of 11% in 2010 will increase to 16% in 2011 and 24% in 2012. Growth in spending is driven by improved economic growth, risk drivers, competitive dynamics, innovation diffusion, higher oil prices, state-level GHG regulations and renewable energy policies. The study covers all industries and all sustainability initiatives from energy efficiency to spending on strategy, risk and brand.

45 Carbon Management Best Practices Needed To Be Competitive in The Green Economy

By Aysu Katun on April 26, 2010 1 Comment best practices, carbon data management, carbon information management, carbon leaders, carbon management, carbon novices, carbon strategy, CDP, compliance, cutting carbon emissions, Deloitte, employee involvement, energy efficiency, financial strategy, green supply chain management, IBM, regulatory compliance, setting targets, stakeholder engagement, strategy, Verdantix

A list of best practices in carbon management, based on lessons learned by carbon leaders.

Why CFOs Need a Financial Strategy for Energy and Carbon

By Aysu Katun on April 12, 2010 4 Comments carbon management, carbon reduction strategy, CFO, Clean Air Act, compliance issues, cost reduction, energy and carbon management, energy consumption, energy cost savings, energy costs, energy efficiency, energy efficiency solutions, Energy Management, EPA, financial strategy, Goldman Sachs, International Energy Agency, investment plans, research, The American Clean Energy and Security Act, total cost of ownership, Verdantix, Waxman-Markey

According to the report released by independent research firm, Verdantix, increasing oil and electricity prices, the hidden cost of carbon, growing risks from energy supply disruption and board-level climate change compliance issues make energy efficiency a new imperative for the CFO.

Carbon Management Is Becoming a Core Supply Chain Business Issue

By Tracey de Morsella on March 15, 2010 1 Comment A.T. Kearney, Acer, BAE Systems, Bank of America, Baxter International, Brad Minnis, Cadbury, Carbon Disclosure Project, carbon emissions, carbon management, carbon reduction, Carrefour, CDP Supply Chain Report, Climate Change, Colgate-Palmolive Company, ConAgra Foods, Daniel Mahler, Dell, EMC Corporation, emissions, ENEL, energy reduction, Europe, FIJI Water, GHG management, GlaxoSmithKline, Google, green house gas, H.J. Heinz Company, HP, IBM, Imperial Tobacco Group, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Controls, Juniper Networks, Kao, L'Oréal, Logica, National Australia Group, National Grid, Newmont Mining Corporation, Paul Dickinson, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble Company, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Mail Group, Sony Corporation, supplier engagemen, suppliers, supply chain, Tracey de Morsella, Unilever, Vivendi, Vodafone Group

Companies are now requiring their suppliers to address carbon management as a core business issue. A plan to deselect some suppliers in the future for failing to meet carbon management criteria set by the companies. These organizations are increasinigly developing strategies for engaging with suppliers on carbon related issues amd have emissions or energy reduction plans in place.

The Four Best Practice Strategies Needed for Successful Carbon Management

By Tracey de Morsella on March 10, 2010 1 Comment BAE Systems, Best Practices Carbon Management, BHP Billiton, BP, building management systems, business process changes, carbon issue, carbon management, carbon management strategies, carbon reduction plan, CEOs, Chief Sustainability Officer, cisco, CO2 emissions, CO2 reduction goals, cross-functional strategy, CSR Directors, Dow Chemical Company, electric vehicle fleet trials, energy managers, finance, financial analysis, fuel data, granular energy, HP, Operations, Peter Charville-Mort, Proctor & Gamble, SAP, social responsibility, sustainability programs, Tracey de Morsella, transformational change, unintended consequences, Verdantix, Wal-Mart

A new report released by independent research firm, Verdantix, explains why firms are floundering with carbon management and putting the future of the business at risk due to flawed governance and strained business processes. It warns that unless CEOs take ownership of carbon management as a business transformation challenge their firms will fail to achieve absolute reductions in CO2 emissions.