A-Z of Products
- Adaptive Buildings Blend Efficiency With Aesthetics
- In 2008, engineering firm Buro Happold and design firm Hoberman Associates launched the Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI), a joint venture to design and deliver the next generation of sustainable building technologies. The firm develops building facades and envelopes that adapt to environmental change to reduce the carbon footprint of a building. To date, ABI comprises four proprietary ‘Intelligent Surfaces’.
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- AMEE: The Carbon Data Aggregator
- Following a Series A funding round in November 2008, Verdantix met with Gavin Starks, the CEO of AMEE, to hear about his vision for the development of a massive carbon data aggregation and analytics platform. AMEE is a software as a service (SaaS) that captures activity-based energy and emissions data and provides an emissions calculation engine to analyze the data. More accurate and detailed carbon data will enable AMEE to offer valuable analytics.
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- Amsterdam Pilots Energy Technology Schemes
- In 2009 Liander, the Dutch grid operator, partnered with the Amsterdam Innovation Motor (AIM) foundation to explore ways to test new technologies and identify energy efficiency innovations that are commercially viable in Amsterdam. Subsequent partnership with the City of Amsterdam led to the creation of Amsterdam Smart City (ASC) in June 2009.
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- ArcelorMittal Begins To Tackle Climate Change
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports on corporate climate change strategies. ArcelorMittal is the largest steel company in the world with operations in 28 countries. In 2008, ArcelorMittal launched a climate roadmap which includes targets for greenhouse gas reduction and a commitment to work with the EU steel industry on investment in technologies that will reduce the sector’s carbon emissions.
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- Australian Energy & Carbon Efficiency Spend 2009-2014
- This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the Australian market for energy and carbon efficiency spend between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study as quantifying sustainable business spend is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities.
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- Australian Sustainable Business Consulting Spend 2009-2014
- This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the Australian market for sustainable business consulting between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for study as quantifying spending on sustainable business consulting is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities.
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- Australian Sustainable Business Spending 2009-2014
- Verdantix Critical Moments® is a globally scalable model that sizes, forecasts and describes the direction of sustainable business spending. This report, focused on the Australian market, provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate roles with analysis of sustainable business budgets, market size and forecast data.
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- Autodesk & Granta Design Partner For Green Design Software
- This report helps product managers and sustainability executives involved in the development of products in their organization identify new software to achieve sustainable design objectives. In the past five years regulators, supply chain partners and end users have put increasing pressure on firms to address the environmental impact of their products. In response to this demand, on March 22, 2011 computer-aided design (CAD) software firm Autodesk launched its Eco Materials Adviser software.
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- BA Operates Defensive Climate Change Plan
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyzes the defensive climate change strategies implemented by companies in energy intensive sectors. The aviation industry is currently responsible for 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions, a figure which is expected to rise to 5-6% by 2050 through passenger growth.
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- BAE Systems Wakes Up To Climate Change
- Since 2003 BAE Systems, the global aerospace and defence contractor, has submitted a report to the Carbon Disclosure Project but until 2008 its climate change strategy was limited to energy efficiency and regulatory risk management. By appointing a Managing Director for CSR with a strong general management background, investing in an enterprise carbon footprint and engaging with customers and suppliers on sustainability the firm has now pushed its plans out of the hangar onto the runway
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- Best Practices For Building Management Systems
- Resurgent energy prices, national legislation and corporate brand risks have bought energy efficiency to the forefront of private and public sector climate change and sustainability strategies. For many firms, reducing building electricity consumption is a top priority initiative and the operation of an efficient Building Management System (BMS) is often an integral element of the project.
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- Best Practices For Carbon Management
- Economy-wide emissions targets set under the Kyoto Protocol have existed for decades. Greenhouse gas reporting regimes like the EU Emissions Trading Scheme have existed for over 5 years. Back in 2007, hundreds of CEOs launched a frenzy of carbon footprinting projects. Despite this long timeline, very few examples exist of firms with carbon management strategies that actually reduce CO2 emissions.
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- Best Practices For Selecting Energy And Carbon Software (Webinar)
- This webinar will help you save time and minimise risk in the selection of the energy and carbon software best suited to your firm’s requirements. Based on Verdantix research with hundreds of decision makers in energy management, EH&S, sustainability, finance and IT you will learn about the best practices to guide your supplier selection decision.
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- Best Practices For The Carbon Reduction Commitment
- From April 2009 the carbon dioxide emissions of at least 5,000 private and public sector organizations in the UK must be measured and reported by law under a scheme called the Carbon Reduction Commitment. Many organizations are woefully unprepared for this legislation. Individuals responsible for CRC compliance — in energy, finance, environment and CSR roles — need to understand the best practices. Otherwise they may face the wrath of the CEO due to unbudgeted costs and reputational damage.
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- Best Practices In Sustainability Communications
- As executives embrace sustainability across many strategic and operational areas of their business, marketing will be among the fastest growing areas of spending as they try to capitalize on the brand benefits of being seen as responsible. But to date, firms have relegated sustainability either to the corporate social responsibility report – underselling the strategic importance of key initiatives – or ‘green marketing’ campaigns, which the public views with scepticism.
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- Best Practices Selecting Carbon & Energy Software
- This report provides sustainability and energy leaders with a framework to save time and reduce risk in selecting carbon and energy management software. Prior Verdantix research has found that rising energy costs, price volatility, environmental regulation, stakeholder pressure, and internal pressures drive firms to purchase carbon and energy management software, but individuals in energy and sustainability roles often lack experience in selecting enterprise software.
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- Best Practices: EU Emissions Trading System Phase 3
- Phase 3 of the European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS) will begin on January 1, 2013. With the key elements of the Phase 3 policy now agreed in law, this report provides an early view into the impacts of ETS Phase 3 on the utility, industrial and aviation sectors. In contrast to ETS Phase 2 which was hampered by lobbying, loopholes and recession, Phase 3 will impose a top-down cap on EU emissions.
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- BHP Billiton Climate Plan Focuses On Compliance
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses defensive climate change strategies implemented by companies in energy and fuel intensive sectors. Climate change presents financial and operational risks to BHP Billiton, predominantly through increasingly stringent environmental regulations. To combat this, the firm has developed a short-term sustainability plan built on executive leadership, 5 year carbon reduction targets and broad stakeholder engagement.
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- BP Hedges Against An Uncertain Future Climate
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyse corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. BP is the third largest integrated oil and gas company in the world, providing around 2% of the world’s primary energy and generating revenue of $246 billion in 2009. BP references rising energy demand to justify and forecast a large share for its fossil fuel resources in the world’s energy mix over the next 20 years.
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- BT's Connected Reporting Links Strategy And Sustainability
- Accounting for Sustainability created the connected reporting framework to support organizations in linking business strategy, financial performance, and environmental and social trends. This report outlines the framework and key considerations of connected reporting, illustrated by BT Group’s implementation. The framework aims to offer a more balanced view of an organization’s performance than current annual reports usually produced in response to legal disclosure requirements.
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- Business Case For Carbon Management Software
- This report helps individuals in energy, carbon, finance and IT roles to understand the business case for carbon management software. Firms face increasing scrutiny of their energy usage due to higher prices, GHG reporting legislation and CEO commitments to cut CO2 emissions. But most firms lack a system for secure, auditable energy and carbon data management and analysis.
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- Business Case For Solar PV (UK)
- This report helps decision makers to assess the financial and environmental business case of investing in solar photovoltaic (PV) electric generation in the UK. The Verdantix model captures the key cost and revenue components of a solar PV installation for seven different system sizes: 4, 10, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 kilowatt peak (kWp).
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- Business Case For Wind (UK)
- A strong policy environment since the introduction of feed-in tariffs in the UK, lower operating costs, reduction in firm emissions and the strengthening of stakeholder relationships is fostering interest in investments in wind energy. This report helps decision makers involved in energy procurement and meeting environmental goals to assess the financial and environmental business case of investing in wind energy in the UK.
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- Business Implications Of The Copenhagen Accord
- Released on December 19, 2009, the Copenhagen Accord is a three page political declaration that is intended to frame future UN climate change negotiations and codify national policies on adaptation and mitigation. Verdantix believes that the most meaningful elements of the deal are the increased potential for US involvement in a global climate change regime, inclusion of developing country reduction plans in global reporting, and larger pledges of financial support for developing countries.
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- Buyers' Guide To Energy Management Software
- This report provides energy directors, facilities directors, finance directors and VPs of sustainability with independent analysis of the energy management software market. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study because buyers must choose from a dizzying array of software applications to help them manage energy use within their organization. To better understand this topic we interviewed 16 energy management experts and surveyed 72 energy management software suppliers.
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- Buyer's Guide To Sustainable Business Software
- The pressure on firms to collect, store, audit and report accurate sustainability data is growing. Tighter regulations, stakeholder pressure and potential cost savings drive firms to look at better alternatives to existing systems. With so many providers offering solutions in what appears to be a fairly amorphous market, Verdantix surveyed 65 suppliers to clarify and define purchase options for buyers.
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- C3 Unveils Vision For Enterprise Energy Management
- This report provides CEOs, VPs of strategy and VPs of product development with independent analysis of the official launch of C3’s energy management application on August 11, 2011. Co-founded by Tom Siebel and Patricia House, C3 has operated in stealth since 2008. Verdantix spoke with Patricia House, SVP Strategy, and Chris Stauber, VP Products, to find out more about C3 and its software platform.
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- CA Technologies & Capgemini Launch Sustainability BPO
- On February 8, 2011, CA Technologies and Capgemini announced a new global partnership which provides a new energy, carbon and sustainability managed service offering. This partnership will see Capgemini combining its already expansive BPO offering with CA Technologies leading software; Capgemini UK will be the first customer of this service.
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- Canadian Energy & Carbon Efficiency Spend 2009-2014
- This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the Canadian market for energy and carbon efficiency spend between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study as quantifying sustainable business spend is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities.
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- Canadian Sustainable Business Consulting Spend 2009-2014
- This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the Canadian market for sustainable business consulting between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for study as quantifying spending on sustainable business consulting is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities.
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- Canadian Sustainable Business Spending 2009-2014
- This report, focused on the Canadian market, provides sustainability leaders in market-facing and corporate roles with analysis of sustainable business budgets, market size and forecast data. Built from publically disclosed revenue data from 163 firms with Canadian revenues of more than US$750 million in 2008/09, the model finds that sustainable business spend will grow from US$2.3 billion in 2010 to US$3.7 billion in 2014.
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- Capgemini Seizes Smart Metering Opportunities
- Global consulting, technology, outsourcing and professional services firm Capgemini has capitalized on opportunities in the smart metering market, winning several contracts over the past five years, and is poised to benefit from future growth in this area. The smart meter capability falls under Capgemini’s global smart energy services division and is driving 90% of its revenues in this area. Capgemini believes that the greatest immediate smart meter opportunities exist in Europe.
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- Carbon Management Software Market Explodes
- Software applications to help organizations better measure, analyse and manage their greenhouse gas emissions have been available for over 5 years but recently exploded into life as blue-chip investors and billionaire entrepreneurs entered the market. Five unstoppable mega-trends will turn this fledgling market into a multi-billion dollar eco-system by 2020.
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- Carbon Price To Boost Australian Sustainability Market
- This report provides an independent analysis of the Australian Clean Energy Legislative Package, which was passed by the Australian Parliament on 12 October, 2011. This legislation sets a carbon price of AUD23 ($23.4) per tonne of carbon from July 2012 for Australia’s heaviest emitters; a move that will incentivize greater energy efficiency investment across the Australian economy.
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- Carbon Strategy 2.0 (Webinar)
- First generation carbon strategies are coming to an end. Firms must redesign or refresh carbon strategies in the context of regulatory changes and new stakeholder expectations. This Verdantix Webinar will provide Heads of Sustainability, Energy Directors and VPs of Environment with recommendations on how to update and reshape their carbon strategy for disclosure, data collection and GHG reduction targets.
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- Carbon Strategy Benchmark: Internet Sector
- This report provides sustainability leaders with independent analysis of carbon data disclosures, reduction targets and energy strategies for the 14 largest global internet and social networking firms. Verdantix selected this subject for a detailed study to help industry players conduct peer group comparisons, understand sector trends and to steer future target setting plans.
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- Carbon Strategy Benchmark: IT Services Sector
- This report provides sustainability leaders with independent analysis of carbon data disclosures, reduction targets and strategies for the 14 largest global IT systems integrators. Verdantix selected this subject for a detailed study to help industry players conduct peer group comparisons, understand sector trends and to steer future target setting plans.
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- Carrefour Needs Sustainability Objectives
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses the business benefits of corporate climate change plans. Carrefour is the second largest retailer worldwide with 495,000 employees and €85bn revenues in 2009.
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- Case Study: Better Place Electric Vehicle System
- Verdantix met with Josh Steinmann, VP Global Development of Better Place to hear about the roll out plans for the Better Place electric vehicle network. Better Place is a new value chain for road vehicle transport not just a new cleantech venture. The firm has a multi-country roll out plan, government and city partnerships and has raised $400 million in funding. The Better Place business model integrates six operational capabilities.
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- Choosing A Sustainability Assurance Provider (Webinar)
- This webinar will help CSR and EH&S directors, CSOs and CFOs choose a sustainability assurance provider. Mandatory reporting frameworks and increasing investor interest in sustainability encourage firms to engage assurance providers to enhance the credibility of sustainability reports and provide greater confidence to the Board about management systems, performance data and risk controls.
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- Cisco & Schneider Target Building Energy Optimization
- On July 11, 2011, Cisco and Schneider Electric announced a systems integration partnership focused on building energy management. Verdantix selected this subject for a detailed study because this partnership reflects the trend in the energy services market towards a more integrated energy management offering.
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- Cisco Seeks Green Shoots In Sustainability
- Cisco is well-positioned to benefit from climate change and sustainability trends that will influence firms to switch from flights to telepresence and to seek networked software solutions to manage energy demand. To hear more about the plans Verdantix spoke with members of the Cisco EcoBoard. The firm already has a substantial climate change programme underway with strong leadership involvement and clear strategic positioning.
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- Citigroup Is Ready To Compete Over Sustainability
- This case study is one in a series of reports that analyses the climate change and sustainability strategies of large corporates. Citigroup posted revenue of $80 billion in 2009, the firm has 265,300 employees and was formally the world’s largest bank. Backed by a $50 billion pledge in 2007, Citigroup’s sustainability strategy focuses on reducing internal emissions and financing climate change related projects.
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- Climate Bonds Standard Adds Clarity to Green Bond Market
- This report provides Chief Sustainability Officers, Chief Investment Officers, Financial Directors and socially responsible investors with an independent analysis of the Climate Bonds Initiative and Climate Bonds Standard. The capital markets have a critical role to play in the delivery of climate change mitigation and adaptation projects, such as renewable energy projects or energy efficiency investments.
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- Coalition's Impact On The UK's Low Carbon Plans
- The first two months of the UK’s coalition government have now passed. The government has made its intention to support the development of a low carbon economy in both the June budget and its ‘Programme for Government’ clear. At the same time, it has made tackling the UK’s deficit a priority, with £6.2 billion of spending cuts announced across Whitehall.
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- Commercial Realities Of Sustainable Business
- If asked, “What do energy, climate change and sustainability trends mean for your business?” most executives respond that these are long-term trends with the potential to impact the firm’s profitability in the future. But does this perspective maximize shareholder value? This report finds that uncertainty on global and national climate policy, the impact of the Great Recession and recent criticism of climate science block the development of sustainability governance and vision.
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- Communicating The Business And Sustainability Case For Cloud Computing (Webinar)
- Technology providers can step-up their marketing of cloud computing services by communicating the business and environmental value proposition more effectively. Meanwhile buyers of cloud services need to understand how to make the internal case for transitioning IT functions to a public or private cloud.
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- Competitive Analysis Of Sustainable Power Utilities (UK) (Webinar)
- Power utilities should be playing a key role in helping firms improve their sustainability performance, from ‘green energy’ contracts to advisory and technical services on energy management and renewable energy generation. But this is a radical shift in terms of utility business models, and the relationships they have with their clients.
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- Competitive Analysis Of Sustainable Real Estate Advisors (Webinar)
- Buy side actors within the real estate industry are faced with an ever changing legislative agenda surrounding sustainability along with a growing market trend where sustainability expertise and performance is demanded by all stakeholders. Which real estate advisors are in the best position to deliver in this changing market?
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- Competitive Analysis Of US Sustainable Engineering Firms (Webinar)
- Firms and cities in the US face a melee of engineering issues relating to ageing infrastructure, sustainable energy and water supply and use, carbon management and physical damage to property. CSOs, Heads of Procurement, Global Energy Managers and those in municipalities such as Directors of Sustainable Growth are turning to engineering firms to deliver sustainable, cost effective and innovative solutions. Which firms are in the best position to deliver?
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- Consultation Begins For Next Generation GRI Framework
- This report provides individuals responsible for non-financial reporting with a review of current Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting guidelines, which were used by 1,824 organizations in 2010, as well as areas of potential change. Sustainability reporting is a fast growing but immature discipline compared to financial reporting.
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- CRC Inspires Carbon Management Leadership
- To help organizations succeed in the low-carbon world and claim a top spot in the UK government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) league table, we interviewed 202 carbon management experts in the UK’s largest organizations; 55% of which have revenues above $1 billion. Verdantix found that the cash flow impact of the CRC, the brand risk implications and the compliance requirements put the spotlight on the CEO and CFO.
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- CRC League Table Reveals Energy Management Disparities
- This report provides energy managers with an independent analysis of the results of the UK Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Performance League Table, published by the UK Environment Agency on November 8, 2011. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study to disentangle the rankings of 2,103 private sector and public sector organizations scored by the voluntary roll out of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) meters and proportion of CRC emissions certified under the Carbon Trust Standard.
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- Defining Sustainable Business: A Guide For Executives
- This report aims to help executives struggling to define what sustainability means for their firm with a review of prominent descriptions of sustainable business. Most conceptions of what a sustainable business looks like focus on challenges such as: rising population and consumption; the accessibility of the earth’s resources, the consequences of social change; and long-term success.
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- Defining The Market For Sustainable Cities (Webinar)
- This webinar is designed to help senior executives in technology, power utility, real estate and construction firms understand the initiative level opportunities in sustainable cities. Based on recent Verdantix research and case studies, this webinar defines the sustainable urban development market, clarifies the sector’s prospects based on the current macro-economic context, drivers and barriers, and provides a template of the ecosystem of actors involved.
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- Defining The Sustainable Urban Development Market
- This research helps senior executives in organizations involved in the urban development value chain to understand the sustainable urban development market structure, to identify its prospects and to develop appropriate business strategies. While the number of global sustainable urban development projects has multiplied over the past two years, the private sector is still struggling to find how to uncover market opportunities.
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- Deloitte Acquires Rare Sustainability Expertise
- On December 13, 2010 Deloitte Consulting announced the acquisition of the assets of two US sustainability consultants: ClearCarbon and DOMANI. The big four firm made a smart move by acquiring one technical and one strategic specialist sustainability consultant, complementing its core team with rare domain expertise focused on sustainability initiatives and cross-industry best practices.
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- Development Funds Prioritize Sustainable City Projects
- This report helps senior executives in environmental, engineering, and management services firms to identify sustainable urban development project opportunities. The World Bank estimates that low- and middle-income countries need $1.1 trillion in annual expenditure on infrastructure until 2015, yet funding represents one of the main blockers for the execution of sustainable urban development projects.
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- Dry Washing Innovation Nears Commercial Market
- Water scarcity risks will impact most of the world’s population within the next fifteen years. Combined with greater emphasis on sustainability in business and consumer markets, demand for innovations that offer alternatives to water-intensive processes, like the ‘almost waterless’ washing machine developed by UK-based start-up Xeros, will soar.
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- Durban Sends Lightweight Signals For Sustainable Business
- This report provides Heads of Sustainability and Heads of Policy with an independent analysis of the key decisions adopted at the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Durban. With the December 31, 2012 deadline of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol looming, Durban was an opportunity for policy makers to establish a new global climate change treaty, and ensure continuity of the mechanisms already in place.
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- Econcern Receivership Highlights Cleantech Risks
- Econcern, a Netherlands headquartered energy and cleantech group with 1,000 employees, filed for the Dutch equivalent of receivership on May 26, 2009. The firm had plans for massive expansion through its five business units in consulting, renewable energy projects, small-scale solar power implementation, carbon projects and cleantech venture capital. The financial crisis wrecked the firm’s growth plans.
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- ECOtality Capitalizes On EV Infrastructure Funding
- Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure firm ECOtality has secured $114.8 million in grants from the US Department of Energy in order to implement ‘The EV Project’. This represents the largest EV infrastructure project in the USA with a total value of $230 million. Its objective is to deploy and evaluate techniques for optimizing the effectiveness of infrastructure which supports widespread EV deployment.
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- EDF Energy Unlocks Energy Services Opportunities
- On May 27, 2011, EDF Energy announced an innovative energy contract bundling energy supply and services for Morrisons supermarket, guaranteeing £1 million ($1.6 million) of savings annually. This deal signals a step change in the energy services market because this is the first time that energy management contracts including guaranteed savings have been bundled with energy supply contracts in the UK.
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- Encana Plans For A Carbon Constrained Future
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyze corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. EnCana Corporation, the North American integrated oil and gas giant, generated revenues of $30 billion in 2008 and had 8000 employees. Emerging from the split of EnCana Corporation in November 2009, Encana, the pure play natural gas provider based in Calgary, delivered revenues of $3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2010 and has 5000 employees.
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- Enecore Carbon: CDM Shake-Out Survivor
- Founded in 2006, Enecore is a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) consulting firm with offices in Beijing and London. By aligning its professional services with the needs of European carbon credit compliance buyers like RWE and Nuon, avoiding negative financial impacts from carbon credit price volatility and diversifying its revenue streams, Enecore has emerged as a survivor from the brutal market shake-out.
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- EnerNOC Expansion Targets Strategic Energy Management
- Rising energy costs, increased price volatility, tighter energy and carbon regulation and increased stakeholder awareness of sustainability elevate the commercial importance of energy management within firms. This report provides energy directors, facilities directors, finance directors and VPs of sustainability with independent analysis of EnerNOC’s response to the market shift towards strategic energy management.
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- Enviance & CH2M HILL Partner For GHG Solutions
- Enviance and CH2M HILL partnered to accelerate the delivery of GHG solutions. This partnership responds to market demands triggered by state-level regulations on GHG reporting. Verdantix believes that customers will benefit from the combination of Enviance’s proven software-as-a-service platform with CH2M HILL’s market leading implementation support. The hosted solution is more cost-effective than licensing an enterprise application.
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- EU Sets Cap On Phase 3 ETS Allowances
- The European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which was launched on January 1, 2005, is the largest multinational trading scheme in the world. It caps the emissions of more than 11,500 energy-intensive installations, driving the bloc’s 27 nations towards complying with Kyoto Protocol targets. The EU Commission set the cap on emissions for Phase 3 of the scheme, which runs from 2013-2020, although it is not final.
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- Federal Procurement Rule Demands Greater Sustainability
- This report provides an independent analysis of the impact of the new procurement regulations for firms wishing to sell goods or services to US federal agencies. Annual spend on goods and services by these agencies totals $500 billion and is governed by a rigid set of rules and regulations known as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
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- FedEx Prepares For Oil Price Risks
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate climate change and sustainability programmes. FedEx first implemented strategic plans to reduce fleet atmospheric emissions and improve fuel efficiency over a decade ago and cemented this commitment in 2008 with the release of its ‘20 by 2020’ relative emissions reduction targets. With a fleet of over 50,000 owned motorized ground vehicles and 660 aircraft, fuel costs account for 10.7% of FedEx’s revenue.
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- Financial Crisis Triggers Climate Change Shake-Out
- The financial crisis will trigger a recession in developed economies which has negative implications for the climate change sector. The epicentre of the financial crisis is property, banking and consumer markets — none of which directly impact spending on climate change. But nobody escapes the effects of a recession. CFOs will block discretionary spend on voluntary offsets, CEOs will stall climate strategy development, investors will avoid high risk propositions.
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- First Integrated Reporting Framework Released
- South Africa leads the world in developing and implementing the practice of integrated reporting. Integrated reporting creates a single report to all stakeholders synthesizing the most relevant financial and sustainability information. From March 1, 2010, all 457 firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange must produce an integrated report for financial years starting from this date. This report highlights key considerations for firms preparing to adopt integrated reporting.
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- First RGGI Auction Is A Crucial Proof Of Concept
- The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cap-and-trade scheme covering the emissions from approximately 230 electricity generating units of 25 MW capacity or more in ten north-eastern US states. On September 25, 2008 RGGI successfully completed its first auction of CO2 allowances in preparation for the start of the first compliance period in January 2009. RGGI is a crucial proof of concept for a federal cap-and-trade scheme.
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- Five Pitfalls Of Sustainable Business Software
- New compliance requirements, pressure from customers and the potential to achieve energy cost savings drive organizations like Intuit, Marsh Supermarkets, Metcash and New York City to implement sustainable business software designed to help firms achieve business objectives linked to energy and fuel efficiency, carbon emissions, water consumption, social impacts and environmental compliance.
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- Focus: Arreon Carbon And CDM In China
- Arreon Carbon is a carbon credit developer focused on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) opportunities in the Chinese market. This report provides a detailed assessment of the Arreon Carbon business, explains the CDM value network, digs into the core capabilities of this carbon credit developer and points to the future of the industry.
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- Focus: IBM Repositions Big Green
- In May 2007 IBM announced that it would “redirect” $1 billion per year to dramatically increase the energy efficiency of data centres. The success, or lack of success, of IBM’s Big Green strategy is important for the market because it sets the tempo for the rollout of similar strategies from other IT services firms. What has IBM learnt after investing its first $1 billion?
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- Focus: Symantec's Climate Change Innovation Opportunity
- Symantec is one of the world’s largest software firms with 17,500 employees and a focus on IT security and infrastructure software. The firm recently announced new solutions to help customers improve energy efficiency in the data centre and reduce its own carbon emissions. Verdantix believes that the time has come for the software industry, which lags many other sectors, to shift gears on climate change.
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- Focus: The FSA Identifies Emissions Trading Risks
- On March 31, 2008 the Financial Services Authority’s Commodities Group published a report assessing the risks associated with trading in the emissions market. The FSA identifies unique risks in emissions trading due to the political basis of the market and the lack of an underlying trade-able physical commodity. What are the specific risks that emissions market participants need to be aware of and what does the FSA risk assessment mean for the market?
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- Focus: What JP Morgan's Climate Care Acquisition Means
- On March 26, 2008 JP Morgan announced the acquisition of UK-based Climate Care for an undisclosed sum. The 40-strong Climate Care team will become part of JP Morgan's Environmental Markets team with a decision to be made in the future about the Climate Care brand. The rationale for the deal includes investing in large-scale emissions reduction, supporting the voluntary market and strengthening JP Morgan's commodity business. But what does the acquisition mean for other carbon markets players?
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- France Sustainable Business Spending 2010 - 2015
- Verdantix Critical Moments® is a globally scalable model that sizes, forecasts and describes the direction of sustainable business spending. This report, focused on the French market, provides sustainability leaders in market-facing and corporate roles with analysis of sustainable business budgets, market size and forecast data.
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- Fresh & Easy Starts Sustainable Software Journey
- This is one in a series of Verdantix reports on corporate sustainability strategies and the use of sustainable business software that analyses the business drivers behind Fresh & Easy’s selection of a Verisae application. Fresh & Easy is a $302 million US retail firm that committed itself to an ambitious climate change plan, outlined by its parent firm, Tesco.
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- Future View: Dongtan And Masdar Eco-Cities
- The municipal governments of Shanghai and Abu Dhabi have launched plans for multi-billion pound eco-cities called Dongtan and Masdar respectively. But do these low carbon city plans really matter in the fight against climate change? This report presents the most recent information on the dimensions of the eco-city plans, their current state of development and assesses their meaning for the transformation of existing cities.
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- Germany Launches Radical Energy Plan
- On September 28, 2010, the German government approved a national 40-year energy plan. Entitled ‘Energy Concept’, it takes an integrated, multi-tier approach setting the roadmap for Germany to generate 60% of its energy from renewables by 2050. The plan sets out a series of measures, including an expansion in offshore wind generation, greater energy efficiency and the construction of a smart grid.
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- Germany Sustainable Business Spending 2010 - 2015 (Forthcoming)
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Verdantix Critical Moments® is a globally scalable model that sizes, forecasts and describes the direction of sustainable business spending. This report, focused on the German market, provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate roles with analysis of sustainable business budgets, market size and forecast data. The forecast is built from publicly disclosed revenue data from firms with revenues in the German market of more than US$1 billion in 2009/10.
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- Government Contracts Boost UK Smart Meter Ecosystem
- This report provides product and portfolio managers in technology and telecoms firms with an independent analysis of the impact of the recent UK government smart meter communications contracts, announced on 30 August, 2011. Verdantix selected this subject for study because the multi-billion pound contracts will create a significant boost for smart meter roll-out and the development of a UK smart meter ecosystem.
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- Green Investment Bank Supports Low-Carbon Growth
- On October 20, 2010 the UK government announced the establishment of the Green Investment Bank to accelerate investment in clean energy and sustainable technologies.
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- Green Leases Become A Practical Option For The Willing
- This report helps building owners and occupiers adopt a robust sustainability action plan when negotiating leases. Contractual engagements between landlord and tenant based on enlightened self interest can enable activities that lower energy spend and carbon emissions thereby producing value adding benefits for all stakeholders. The key barriers to wide scale adoption of green leases are market culture, structure and norms.
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- Green Quadrant Carbon & Energy Management Software 2010 (Global)
- The global market for carbon and energy software is intensely competitive — buyers choose from over 100 suppliers. To help buyers save time, save money and reduce risk in their selection process this Verdantix report compares 28 software applications that pre-qualify as a potential fit for $1 billion revenue firms. Our analysis is based on interviews with 15 buyers, live demonstrations of the 28 applications and supplier responses to a 99 point questionnaire.
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- Green Quadrant Carbon Management Software 2009 (Global)
- This report provides individuals responsible for carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) data collection, planning, forecasting, reporting and reduction projects with an in-depth, fact-based analysis of 22 carbon management software solutions. Whether in the private sector or public sector, Energy Managers, CSR Directors, Sustainability Officers and Facilities Directors need to switch from utility bills and Microsoft Excel to a more robust and auditable software-based carbon management process.
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- Green Quadrant CDM Project Developers 2008 (Global)
- The Clean Development Mechanism value chain is complex, opaque and immature. Carbon credit buyers like banks, funds and utilities want certainty about the delivery of Certified Emission Reductions and low prices. To help them understand which CDM project developers they should turn to this Green Quadrant analysis assesses and compares 23 leading project developers on a wide range of evaluation criteria.
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- Green Quadrant Climate Change Business Consulting 2008 (UK)
- The corporate market in the UK is gradually moving into a period where action on climate change is a necessity. As a result, demand for climate change business consulting services is growing. Today’s buying trends focus on understanding the scope of the problem. To assist climate change leaders in their selection of an external adviser this Green Quadrant compares 16 consulting firms against 74 criteria grouped into three dimensions: service completeness, market momentum and global presence.
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- Green Quadrant Climate Change Consulting 2009 (US)
- In the US market demand for advice on climate change and sustainability is growing due to a dramatic shift in US climate change policy, the cost reduction potential of “green” programs and competitive pressure to implement a climate change strategy. This Green Quadrant report helps buyers of consulting services to shortlist and hire consulting firms that best meet their needs for external expertise.
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- Green Quadrant CSR Assurance Providers 2008 (UK)
- Firms are under pressure from stakeholders, investors, competitors to enhance CSR reporting and invest in CSR assurance. But CSR directors and the executive team face a bewildering choice of assurance providers, international standards and project scopes. This report provides a detailed assessment of Acona, Bureau Veritas, Corporate Citizenship, Deloitte, DNV, Enviros, Ernst & Young, KPMG, LRQA, SGS, The Reassurance Network, The Virtuous Circle, URS Corporation and WSP Group.
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- Green Quadrant Emissions Trading Exchanges 2008 (Global)
- The global emissions market has grown from nothing in 2004 to a market with traded volume worth about €25 billion in 2007 according to Barclays Capital. This rapid development has seen a raft of product launches, partnerships, acquisitions and investments by leading commodities and derivatives exchanges. Over the next 2 years the complexity will increase as more exchanges spring up around the world and additional climate-change linked derivatives such as disaster and weather risk are traded.
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- Green Quadrant Energy Consulting 2009 (UK)
- In the UK demand for energy consulting is growing driven by volatile energy markets, the carbon and sustainability agenda and new regulations. This Green Quadrant report helps buyers of energy advisory services to shortlist consulting firms that are best positioned to meet their needs. Based on interviews with 15 customers and 12 practice leaders and executives, the analysis applies 43 criteria to understand the capabilities, market success and UK coverage of 17 firms.
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- Green Quadrant Energy Management Software (Global) 2011
- This report provides a detailed benchmark of fifteen enterprise energy management software applications to help corporate buyers save time, reduce cost and mitigate risks in product and supplier selection.
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- Green Quadrant Environmental NGOs 2009 (UK)
- This report provides executives responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility with an in-depth, fact-based assessment of 12 leading Environmental NGOs. NGOs like The Climate Group and WWF are key stakeholders who influence, validate and advise on corporate environmental and climate change strategies. They also influence the standards and new policy frameworks which shape future markets.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainability Assurance 2011 (Global)
- The financial materiality of sustainability performance data relating to energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, supply chain policies and environmental management is growing. As a result, a wider range of senior managers need confidence in these data sets and management systems.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainability Business Consulting 2011 (UK)
- During the last four years, a combination of ramping energy costs, climate change policy, new market opportunities and competitive dynamics has encouraged FTSE 100 firms to invest in more ambitious corporate sustainability strategies. To help decision makers in roles such as CEO, CSO and COO this Green Quadrant report provides a detailed, fact-based comparison of the 14 sustainability business consulting firms most active in the UK market.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainability Communications Agencies 2010 (US)
- In the last 12 months Chief Marketing Officers, Brand Directors and Chief Sustainability Officers have taken on the mantle of corporate sustainability marketing, building on the successes of CSR directors and corporate citizenship leaders. This is new territory for marketing and sustainability leaders, so to whom can they turn for help and guidance?
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- Green Quadrant Sustainable Engineering Firms 2010 (US)
- US firms and cities face sustainability issues from ageing infrastructure, unsustainable energy supply, water stress as well as physical damage to infrastructure. Sustainable engineering tackles these problems as well as providing the added benefit of operational cost savings, which is critical for firms and cities with tight budgets. Firms and cities often find it difficult to differentiate between providers of sustainable engineering solutions.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainable Power Utilities 2011 (UK)
- Regulation, stakeholder expectations and rising costs are driving firms to increase investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Traditionally customers have limited their interaction with power utilities to their energy supply contract, but as utilities increase investment in their energy services capabilities, they are better positioned to offer both sustainable supply and demand management services.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainable Real Estate Advisors (UK)
- The UK market for real estate advisory services faces new challenges as client focus turns to energy and sustainability. This Green Quadrant report provides a detailed and fact-based comparison of 17 of the leading real estate advisors operating in the UK. The analysis is based on interviews with 15 buy side firms, advisors’ responses to a 44 point questionnaire, desktop research and detailed supplier interviews.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainable Technology Services 2011 (Global)
- The revenue opportunities for firms providing sustainable technology services far exceed those associated with Green IT. Traditional building and data centre energy efficiency implementations remain central to buyers’ sustainability strategies but climate change risk assessment IT systems and intelligent transport IT systems projects grow in importance. Buyers often find it difficult to differentiate between suppliers of sustainable technology services.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainable Technology Services 2012 (Global) forthcoming
- During the last 2 years virtually all global and regional technology services firms have established one or more dedicated practice groups that offer energy, environment and sustainability solutions. This report provides buyers of technology solutions in line of business roles as well as IT management with a detailed assessment of the service offerings available from the major suppliers in the market. The study will also provide practice leaders with a unique analysis of the global market.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainable Telecoms 2009 (Europe)
- This report provides a detailed assessment on 53 criteria of the internal sustainability credentials and customer-facing sustainable telecoms solutions of AT&T, BT, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon and Vodafone. The key conclusion of the report is that customers want more sustainability innovation from telecoms operators and show much less interest in telcos' own sustainability achievements. Orange leads the market on sustainable telecoms solutions.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainable Telecoms 2010 (Europe)
- Telecoms services, such as smart meter connectivity, telecommuting, fleet telematics and video collaboration play an important role in delivering sustainability programme targets such as fuel efficiency, energy cost reduction and travel substitution. This Green Quadrant report provides a detailed, fact-based comparison of nine sustainable telecoms solutions provided by the 17 largest telecoms operators in the European market.
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- Green Quadrant Sustainable Telecoms 2011 (Europe)
- This Green Quadrant report provides a detailed, fact-based comparison of ten sustainable telecoms solutions provided by 18 of the largest telecoms operators in the European market. Verdantix selected this subject for a detailed study because telecoms services, such as video conferencing, online collaboration, and cloud computing play an important role in delivering sustainability programme targets such as energy cost reduction, travel substitution and fuel efficiency.
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- Green Real Estate Retrofit Funds Attract $3.5bn
- The number of investment funds focused on sustainable real estate is increasing. Once viewed as a niche within the real estate industry, increased understanding among tenants of sustainability’s co-benefits in terms of cost savings, employee productivity and corporate image have helped drive the issue.
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- Greenprint Unveils Real Estate Carbon Index
- Greenprint Foundation, created in mid-2009, is an innovative alliance of real estate investors and occupiers committed to increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, while enhancing property values across the global real estate industry.
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- Hara Aligns With Strategic Energy Management Ecosystem
- This report analyzes the strategy of energy and environment software supplier Hara following the firm’s recent Series C funding and its recruitment of Ray Lane to the Board. The $25 million in funding together with strategic investors from the energy value chain will help align the Hara business with the emerging opportunity to provide strategic energy management.
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- Hara Fund Raising Pressures Competitors
- Hara Software, a California headquartered software firm focused on solutions for energy, carbon and environmental management raised a $14 million Series B round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Nth Power and JAFCO Ventures. To hear more about the rationale for the additional investment and business plans Verdantix spoke with the CEO, Amit Chatterjee and the CMO Chris Farinacci on the day the deal was announced.
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- Hara Wins Strategic Deal With Abu Dhabi Utility
- On December 7, 2010, Hara announced its largest carbon and energy software deal to date and its first customer in the Middle East. The deal with the government-owned Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) will see Hara’s Environmental and Energy Management (EEM) software deployed across over 200,000 facilities. Working with Hara, ADWEA aims to implement an energy efficiency programme to achieve an estimated $3 billion in cost savings over the next 10 years.
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- Hilton Worldwide Begins To Tackle Strategic Risks
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. Hilton Worldwide is a privately owned global hotel franchise with revenues of $7.7 billion, 130,000 employees and 3,600 hotels in 81 countries. In 2008, Hilton Worldwide announced targets of a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions, waste production and energy use, and a 10% reduction in water consumption by 2014 compared to 2008 levels.
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- Hot Topics In Corporate Sustainability Strategy (Webinar)
- What issues define corporate sustainability in 2012? Sustainability has come a long way in the last four years. But the growth in the number of issues captured under complicates the management challenge. Carbon, energy, water or biodiversity differ in relative importance for companies, their maturity in dealing with each impact, and the solutions at their disposal.
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- How To Establish A Carbon Reduction Capex Budget
- CFOs need a mechanism to set up a carbon reduction capex budget due to CEO commitments on GHG reductions, reduced acceptance of offset strategies and a lack of existing budget for energy efficiency and carbon management. Seven steps define a transparent mechanism for raising funds from business units and functional groups with energy consuming assets. Existing carbon footprints should drive contributions based on an internally agreed price of carbon.
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- How To Finance Corporate Energy Efficiency
- This report helps energy directors, facilities directors and finance directors to identify financing solutions for energy efficiency investments. Based on interviews with 13 energy management financing experts, Verdantix finds that although firms prefer to self-finance energy efficiency programmes, 10 alternative types of external financing solutions exist.
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- How To Improve Sustainability With Telecoms Solutions 2010 (Webinar)
- Based on our new Green Quadrant study of the sustainability solutions from 17 telecoms operators such as AT&T, BT Group, Cable & Wireless, Deutsche Telekom, Orange and TeliaSonera this webinar provides insights for customers to leverage telecoms innovations to accelerate sustainability performance. Solutions covered by the analysis include sustainable telecoms consulting, smart grid connectivity, telepresence, machine-to-machine sensor networks and recycled mobile handsets.
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- How To Refresh Your Climate Change Strategy (Webinar)
- Many climate change strategies were set in the 2005-2007 period. Much has changed since then. Verdantix research has identified that firms are moving towards a strategy refresh from 2011. This webinar provides insights on how to get the strategy refresh right in the context of new regulations, energy trends and competitive environment. We will also address the options for choosing a management consulting firm to support your strategy development process.
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- How To Select A PR/Marketing Agency For Sustainability (Webinar)
- Based on our new Green Quadrant study of the sustainability communications offerings of 18 PR firms, advertising agencies, brand identity consultants, and sustainability boutiques, this webinar provides insights for customers to evaluate which firms to hire to create credible, effective communications around their sustainability initiatives.
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- How To Select Carbon & Energy Management Software (Webinar)
- As carbon and energy management grow more financially material, firms are moving from excel spreadsheets to robust and auditable software solutions. But the software market is awash with over 100 suppliers making the vendor selection task time-consuming, frustrating and risky for buyers in energy, facilities, real estate and sustainability roles.
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- HP Achieves Leadership On Carbon Reductions
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyse corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. Hewlett-Packard (HP) is one of the world’s largest technology firms with revenues of $118.4 billion in the most recent financial year delivered by 321,000 employees worldwide. Due to its manufacturing roots and the outlook of the company founders, HP has had a constant emphasis on environmental performance.
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- HP Launches Energy & Sustainability Management Initiative
- On March 10 2011, HP announced the launch of its new Energy and Sustainability Management (ESM) initiative. HP’s ESM initiative takes an enterprise-wide view and aims to provide energy and sustainability services to all business functions. The initiative draws on the IT services and business consulting expertise from the acquisition of EDS in 2008 and EYP Mission Critical Facilities in 2007.
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- HSBC Needs To Reduce Emphasis On Climate Change
- HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, with revenues of $78.6 billion and 302,000 employees in 2009. In 2005 HSBC kick-started its sustainability programme at its internal global environment conference and in 2007 the firm established its corporate sustainability department.
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- Hybrid Corporations Pursue Profit And Public Benefit
- This report provides an overview of benefit corporation legislation passed by state legislatures in four US states and being considered in seven others, promoted by B Lab, a US not-for-profit organization. Firms choosing to incorporate as benefit corporations must designate a public purpose: a material positive impact on society or the environment, as well as expand fiduciary duty in their governing documents and decision making.
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- IBM Acquires TRIRIGA To Boost Smarter Buildings Initiative
- On March 22, 2011, IBM announced the acquisition of TRIRIGA, a US-based software supplier of Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS). The acquisition forms part of IBM’s ‘Smarter Buildings’ initiative, which aims to improve operations, reduce operating costs, lower energy consumption, and enhance occupant satisfaction for its clients.
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- IBM Blends Smart IT With Sustainable Infrastructure
- IBM has reframed its activities focused on energy efficiency, smart grid, electric vehicles and renewable energy in a new market strategy, announced in October 2010, that focuses on sustainable infrastructure.
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- IBM Smarter Cities Software Aims To Optimize City Resources
- This report helps senior executives within the urban development ecosystem and public sector authorities to understand new products and services that aim to curb the environmental impact of urban communities. On June 6, 2011, IBM publicly launched its Intelligent Operations Center, a software product designed to help city authorities and agencies address the growing pressures on urban systems amidst current resource constraints.
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- IHS Builds Environmental Software Powerhouse
- On September 17, 2009, the $844 million annual revenue information services firm IHS, announced it had acquired Environmental Support Solutions (ESS) for $59 million. This deal follows on the heels of the acquisitions of EnvironMax, Dolphin Software and Environmental Software Providers (ESP) in 2007 and 2008. To hear more about the rationale for the deal and future plans, Verdantix spoke with the IHS VP Environment, Scott Lockhart.
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- IHS Launches Ecosystem For Sustainability Transformation
- This report provides an assessment of the strategic alliance between IHS and Deloitte announced in September 2011. Verdantix heard that IHS plans to create an ecosystem of IT systems integrator partners to drive sales for enterprise-wide, technology-enabled sustainability transformation programmes. IHS believes the time is right to focus on large-scale sustainability projects due to customer plans to take a more strategic approach to sustainability over the next 5 years.
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- India: Sustainable Business Spend 2009-15 (forthcoming)
- Verdantix Critical Moments® is a globally scalable model that sizes, forecasts and describes the direction of sustainable business spending. This report, focused on the Indian market, provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate roles with analysis of sustainable business budgets, market size and forecast data. The forecast is built from publicly disclosed revenue data from firms with revenues in the Indian market of more than US$1 billion in 2009/10.
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- Innovation: Drax Group's Big Biomass Strategy
- Drax Group, the operator of Europe’s largest coal-fired power station, has diversified its power generation business into biomass. By mid-2010 the firm expects to have 500MW of co-fired coal/biomass generation capacity. The firm is investing £2 billion to build three 300MW dedicated biomass generation facilities with a target operational date of 2014. The carrots and sticks of climate change policy have driven the business logic behind the investment plans.
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- Innovation: Tesco's Eco-Store Strategy
- In January 2007 Tesco’s CEO, Sir Terry Leahy, announced a climate change strategy which included cutting carbon emissions from stores by 50 per cent by 2020 relative to 2006. After 2 years of trial projects, the firm recently announced the opening of its first fully-fledged eco-store in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.
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- Innovative UK Industrial Symbiosis Model Exported
- The UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) is an innovative example of industrial symbiosis, where one firm’s waste becomes another firm’s input. International Synergies coordinates the NISP membership network, using regional workshops and a proprietary database to identify opportunities for members to gain mutual value by repurposing waste streams.
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- Insider View: Building The Next Climate Change Regime
- Climate change is rarely out of the media spotlight but are businesses taking action? Among experts there is agreement on the scale of the economic transformation required, the policy framework and the sticks and carrots to effect change. There is also awareness of a plethora of blocking factors including insufficient mindshare outside the HQs of the largest corporates, too much expectation placed on carbon markets and limited business expertise in implementing climate change programmes.
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- Integrated Reporting Think Tank Launched
- On 2 August, 2010 The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) officially launched the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC). This new think tank aims to bring together international stakeholders to develop a global reporting standard that incorporates environmental, social, governance and financial information within a single report, under the concept of ‘integrated reporting’.
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- Intel's Sustainability Vision Focuses On Smart Grid
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. Intel is the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker generating revenues of $35.1 billion in 2009. Intel aims to integrate sustainability into all facets of its business strategy, and sets absolute and relative targets for GHG emissions, energy, and water consumption from its own operations.
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- Investment Manager Survey: Renewables, Environment & Cleantech
- This report provides insights into the future of investments in the renewables, environmental assets and cleantech (REC) sector. Based on interviews with 26 investment managers across the funding value chain and discussions with 7 industry experts the study concludes investors, funds and executives who successfully traverse the 2009 to 2010 funding gap will benefit from a positive investment environment from 2011.
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- Is Google A Sustainability Leader In Hiding?
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyse corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. Google is an internet search engine provider, generating revenue of $21.8 billion in 2008 with 10,000 employees worldwide. Google’s sustainability goals include water management and a commitment to carbon neutrality.
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- IT Will Power Boom In Energy Managed Services
- The carbon management agenda is driving a new wave of entrants into the more established managed energy services market. Software suppliers, specialist consultants and technology services firms are all targeting the growing market of combined carbon and energy managed services.
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- Johnson Controls Turns Sustainability Into Growth
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. In 2007, Johnson Controls incorporated sustainability into the firm’s Visions and Values, which highlights sustainability as a core value for the firm.
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- Lack Of Funding Blocks Amtrak's Sustainability Path
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. Amtrak, or the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, was founded in 1971 and has 20,000 employees. The United States’ sole intercity passenger railroad company is owned in majority by the US Federal Government and is funded through the Department for Transportation.
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- Logica Benefits From Sustainability Creativity
- Logica is positioning itself to benefit from climate change trends through the delivery of innovative solutions and internal cost cutting sustainability measures. To hear more about their actions Verdantix met with the CEO of Logica Iberia and the Chairman of their Global Utilities Board. As a first port of call the firm has used sustainability as a core means of cutting back internal operational expenditure.
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- Low Carbon Real Estate Fund Launched In The UK
- Launched in 2010, the Threadneedle Low Carbon Workplace Trust (LCW) invests predominately in existing commercial office buildings and repositions them through extensive green refurbishments. The LCW comprises three partners, Threadneedle Property Investment, Stanhope and The Carbon Trust. Where possible, the LCW will partner with tenants in pre-letting agreements, enabling broad based tenant engagement from the beginning of the investment.
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- M&S Brand Benefits From Its Climate Plan
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyze the business benefits of corporate climate change plans. Marks & Spencer is one of the UK’s largest retailers with sales in the 2007/08 financial year of £9,022 million. In January 2007 the CEO announced a 100 point eco-plan dubbed “Plan A”. Brand benefits are the most readily identifiable achievements from the plan for Marks & Spencer. But in the midst of a recession and new regulations “Plan A” needs a refresh.
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- Mandatory GHG Reporting On The Horizon For UK Firms
- This report provides individuals with responsibility for sustainability accounting and reporting with a synthesis of government proposed mandatory GHG reporting options for UK firms and organizations. On May 11, 2011, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) opened a consultation on mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting for UK organizations.
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- Market Overview: Enterprise Energy Management Software (Webinar)
- This Verdantix webinar will provide you with unique insights into the complex energy management software market and provide an independent comparison of software providers. Drawing on nine months of research including interviews, product demonstrations and in-depth comparative analysis of 15 software providers, we will reveal leading suppliers in the market today.
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- Market Overview: Sustainable Technology Services (Webinar)
- IT services firms such as Deloitte, IBM, Logica and Wipro provide a wide range of technology services linked to sustainable business programmes. But which provider is best positioned to support your firm’s initiatives in areas like energy efficiency, carbon data collection, smart grid IT systems design, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and sustainability performance management?
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- Marks & Spencer's New Store Cuts Carbon Emissions By 23%
- Building stock is a key target for action as firms seek for ways to reduce their environmental impact. This report helps facilities managers, retail occupiers and property developers understand some of the emerging trends in sustainable retail management, occupation and development, taking UK food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) as a case study.
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- Masterclass: How To Grow Revenues In The Energy, Environment & Sustainability Market
- Masterclass: How To Grow Revenues In The Energy, Environment And Sustainability Market
September 21, 2011
Central London
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- Metrus's Energy Efficiency As A Service Benefits BAE Systems
- In October 2010 and June 2011, Siemens Building Technologies completed the construction of $1 million and $2.2 million energy efficiency projects in Merrimack, New Hampshire, and Greenlawn, New York, for BAE Systems, the global aerospace and defence contractor. Metrus Energy provided 100% of the initial capital for the project, while BAE Systems pays Metrus Energy an energy efficiency service charge for the savings delivered, under Metrus Energy’s Energy Services Agreement.
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- New ISO 50001 Aims To Tackle The Energy Management Deficit
- This report provides EH&S Directors, Heads of Facilities, Energy Directors and VPs of Sustainability with independent analysis of the new ISO 50001 standard. Verdantix finds that the new standard, released on June 15, 2011, seeks to establish an international, cross-industry framework for energy management within organizations.
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- Novacem Develops Carbon Negative Cement
- The cement industry is currently a major contributor to climate change, responsible for 5% of global carbon emissions. Innovation within the sector has unearthed the possibility of turning this greenhouse gas source into a carbon sink. To hear more about developments Verdantix spoke with the CEO of Novacem, a start-up developing carbon negative cement.
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- NYC Strategy Aims To Catalyse Change Through Stakeholders
- This report helps senior executives within the real estate development value chain to understand strategies and business models that aim to curb the environmental impact of urban communities. In April 2011 New York City (NYC) presented an updated version of its sustainability strategy PlaNYC 2030. First launched in 2007, the strategy addresses the four main challenges NYC faces over the next 20 years: ageing infrastructure, growing population, evolving economy, and climate change.
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- Orange And Veolia Team Up For Smart Water Metering
- This report helps senior executives within the urban development ecosystem and public sector authorities to understand new services that help urban communities curb their environmental impacts. In March 2011, Veolia Water and Orange launched the m2ocity joint venture, a new model for operating low-power smart metering networks to support municipal water distribution utilities in France.
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- Orange Targets Sustainability Leadership
- Over the last 2 years Orange has accelerated its internal and customer facing sustainability initiatives and ranked in the Leaders Quadrant of the Verdantix analysis of sustainable telecoms operators in Europe. To hear more about the Orange strategy, Verdantix met with Marc Fossier who in February 2009 was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer.
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- Overcoming Barriers To Sustainability Leadership
- As firms upgrade their sustainability strategies they run into execution risks due to a lack of organizational capacity and leadership with power to make changes happen. Verdantix hosted a seminar of industry thought leaders to identify today’s challenges and potential solutions. Firms must deal with the inertia of existing organizational structures, the complexity of implementing change, pushback from Board members and a lack of involvement from the CFO.
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- Panoptix Targets Building Energy Performance Optimization
- This report provides building owners, occupiers and managers with independent analysis of Panoptix, a suite of building energy management software applications and services launched by Johnson Controls in October, 2011. The Panoptix solution is a scalable energy management software and services platform for real estate owners, occupiers and managers.
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- PepsiCo Pioneers Sustainable Water Technologies
- This report provides CSOs and VPs of sustainability with an independent analysis of PepsiCo’s sustainability strategy. To understand how firms exposed to water risk are defining their sustainability programme, Verdantix selected PepsiCo, a $57.8 billion global food and beverage firm, for a case study. We interviewed senior members of PepsiCo’s sustainability team and analysed data from corporate sustainability reports and submissions to the Carbon Disclosure Project.
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- PG&E's Leadership Supported By Regulation
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is a Californian utility, providing energy to approximately 9.4 million people and generating revenue of $13.4 billion in 2009.
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- Philips Pioneers Integrated Annual Report
- This report helps firms considering sustainability reporting options with a case study of the implementation of an integrated report. Since 2008, Philips has published an integrated Annual Report that links its business strategy with environmental and social trends; combining financial performance disclosures with sustainability performance data.
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- PlanIT Valley Provides New Model For Sustainable City
- In June 2009, Living PlanIT, a technology firm that develops innovative and sustainable urban technologies, announced the selection of a 1,670 hectare site in the municipality of Paredes in Portugal as the location of a new sustainable urban development: PlanIT Valley. Through the development, Living PlanIT aims to realize its vision of a replicable model for sustainable urban development, revolutionizing construction and real estate industries.
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- Proposition 23 Rejection Legitimizes Climate Policy
- On November 2, 2010 61% of Californians voters rejected Proposition 23, a measure to suspend the implementation of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 until the State’s unemployment rate fell below 5.5% . This report assesses the implications of the state-wide ballot on Proposition 23, which was funded by two Texas-based oil refiners, and opposed by cleantech investors, environmental groups and services firms.
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- PwC Wins Big Sustainable Development Contracts
- In January and March 2010, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) awarded pwc two contracts to lead DFID-funded initiatives in developing countries. The first of these, awarded in January 2010, is the Building Innovation Facility (BIF), beginning with a three-year pilot programme from July 2010 to June 2013. The second, which began in March 2010, is the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN).
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- Recession Requires Carbon Strategy Refresh
- The 2008 credit crunch caused deep falls in business activity, energy demand and consequently carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. On March 25, 2010 the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced that the UK’s CO2 equivalent emissions from the six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol fell by 8.6% in 2009 compared to 2008 emissions. But what does this one-off fall in CO2 emissions mean for individuals responsible for carbon strategy?
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- Renault's Electric Vehicle Ecosystem Charges Ahead
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate climate plans. Since 1998, Renault has targeted improvements throughout the life cycle of its vehicles, which resulted in the firm cutting carbon emissions by 17.4% between 2004 and 2008. Industry leadership on end-of-life vehicle recycling saved Renault €400 million in 2007 alone, with the firm seeking to meet the ambitious target of producing 95% recyclable vehicles by 2015.
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- Riversimple Drives For Cost-Effective Hydrogen Car
- Oil prices, taxes, pollution controls and climate change legislation will result in a long-term shift from petroleum fueled vehicles to cleantech alternatives powered by electricity, hydrogen and biofuels. To hear more about this emerging sector Verdantix attended the July 2009 launch of the hydrogen fueled car from start-up Riversimple. By integrating multiple proven cleantech vehicle innovations into the car’s design Riversimple intend to commercialise the car at a low price point.
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- Samsung Electronics Stares At Bright Solar Future
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. Samsung Electronics is the largest firm in the South Korean conglomerate, or chaebol, Samsung Group. The firm, which employs 161,700 people, delivered revenue of $131 billion and accounted for 16% of all South Korean exports in 2009.
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- SAP Seeks To Marry Financial And Sustainability Reporting
- This report provides CSOs, VPs of sustainability and CSR directors with independent analysis of SAP’s approach to sustainability reporting. To better understand this topic Verdantix interviewed Peter Graf, CSO and EVP Sustainability Solutions at SAP. Verdantix found that SAP commits to operating a sustainable business, using its sustainability report to showcase the firm's software applications.
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- Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q1 2011
- The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels?
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- Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q2 2011
- The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels.
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- Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q3 2011
- The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels.
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- Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q4 2011
- The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels.
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- Smart Innovators Product LCA Software 2011 (Global)
- During the last five years, firms have come under increasing pressure from regulators, supply chain partners and end users to address the downstream and upstream environmental impacts of their products. Verdantix selected the product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) software market for a Smart Innovators report because this is one of the new tools that sustainability leaders and product managers require to meet their sustainability objectives.
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- Smart Innovators: Energy Management Software
- Rising energy prices, greater energy price volatility, growing regulation for energy and associated carbon and increasing stakeholder pressure to manage energy in a more sustainable manner place considerable pressure upon those responsible for energy management within firms. This report provides energy directors, facilities directors, finance directors and VPs of sustainability with independent analysis of the energy management software market.
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- Smart Innovators: Specialist Sustainability Consultants 2010 (US)
- During the last five years the breadth and complexity of sustainable business strategies have increased significantly. At the same time, Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), their executive colleagues and strategy directors face new challenges in areas such as risk identification, stakeholder engagement, renewable energy investment and innovation for sustainability or cleantech markets.
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- Smart Vendors: Biomass Supply Chain (UK)
- Verdantix selected the biomass supply chain in the UK for a Smart Vendors report as resurgent oil prices and national renewable energy targets will see biomass become an increasingly important resource. This paper analyses the role of fourteen companies in the supply of biomass to three different UK market segments.
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- Smart Vendors: Carbon Management Software 2008 (Global)
- Verdantix selected carbon emissions management software for a Smart Vendors report because the measurement, management, analysis and reporting of carbon dioxide emissions is an increasingly important business issue. A dozen firms have identified the future opportunity to create value for their customers by enhancing carbon management capabilities with software. Key functionality includes energy data aggregation, emissions calculation engines, business intelligence and multi-regime reporting.
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- Smart Vendors: Sustainability And Climate Change Risk Consulting
- Firms face a new set of risks triggered by regulatory responses and market reactions to climate change. But the identification of sustainability risks is far from most directors’ minds. This Smart Vendors reports helps risk officers get to grips with climate change risk management by assessing the services provided by ten leading consultancies. Based on interviews with a dozen practice leaders the report offers a detailed assessment of the business case for climate change risk identification.
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- Software Acquisitions Provide Boost To Energy Services
- This report provides Chief Sustainability Officers, Strategy Directors and VPs of Sustainability with independent analysis of energy management software acquisitions. Verdantix selected this subject because over the past 18 months several large firms have acquired energy management software providers and integrated them into their broader energy management and sustainability offerings.
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- Solar Or Wind? Comparing The Business Cases For On-Site Renewable Energy (Webinar)
- Lower operating costs and the introduction of feed-in-tariffs in the UK are fostering interest in solar and wind energy, and investing in renewable energy can deliver carbon reduction and brand benefits for firms. This webinar explores the financial and environmental business cases for firms investing in on-site renewable power generation.
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- Songdo IBD Embeds Sustainability In New Top Tier City Project
- This report helps senior executives in organizations within the real estate development value chain to understand strategies and business models that aim to curb the environmental impact of urban communities. Since 2001 Gale International and partner POSCO Engineering & Construction have led the development of Songdo Internal Business District (IBD) in South Korea, which aims to become an international economic hub and one of the greenest cities in the world.
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- Survey: How Equity Analysts Link Climate Change And Company Valuation
- What is the link - if any - between climate change and company valuation? Based on 50 in-depth interviews we reveal how equity analysts in the world's leading investment banks account for climate change risks and opportunities in their financial models. This report is essential reading for equity analysts, investor relations, strategy consultants and CSR directors who need independent research on trends in financial analysis of climate change.
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- Survey: The State Of Climate Change Strategies
- Based on 50 interviews with climate change leaders in the UK's largest firms this ground-breaking report provides rich data and analysis of trends in climate change strategy, governance, funding, implementation and business results. Essential reading for individuals responsible for climate change in large corporates and for suppliers who need to understand the current state of UK firms' thinking and investments.
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- Survey: Which Suppliers Benefit From Climate Change?
- Which suppliers are being prioritized by the UK's largest firms as part of their climate change initiatives? This document drills down into the survey data from interviews with 50 climate change leaders and explains where climate change spending will come from and on what products and services during 2008 and 2009.
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- Sustainability Shaping Markets: The Interface Experience
- This report provides individuals in roles such as Chief Sustainability Officer or VP Environment with an independent analysis of Interface’s sustainability strategy. Headquartered in Atlanta, US, Interface is a manufacturer of carpet products for domestic and office markets. The firm is the largest global manufacturer of modular carpets with a presence across four continents, with over 50% of its business coming from outside the US.
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- Sustainability Software & Services Partnerships Map
- In 2010 software providers like CA Technologies, Hara and IHS signed a flurry of partnerships with sustainable business consultants and systems integrators. Partnership announcements will continue into 2011 driven by the need to deliver global implementations, gain access to senior budget holders and boost revenue from newly created sustainability technology consulting practices.
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- Sustainable Business Market Sizing & Forecasting: Critical Moments® Methodology Report
- Quantifying sustainable business spending is a challenge. The true nature of spending patterns is obscured by the involvement of many functions, dispersed responsibility, spending embedded in business-as-usual activities and ‘green’ corporate marketing.
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- Sustainable Real Estate Advisory Services Set For Growth
- This report helps real estate advisors forecast demand for their services over the next two years. Verdantix interviewed a panel of leading real estate investors, developers and occupiers operating in the UK to understand their present and short-term sustainable real estate advisory needs.
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- Symantec Targets European Smart Grid Opportunities
- IT security and storage firm Symantec will expand its smart grid offering from the US to Europe throughout 2011. Smart meter deals dominate smart grid implementation projects in Europe but demand response and distribution automation contracts also feature. Large-scale smart grid upgrade projects remain limited in number with European utilities favouring smaller pilot initiatives.
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- Ten Predictions For Sustainable Business In 2011
- Verdantix assessed competitive dynamics, innovations, corporate strategies and the regulatory environment to better understand key sustainable business trends over the next 12 months. In 2011 China’s competitive advantage in cleantech will gain prominence and bridging technologies will dominate sustainable business investment. Innovations in climate change reverse engineering will secure R&D funding.
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- The Energy Efficiency Imperative
- 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. Verdantix analysis of energy and carbon trends indicates that finance executives need a multi-year energy efficiency plan to maximise cost savings, help the CEO meet carbon reduction goals and make financial decisions based on total cost of ownership.
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- The Future Of Sustainable Telecoms, 2009 (Webinar)
- Based on the recent Green Quadrant analysis of sustainable telecoms providers in Europe this webinar combined our view on sustainability drivers, customer needs for sustainable telecoms solutions and our analysis of the competitive positioning of nine of Europe's leading telecoms operators to explain what the future holds for this sector.
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- The Green Deal - Paradigm Shift In Energy Efficiency
- The Green Deal aims to facilitate the upgrading of UK building stock, both domestic and non-domestic, through a pay-as-you-save financing model. Legislated through the Energy Bill, which was introduced to the UK parliament in December 2010, the Green Deal will be administered and funded by national utility companies independently or in partnership with third party financial houses.
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- The Murky World Of Green Advertising
- Marketing directors and sustainability leaders need to shift from CSR reporting to ongoing sustainability communications. This new approach faces challenges such as the erosion of consumer trust from years of greenwash, and primarily reactive regulator guidance. Firms’ environmental claims continue to draw public criticism from both environmental NGOs and advertising regulators.
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- The State Of Global Corporate Water Strategies
- Over the past two years, water management has become an increasingly visible issue within corporate sustainability. Whilst a few leading firms such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and SABMiller have widely publicised their ambitious agendas on water sustainability, there is a lack of evidence about the general state of corporate water strategies to date.
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- The State Of The Global Smart Grid Market (Webinar)
- Energy and sustainability concerns are driving development in the smart grid market. But utility, engineering, technology and software firms need to get behind the hype to understand the projects and partnerships characterising the market today, and the companies and solutions with high potential to shape the future smart grid. This webinar will help senior executives in strategy, product and marketing understand the risks and opportunities for their firm.
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- Toolkit: Business Case For Carbon Management Software
- This toolkit contains the financial analysis for the business case on carbon management software. Verdantix clients can download the Excel spreadsheet and change assumptions to calculate their own business case or to support clients' decision making.
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- Toolkit: Business Case For Solar PV (UK)
- This toolkit contains the financial analysis for the business case for solar PV in the UK. Verdantix clients can download the Excel spreadsheet and change assumptions to calculate their own business case or to support clients’ decision making.
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- Toolkit: Business Case For Wind (UK)
- This toolkit contains the financial analysis for the business case for wind in the UK. Verdantix clients can download the Excel spreadsheet and change assumptions to calculate their own business case or to support clients’ decision making.
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- Top Ten Growth Opportunities In Sustainable Business Consulting (Webinar)
- This webinar features the most recent Verdantix Critical Moments market sizing and forecasting data on spending by 2,340 firms with more than $1bn in revenues on sustainable business consulting. The webinar drills down into the top 10 growth opportunities for consulting firms in the UK and the US markets across initiatives such as sustainability strategy development, climate change risk assessment, CSR and environmental assurance, verification and certification.
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- Total Portfolio: Carbon And Energy Services
- This Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of thirty-nine low carbon and energy services. The sustainability rating tool cuts through greenwash with a fact-based assessment of each service. Executives and managers responsible for maximising energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions should use this structured assessment to prioritize spending decisions and shortlist service providers.
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- Total Portfolio: Electricity Meters & Displays
- This Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of fourteen types of electricity meters and displays. The sustainability rating tool cuts through “greenwash” with a fact-based assessment of each solution’s sustainability benefits, maturity, investment case and future prospects.
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- Total Portfolio: Energy Efficiency Solutions
- This Total Portfolio report clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of 30 energy efficiency solutions. The solutions are plotted on three product lifecycle curves based on a fact-based assessment of each solution’s maturity, investment case, future prospects and sustainability benefits.
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- Total Portfolio: IT Sustainability Solutions
- This Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of twenty-four IT sustainability solutions. The sustainability rating tool cuts through “greenwash” with a fact-based assessment of each solution’s sustainability benefits, maturity, investment case and future prospects. Executives and managers responsible for implementing technology-based sustainability programs should use this structured assessment to prioritize spending decisions.
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- Total Portfolio: Smart Grid Technologies
- This Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of 23 smart grid technologies. The sustainability rating tool provides a fact-based assessment of each technology’s sustainability benefits, maturity, investment case and future prospects. Executives and managers responsible for smart grid deployment strategies should use this structured assessment to prioritize spending decisions and shortlist service providers.
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- Turner Construction Uses Sustainability To Drive Growth
- This report provides CSOs and VPs of sustainability with an independent analysis of Turner Construction Company’s sustainability strategy. Verdantix selected Turner, a US general construction contractor with 2010 revenue of $9.1 billion, for a strategy case study of how firms operating in the construction industry define their sustainability challenge.
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- UK Carbon & Energy Software Market 2010-2013
- The market for carbon and energy management software is difficult to size and forecast because of market immaturity, undisclosed deals, no centralized budget and a host of other factors. This report helps software suppliers, investors, partners and buyers to forecast revenues streams, plan marketing strategies, define sales strategies, and budget accordingly.
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- UK Climate Change & Sustainability Spending 2009-13
- Chief Sustainability Officers, practice leaders, product managers, cleantech entrepreneurs and investors require climate change and sustainability market structure, size and forecast data to support commercial and strategic decision-making. To help resolve these problems, Verdantix created the Critical Moments model — a globally-capable platform for climate change and sustainability budget analysis and market forecasting.
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- UK Climate Change & Sustainability Spending 2009-13 (Webinar)
- In this Verdantix Webinar I will present the results of our 6 month study into spending by 457 UK firms with revenues above $1 billion on 28 different climate change and sustainability initiatives. This webinar will help CSOs, practice leaders, product and marketing directors to understand growth trends and opportunites in 19 industries from 2009 to 2013.
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- UK Feed-In Tariff Energizes Business Case
- In April 2010, the UK government introduced feed-in tariffs (FITs) for small-scale low carbon electricity. FITs are payments to energy producers for every unit of renewable electricity they generate whether it is for direct use or to be sold to the grid. The rationale behind this policy is to increase the level of electricity from renewables in the UK, building towards a target of 30% by 2020.
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- UK Government Hits Businesses With Carbon Tax
- The UK government announced that HM Treasury will retain 100% of funds from sales of carbon emissions allowances sold by the government to between 3,000 and 5,000 private sector and public sector organizations covered by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). Participants in the CRC must pay for their allowances in April 2012 to cover the compliance year that begins April 2011. This radical policy change imposes a carbon tax equivalent to a 9% to 11% increase in electricity prices.
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- UK Government Seeks To Fire Up Investment In Renewable Heat
- On March 10, 2011 the UK government launched the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), a scheme to incentivize the installation of renewable heat technologies in domestic and non-domestic sectors. From July 2011, the government will ring fence the installation of eight renewable heat technologies with investments of £860 million.
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- UK Offshore Wind: Broken Economics?
- This report helps individuals seeking to understand the future of the UK offshore wind market following announcements by oil majors, utilities and financial investors about problems with the economics of the sector. Offshore wind power generation is a crucial part of the UK government’s plan to generate 15 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2020. For European utilities with fossil fuel generating plants, climate change policy enhances the investment rationale for offshore wind.
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- UK Sustainable Business Consulting Spend 2010-2013
- This report presents the Verdantix Critical Moments UK market sizing and forecasting data on sustainable business consulting spending by 457 firms with more than $1 billion in revenues. This report helps sustainability leaders enhance sustainability budget benchmarking, sales and marketing strategy, and business planning.
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- UK Sustainable Business Spending 2010-2015
- Verdantix Critical Moments® is a globally scalable model that sizes, forecasts and describes the direction of sustainable business spending. This report, focused on the UK market, provides sustainability leaders in market-facing and corporate roles with analysis of sustainable business budgets, market size and forecast data.
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- Uncertain Subsidies Delay Drax Biomass Plans
- Drax Group, the operator of Europe’s largest coal-fired power station and supplier of 7% of the UK’s electricity, has shelved plans to diversify its power generation business into biomass. The firm had planned to invest £2 billion to build three 300MW dedicated biomass generation facilities with a target operational date of 2014.
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- Unilever's Strategy Leverages Value Chain Influence
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. This report provides individuals in roles such as Chief Sustainability Officer or VP of Sustainability with an independent analysis of Unilever’s sustainability strategy. Headquartered in London, Unilever is a $57.9 billion fast moving consumer goods firm operating across 180 countries.
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- URS Wins Bid To Acquire Scott Wilson
- On June 28, 2010, URS made an initial bid of 210 pence per share for Scott Wilson. Following a 245 pence per share bid by CH2M HILL, URS closed the deal with a final price of 290 pence per share. This deal values Scott Wilson at £233 million ($359 million). URS cites the reasons for this purchase as increased UK operations, greater global reach and promising short and long-term growth opportunities.
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- US Carbon & Energy Software Market 2010-2014
- This paper is aimed at software suppliers, investors, partners and buyers wanting to plan marketing strategies, prioritize sales strategies, forecast expected revenues, and budget accordingly. Market immaturity, undisclosed deals, no centralized budget and a host of other factors make the market for carbon and energy management software difficult to size and forecast.
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- US Energy & Carbon Efficiency Spend 2009-2014
- This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the US market for energy and carbon efficiency between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study as quantifying sustainable business spend is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities.
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- US EPA Fires Starting Gun For GHG Reporting
- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mandatory Reporting Rule on March 10, 2009. The proposed regulation has been in the works since 2007. It fires the starting gun for mandatory reporting of GHG emissions and the implementation of a federal cap-and-trade scheme possibly in 2013. Mandatory measuring and monitoring would start in January 2010 with the first GHG report due as early as March 2011.
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- US Firms Need A Carbon Strategy Refresh
- In 2009, US GDP declined by 2.4% due to the recession. As business activity fell, energy demand and the associated carbon emissions also dropped. The US Energy Information Administration has revealed that in 2009, CO2 emissions were 7% lower than 2008 levels. Falling GDP, the economy’s decreasing energy intensity, and declining carbon intensity of energy supply drove this reduction.
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- US Sustainable Business Consulting Spend 2009-2014
- This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the US market for sustainable business consulting between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for study as quantifying spending on sustainable business consulting is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities.
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- US Sustainable Business Spending 2009-14
- Verdantix Critical Moments® is a globally-scalable model that sizes, forecasts and describes the future direction of sustainable business spending. This report, focused on the addressable US market, provides sustainability leaders in market-facing and corporate roles with a fact-based analysis of sustainable business budgets, market size and forecast data.
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- Voltalis Disrupts French Electricity Market
- Founded in 2007, Voltalis provides a distributed electricity demand reduction service to the French grid operator RTE. The technology consists of the Bluepod wireless transmitter and electricity modulator which are linked to centrally-controlled “smart grid” software. The Voltalis revenue model disrupts industry practices for peak demand management because it requires payment for reducing demand rather than boosting supply.
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- Wal-Mart Sustainability Plan Requires An Upgrade
- This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports on corporate climate change plans. In January 2005 Wal-Mart launched its “Sustainability 360” plan. This plan contains commitments to source 100% of energy from renewable power, to achieve zero waste and to sell products that sustain Wal-Mart’s resources and the environment. The climate change elements of Wal-Mart’s plan focus on brand enhancement.
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- Webinar: Benchmarking Telecoms Providers’ Commercial Sustainability Strategies
- The telecoms sector has a huge opportunity to benefit from sustainability trends which aim to cut travel emissions, automate energy data collection, make the electricity grid smarter and reduce data centre energy consumption. But are Europe’s 18 largest telecoms providers responding? This webinar is based on the 2011 Verdantix Green Quadrant on sustainable telecoms, and tracks the sector’s evolution since the first Green Quadrant published in 2009.
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- Webinar: How To Finance Corporate Energy Efficiency Programmes
- Energy efficiency is one of the cheapest options for firms to mitigate rising energy costs and energy market volatility, comply with regulation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But access to capital is one of the biggest barriers to implementing energy efficiency programmes.
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- Webinar: The State Of Play In Sustainable Business Consulting: Competitive Benchmark Of UK Firms
- UK firms are forecast to spend $1.3 billion in 2012 on consulting for areas such as sustainability strategy, supply chain, reporting and compliance. But how are the UK’s 12 largest providers responding to this growing opportunity? To capture market share, some firms are focusing on strategic or technical consultancy whilst others have developed a holistic sustainability service.
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- What Copenhagen Delay Means For Business
- On November 15, 2009 US President Barack Obama put the final nail in the coffin of the UN climate change negotiations to take place in Copenhagen in December. There will be no Copenhagen Protocol to succeed the Kyoto Protocol which terminates on December 31, 2012. A legally-binding treaty will likely be agreed at the Mexico City summit in December 2010, rather than the more proximate UN conference in Bonn, Germany in June 2010.
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- What Sustainable Business Means For AR Managers (Webinar)
- Every business decision has a sustainability consequence -buying a diesel truck, relocating to a new corporate HQ, developing functionality for a new software application, purchasing a telepresence suite, flying to a client meeting. But what does sustainability mean for analyst relations managers?
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- White House Hopes To Ignite Green Retrofit Market
- President Obama’s Better Buildings Initiative, announced on February 3, 2011, aims to address the two major energy related issues faced by the US real estate industry, chiefly that 39% of total US energy consumption and 38% of US carbon dioxide emissions stem from the built environment. The White House estimates that over $40 billion can be saved from energy bills by focusing on building stock energy consumption patterns.
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- Who Should Be The Chief Sustainability Officer?
- Global firms like Cisco, The Dow Chemical Company and Orange have appointed senior execs to lead their organisations’ climate change and sustainability (CC&S) initiatives. Whilst the job titles vary the responsibilities are similar: improve sustainability governance, develop climate change strategy, launch climate change and sustainability products and implement policies that move the organisation on a global basis towards strategic sustainable business goals.
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- Who Should Be The Chief Sustainability Officer? (Webinar)
- In this Verdantix Webinar I will present the results of our analysis of the role, responsibilities and requirements of the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). This is a new role, designed to address the management deficit that results from middle managers in energy, environment and sustainability roles who do not have the budget and authority to implement transformation programmes.
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- Why Tesco Needs Carbon Management Software
- Tesco is one of the world’s largest retailers with 470,000 employees and annual revenues of £59.4 billion. In 2006 the firm set aside a £500 million budget to implement its climate change plan which covers a wide range of activities including IT, stores, refrigeration, distribution, waste, sourcing and compliance. Tesco has committed to a market-leading carbon reduction plan and its managers are now under pressure to deliver.
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- Will Oracle's Sales-led Sustainability Strategy Succeed?
- This report provides CSOs, VPs of sustainability, and heads of strategy with independent analysis of Oracle’s sustainability strategy. Verdantix selected Oracle, a $27 billion global technology firm, for a strategy case study following the firm’s acquisitions in the sustainable business software market.
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- WSP Product Ecology Democratizes LCA Software
- In August 2010, WSP Digital, the software solutions business unit of WSP Environment & Energy, launched a new web-based software application called Product Ecology. The software enables industrial designers and product designers to cost effectively assess high-level life cycle environmental impacts on three metrics: carbon emissions, water consumed and waste created.
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- WSP’s Personal Carbon Plans Generate Employee Engagement
- This report helps Chief Sustainability Officers, heads of Human Resources and CSR directors understand PACT from WSP Environment & Energy, a new tool designed to support employee engagement strategies on sustainability. Firms often struggle to engage with their employees on sustainability because of employees’ varied attitudes when faced with change, particularly relating to sustainability, and the need for a credible sustainable business strategy to support the programme.
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