Climate Change Strategy
Climate change will require firms to transform their business from an energy-rich paradigm to a low carbon paradigm. Our ground-breaking analysis and survey data help business leaders to make the best decisions on climate change strategy. We save you time and money by surveying key decision makers, comparing suppliers, predicting changes, tracking customer behaviour and devising best practices.
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View details »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 CO? emissions. View full Report details »
Published: 12 February 2010
Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Performance Benchmark (forthcoming)
Based on 200 confidential interviews with individuals responsible for their organisations' Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) performance, this report provides a unique data set to help you benchmark your CRC strategy against the leading organisations covered by the scheme. The 200 in-depth interviews cover strategy, governance, CO2 reduction targets and expectations for top performance in the 2010-2011 compliance year. View full Report details »
Published: 06 February 2010
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View details »Best Practices: Organising For Climate Change (forthcoming)
Since climate change entered the mainstream corporate agenda in 2007 many blue-chips have announced climate change strategies. These strategies vary from CSR marketing to full-blown half-billion pound enterprise-wide programs. This Verdantix best practices report helps individuals with responsibility for climate change better understand the organizational journey required for strategy success. The report links the maturity of organizational response with the level of investment. View full Report details »
Published: 30 January 2010
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. View full Report details »
Published: 26 January 2010
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. View full Report details »
Published: 16 December 2009
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. View full Report details »
Published: 07 December 2009
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. View full Report details »
Published: 01 December 2009
Green Quadrant Environmental NGOs (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. View full Report details »
Published: 18 November 2009
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. View full Report details »
Published: 28 October 2009
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. View full Report details »
Published: 26 October 2009