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Carbon Accounting Software Market Experiencing Tremendous Growth

By Tracey de Morsella on March 8, 2010 1 Comment 2010 Enterprise Carbon Accounting, Al Gore, AMR Research, Climate Change, Computer Associates, Condoleezza Rice, ECA, ECA market, ECA startups, EHS, emissions management, Enablon, Energy Management, energy savings, EnerNoc, Enterprise Carbon Accounting, Enviance, environmental health and safety vendors, environmental impact, GHG, GHG emissions, GHG Software Products, greenhouse gas emissions, Groom Energy Solutions, Hara, IHS, Johnson Controls, market consolidation, Microsoft venture capital, Paul Baier, PE International, ProcessMAP, SAP, Stephen Stokes, sustainability investments, Verdantix, Walmart Supplier Sustainability Assessment Program

carbon accounting softwareWhile other industries are sputtering along or even tanking, as a result of the global recession, the emerging Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) software market is experience a phase of phenomenal growth. The number as providers has almost doubled, venture capital money is flowing freely and Groom Energy predicts that ECA software purchases will increase 600 percent by 2011

The Traits of a Highly Effective and Successful Chief Sustainability Officer

By Tracey de Morsella on March 4, 2010 1 Comment Allianz Insurance, British Airways, BT, CA, carbon reporting risks, Carbon Systems, CH2M Hill, Chief Sustainability Officer, Chrysler, cisco, Climate Change, climate change strategy, CO2 reduction, compliance risks, corporate social responsibility, CSO, Deloitte, Dow Chemical Company, ECX, efficiency gains, energy cost savings, Energy Management, Fiat, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Hara, IBM, IHS, Kroger, low carbon business model, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, natural resource efficiency, Norman Broadbent, operational efficiencies, Orange, SAP, Shell, Siemens, sustainability governance, sustainability initiatives, Sustainability management, sustainability plans, sustainability products, sustainability risks, sustainability strategy, sustainable business strategies, sustainable growth markets, target emissions goals, Tesco, Toyota, Unilever, UTC, Verdantix

Verdantix, recently released a free report, that explains why the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) is needed, defines the role of the CSO, and provides a profile to guide the appointment of the CSO. It also explains why organizations face a climate change and sustainability management deficit, why fixing sustainability governance gains is becoming a major priority by a growing number of firms, how the CSO can spearhead business transformation, who the ideal candidate for the chief sustainability officer role is, and what are the three priority areas of domain expertise.

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.