ICUC is a group of professionals committed to making the environment more suitable for living. It provides solutions for climate change, urban infrastructure, environment and sustainability. ICUC works with governments, private sectors, PSUs and donor agencies by providing advisory services, project implementation assistance, and end to end consulting. Its focus areas include urban planning, environment management, feasibility studies, climate change, clean development mechanisms, and more. ICUC has strengths such as experienced team members, training capabilities, and experience working with industries, governments, and organizations on projects related to sustainability, environment management, renewable energy, and more.
The document discusses Green America Public Private Partnership and its promotion of green jobs, companies, and communities with a focus on sustainability, empowerment, and wealth building. It provides information on the green economy, green industry sectors and market opportunities, green jobs classifications, green businesses and organizations, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics definition of green jobs. The presentation aims to illustrate the growth opportunities in the green sector for both non-profit and for-profit organizations.
The document discusses environmental sustainability and how it relates to production printing. It defines sustainability and outlines some strategies companies can take, such as finding partners with a history of sustainable practices like recycling and reducing waste and emissions. It provides a checklist for evaluating technology vendors on their sustainability and highlights how Océ, as an example vendor, meets many of the criteria through its long-standing commitments to environmental stewardship, recycling, reducing energy and paper usage, and complying with various sustainability regulations and standards.
Mastering the Triple Bottom Line - Presentationguestb9a3aa
This document summarizes key findings from a study on sustainability conducted with 55 Norwegian CEOs. The main findings are:
1. Sustainability has become a top priority for CEOs as customer demands have increased significantly.
2. Sustainability represents major business opportunities across sectors, though the opportunities vary depending on how closely linked sustainability is to a sector's core business.
3. Environmental and social performance is emerging as a major source of competitive advantage, particularly in areas like brand, risk management and talent acquisition.
4. Mastering sustainability across financial, environmental and social dimensions will be crucial for long-term success as the rules of business change. Sustainability leaders have the potential to change industry
Henry Simonds of Planet Positive provides sustainability consulting services to businesses. His presentation outlines why businesses should become more sustainable by addressing regulations, costs savings, reputation, and resources. He discusses sustainability measures and certifications. Case studies show how Marks & Spencer, Bowmer & Kirkland, and PWA Unlimited achieved financial benefits and carbon reductions through sustainable practices. The presentation provides guidance on measuring impacts, engaging employees, setting goals and targets, and communicating sustainability efforts.
This document discusses sustainability and sustainable infrastructure. It defines sustainability as meeting current needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Sustainable infrastructure provides long-term environmental, economic, and social benefits. Green infrastructure uses natural systems to enhance environmental quality. Resilient infrastructure can withstand events and recover quickly. A rating system like Envision can guide more sustainable project delivery by establishing performance measures and best practices.
These are the slides from a webinar on Sustainable Design, based on the book Design is the Problem. These include updated graphics, from both the book and the webinar. More about the webinar here: http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/webinars/sustainable-design-webinar/
The document discusses Green America Public Private Partnership and its promotion of green jobs, companies, and communities with a focus on sustainability, empowerment, and wealth building. It provides information on the green economy, green industry sectors and market opportunities, green jobs classifications, green businesses and organizations, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics definition of green jobs. The presentation aims to illustrate the growth opportunities in the green sector for both non-profit and for-profit organizations.
The document discusses environmental sustainability and how it relates to production printing. It defines sustainability and outlines some strategies companies can take, such as finding partners with a history of sustainable practices like recycling and reducing waste and emissions. It provides a checklist for evaluating technology vendors on their sustainability and highlights how Océ, as an example vendor, meets many of the criteria through its long-standing commitments to environmental stewardship, recycling, reducing energy and paper usage, and complying with various sustainability regulations and standards.
Mastering the Triple Bottom Line - Presentationguestb9a3aa
This document summarizes key findings from a study on sustainability conducted with 55 Norwegian CEOs. The main findings are:
1. Sustainability has become a top priority for CEOs as customer demands have increased significantly.
2. Sustainability represents major business opportunities across sectors, though the opportunities vary depending on how closely linked sustainability is to a sector's core business.
3. Environmental and social performance is emerging as a major source of competitive advantage, particularly in areas like brand, risk management and talent acquisition.
4. Mastering sustainability across financial, environmental and social dimensions will be crucial for long-term success as the rules of business change. Sustainability leaders have the potential to change industry
Henry Simonds of Planet Positive provides sustainability consulting services to businesses. His presentation outlines why businesses should become more sustainable by addressing regulations, costs savings, reputation, and resources. He discusses sustainability measures and certifications. Case studies show how Marks & Spencer, Bowmer & Kirkland, and PWA Unlimited achieved financial benefits and carbon reductions through sustainable practices. The presentation provides guidance on measuring impacts, engaging employees, setting goals and targets, and communicating sustainability efforts.
This document discusses sustainability and sustainable infrastructure. It defines sustainability as meeting current needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Sustainable infrastructure provides long-term environmental, economic, and social benefits. Green infrastructure uses natural systems to enhance environmental quality. Resilient infrastructure can withstand events and recover quickly. A rating system like Envision can guide more sustainable project delivery by establishing performance measures and best practices.
These are the slides from a webinar on Sustainable Design, based on the book Design is the Problem. These include updated graphics, from both the book and the webinar. More about the webinar here: http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/webinars/sustainable-design-webinar/
This document summarizes a presentation about transforming public water management in India. It outlines a 7-step strategy for transformation that begins by identifying problems, deploying a vanguard group, holding workshops to create a bottom-up vision, encouraging experimentation, institutionalizing changes, and reinforcing a culture of change. The strategy aims to shift individual attitudes and behaviors, embed new learning in the workplace, and implement changes in communities. Through this process, it seeks to build momentum for transformation and tipping points that accumulate results and breakthroughs in practice over time.
The Green Race is On is the title of the WBCSD's Annual Review 2009 ( 28.8 MB) . It is only in the past five years that thoughtful companies have begun to understand the vast opportunities of moving toward a sustainable world, and that science has made clear the global catastrophes inherent in un-sustainable development.
This Annual Review celebrates both the 15 year anniversary of the WBCSD and how member companies are engaging with sustainable development. In it we cover the pertinent issues challenging us, including:
Energy, climate, development and urbanization and the link between them
The re-invention of “green jobs”
Smarter grids, new investments in energy supply and distribution
Sustainable consumption, with consumers beginning to look at individual purchasing patterns and their impacts on the planet
Global and local water challenges
Advanced green energy technologies
Business opportunities associated with the sustainable management and stewardship of ecosystems and the creation of market mechanisms for ecosystem services.
Valeocon is a consulting firm that helps clients improve their R&D operations through process optimization, effective project management, seamless organizational structures, and strategic partnerships. They have experience across the pharmaceutical value chain and a track record of reducing development times and costs. Their services are delivered by consultants with hands-on industry experience who work collaboratively with clients.
- Planet Metrics is a 10 person company founded in 2007 that provides sustainability analysis software to measure embodied energy and carbon across supply chains.
- The software helps companies assess risks like climate change and commodity prices, identify inefficiencies, and innovation opportunities to support corporate sustainability strategies and long-term financial performance.
- It provides a hybrid environmental database with tools for data management, simulation, and information visualization to analyze sustainability performance and collaborate on metrics.
Sprint conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) of its packaging to evaluate environmental impacts and identify opportunities for improvement. The LCA found that Sprint's third generation kraft paper packaging had 55-57% lower impacts than the original black core packaging across all impact categories such as climate change and human health. Transportation was the most significant contributor to impacts. Sprint will continue working to increase sustainability in its supply chain and lead industry efforts to reduce packaging impacts through design innovation and communication of LCA results.
[Vihreä Foorumi 29.3.] Laura Varpasuo, NokiaGBC Finland
Nokia has three key principles for environmental sustainability: applying the highest standards, viewing environmental thinking as a source of innovation, and taking a life cycle approach across its product portfolio. It manages over 1 million square meters of facilities globally and tracks energy consumption, emissions, water use, and waste monthly. Nokia engages with external stakeholders like CDP and DJSI to assess its sustainability impact and reports sustainability data annually as part of its 20-F filing to the NYSE.
This document provides an overview of Vedanta Resources plc, a diversified metals and mining major based in London. It discusses Vedanta's operational and financial performance in fiscal year 2009, highlighting record production levels in aluminum, zinc, and iron ore despite a decline in commodity prices in the second half of the year. Cost reduction measures and temporary shutdowns of some higher-cost operations helped mitigate the impact of falling prices. The document also notes Vedanta's ongoing growth projects and expansion plans totaling over $3 billion for fiscal year 2009.
This document discusses building a credible green employment brand. It emphasizes that companies should only promote being green if they can back it up with real environmental efforts and metrics. It also stresses understanding if employees truly value the environment, by surveying them to learn what factors influence their decision to join or stay with a company. Promoting green efforts internally can boost employee pride, retention and engagement.
Transforming Supply Chains into Sustainability CirclesJohn Thornton
Transforming Supply Chains into Sustainability Circles
International Conference on Business and Sustainability: Designing Sustainability
Portland, Oregon USA
October 15-17, 2008
www.bizandsustainability.org
(public version)
HP is leading the shift towards more sustainable printing through various environmental initiatives. The document outlines HP's history of environmental sustainability efforts dating back to the 1990s. It also details HP's current strategies to promote more sustainable printing, including executive presentations on HP's environmental vision and insights into sustainable practices for various business segments. The agenda indicates HP aims to discuss trends, issues, and showcase customer examples of sustainable IT practices.
The document discusses creating a high performance culture. It outlines defining high performance culture as having shared beliefs, values, attitudes, goals and actions focused on superior execution. It then discusses key elements of transforming culture, including establishing leadership roles and responsibilities, implementing cycles of use to link tools/practices with values, and developing leadership talent through succession planning, skills assessment, and ongoing rotation/development. A case study example is also presented of a client that grew significantly through these cultural transformation strategies.
SURE is a collaborative platform that incentivizes sustainable practices through gamification. It allows companies, cities, and individuals to track sustainability metrics and achievements to earn points and rewards. SURE's goal is to make sustainable actions measurable, engaging, and shared in order to positively impact the world. The company has received several awards and recognitions for its innovative approach and strong growth potential.
CA ecoSoftware provides energy and sustainability solutions to help organizations reduce carbon emissions, manage energy consumption, and cut costs. It offers two main products: 1) CA ecoGovernance for carbon and sustainability management to help organizations track emissions and energy use and govern sustainability programs, and 2) CA ecoMeter for operational energy management to capture real-time energy use data across facilities to identify savings opportunities. The solutions help organizations measure and manage resource use, evaluate investments, improve stakeholder communication, and comply with regulations.
Hudson Gain lead Panel including Mannington, Ingersoll Rand, and New Jersey Clean Energy. Presentation explores what these organizations are doing to grow their businesses in a more sustainable manner. You will learn various approaches to help build your own sustainable organization. Panel discussion was part of the Woodbridge Bizmania Program,
Best Practices in Integrating Sustainability into the Product Design Process ...Sustainable Brands
In most cases, the ultimate sustainability of a brand, and therefore its flexibility to adopt a chosen market positioning and support communicated claims, is baked in during the design process. The reality is, doing so effectively requires a raft of new expertise that often is housed in various places external to the design team. This session reviews tried and tested methods for building sustainable design thinking into your organization.
Meinhardt Group is a global engineering firm providing integrated engineering and project management services. They have expertise in environmental sustainable design, having achieved numerous Green Mark Platinum and Gold Plus awards in Singapore. Their environmental sustainable design team assists clients in designing green buildings that minimize environmental impacts and optimize energy and resource efficiency.
Meinhardt Group is a global engineering firm providing integrated engineering and project management services. They have expertise in environmental sustainable design, having achieved numerous Green Mark Platinum and Gold Plus awards in Singapore. Their environmental sustainable design team assists clients in designing green buildings that minimize environmental impacts and optimize energy and resource efficiency.
EfficientCarbon is an India-based consulting firm that helps companies build low-carbon enterprises through carbon management, sustainability consulting, water management, energy efficiency, and renewable energy advisory services. The firm aims to remove 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases from the environment by 2020 through projects that reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, and increase renewable energy. EfficientCarbon works with clients across industries to lower costs and minimize their environmental impact.
The document discusses sustainability services for building projects across the entire building lifecycle, from pre-design through redevelopment. It introduces specialized sustainable design services that create value by reducing costs and optimizing energy and water usage. The services help clients take a strategic, long-term approach to managing resources from the earliest planning stages through a building's operations and potential redevelopment.
This document summarizes a presentation about transforming public water management in India. It outlines a 7-step strategy for transformation that begins by identifying problems, deploying a vanguard group, holding workshops to create a bottom-up vision, encouraging experimentation, institutionalizing changes, and reinforcing a culture of change. The strategy aims to shift individual attitudes and behaviors, embed new learning in the workplace, and implement changes in communities. Through this process, it seeks to build momentum for transformation and tipping points that accumulate results and breakthroughs in practice over time.
The Green Race is On is the title of the WBCSD's Annual Review 2009 ( 28.8 MB) . It is only in the past five years that thoughtful companies have begun to understand the vast opportunities of moving toward a sustainable world, and that science has made clear the global catastrophes inherent in un-sustainable development.
This Annual Review celebrates both the 15 year anniversary of the WBCSD and how member companies are engaging with sustainable development. In it we cover the pertinent issues challenging us, including:
Energy, climate, development and urbanization and the link between them
The re-invention of “green jobs”
Smarter grids, new investments in energy supply and distribution
Sustainable consumption, with consumers beginning to look at individual purchasing patterns and their impacts on the planet
Global and local water challenges
Advanced green energy technologies
Business opportunities associated with the sustainable management and stewardship of ecosystems and the creation of market mechanisms for ecosystem services.
Valeocon is a consulting firm that helps clients improve their R&D operations through process optimization, effective project management, seamless organizational structures, and strategic partnerships. They have experience across the pharmaceutical value chain and a track record of reducing development times and costs. Their services are delivered by consultants with hands-on industry experience who work collaboratively with clients.
- Planet Metrics is a 10 person company founded in 2007 that provides sustainability analysis software to measure embodied energy and carbon across supply chains.
- The software helps companies assess risks like climate change and commodity prices, identify inefficiencies, and innovation opportunities to support corporate sustainability strategies and long-term financial performance.
- It provides a hybrid environmental database with tools for data management, simulation, and information visualization to analyze sustainability performance and collaborate on metrics.
Sprint conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) of its packaging to evaluate environmental impacts and identify opportunities for improvement. The LCA found that Sprint's third generation kraft paper packaging had 55-57% lower impacts than the original black core packaging across all impact categories such as climate change and human health. Transportation was the most significant contributor to impacts. Sprint will continue working to increase sustainability in its supply chain and lead industry efforts to reduce packaging impacts through design innovation and communication of LCA results.
[Vihreä Foorumi 29.3.] Laura Varpasuo, NokiaGBC Finland
Nokia has three key principles for environmental sustainability: applying the highest standards, viewing environmental thinking as a source of innovation, and taking a life cycle approach across its product portfolio. It manages over 1 million square meters of facilities globally and tracks energy consumption, emissions, water use, and waste monthly. Nokia engages with external stakeholders like CDP and DJSI to assess its sustainability impact and reports sustainability data annually as part of its 20-F filing to the NYSE.
This document provides an overview of Vedanta Resources plc, a diversified metals and mining major based in London. It discusses Vedanta's operational and financial performance in fiscal year 2009, highlighting record production levels in aluminum, zinc, and iron ore despite a decline in commodity prices in the second half of the year. Cost reduction measures and temporary shutdowns of some higher-cost operations helped mitigate the impact of falling prices. The document also notes Vedanta's ongoing growth projects and expansion plans totaling over $3 billion for fiscal year 2009.
This document discusses building a credible green employment brand. It emphasizes that companies should only promote being green if they can back it up with real environmental efforts and metrics. It also stresses understanding if employees truly value the environment, by surveying them to learn what factors influence their decision to join or stay with a company. Promoting green efforts internally can boost employee pride, retention and engagement.
Transforming Supply Chains into Sustainability CirclesJohn Thornton
Transforming Supply Chains into Sustainability Circles
International Conference on Business and Sustainability: Designing Sustainability
Portland, Oregon USA
October 15-17, 2008
www.bizandsustainability.org
(public version)
HP is leading the shift towards more sustainable printing through various environmental initiatives. The document outlines HP's history of environmental sustainability efforts dating back to the 1990s. It also details HP's current strategies to promote more sustainable printing, including executive presentations on HP's environmental vision and insights into sustainable practices for various business segments. The agenda indicates HP aims to discuss trends, issues, and showcase customer examples of sustainable IT practices.
The document discusses creating a high performance culture. It outlines defining high performance culture as having shared beliefs, values, attitudes, goals and actions focused on superior execution. It then discusses key elements of transforming culture, including establishing leadership roles and responsibilities, implementing cycles of use to link tools/practices with values, and developing leadership talent through succession planning, skills assessment, and ongoing rotation/development. A case study example is also presented of a client that grew significantly through these cultural transformation strategies.
SURE is a collaborative platform that incentivizes sustainable practices through gamification. It allows companies, cities, and individuals to track sustainability metrics and achievements to earn points and rewards. SURE's goal is to make sustainable actions measurable, engaging, and shared in order to positively impact the world. The company has received several awards and recognitions for its innovative approach and strong growth potential.
CA ecoSoftware provides energy and sustainability solutions to help organizations reduce carbon emissions, manage energy consumption, and cut costs. It offers two main products: 1) CA ecoGovernance for carbon and sustainability management to help organizations track emissions and energy use and govern sustainability programs, and 2) CA ecoMeter for operational energy management to capture real-time energy use data across facilities to identify savings opportunities. The solutions help organizations measure and manage resource use, evaluate investments, improve stakeholder communication, and comply with regulations.
Hudson Gain lead Panel including Mannington, Ingersoll Rand, and New Jersey Clean Energy. Presentation explores what these organizations are doing to grow their businesses in a more sustainable manner. You will learn various approaches to help build your own sustainable organization. Panel discussion was part of the Woodbridge Bizmania Program,
Best Practices in Integrating Sustainability into the Product Design Process ...Sustainable Brands
In most cases, the ultimate sustainability of a brand, and therefore its flexibility to adopt a chosen market positioning and support communicated claims, is baked in during the design process. The reality is, doing so effectively requires a raft of new expertise that often is housed in various places external to the design team. This session reviews tried and tested methods for building sustainable design thinking into your organization.
Meinhardt Group is a global engineering firm providing integrated engineering and project management services. They have expertise in environmental sustainable design, having achieved numerous Green Mark Platinum and Gold Plus awards in Singapore. Their environmental sustainable design team assists clients in designing green buildings that minimize environmental impacts and optimize energy and resource efficiency.
Meinhardt Group is a global engineering firm providing integrated engineering and project management services. They have expertise in environmental sustainable design, having achieved numerous Green Mark Platinum and Gold Plus awards in Singapore. Their environmental sustainable design team assists clients in designing green buildings that minimize environmental impacts and optimize energy and resource efficiency.
EfficientCarbon is an India-based consulting firm that helps companies build low-carbon enterprises through carbon management, sustainability consulting, water management, energy efficiency, and renewable energy advisory services. The firm aims to remove 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases from the environment by 2020 through projects that reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, and increase renewable energy. EfficientCarbon works with clients across industries to lower costs and minimize their environmental impact.
The document discusses sustainability services for building projects across the entire building lifecycle, from pre-design through redevelopment. It introduces specialized sustainable design services that create value by reducing costs and optimizing energy and water usage. The services help clients take a strategic, long-term approach to managing resources from the earliest planning stages through a building's operations and potential redevelopment.
Mager Master in Green Management, Energy and Corporate Social Responsibility. Universita' Bocconi
MaGER - Master in Green Management, Energy and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Sustainability, climate change, energy and energy efficiency, green consumption and urban sustainable development are globally recognized challenges for the 21st century. Tackling these challenges requires a strong commitment from companies and private sectors, governments and agencies, NGOs. The managers and professionals of tomorrow will require knowledge to understand the interconnectedness of economic, environmental and social dimensions, and competencies to manage and contribute the change towards a more sustainable world.
Produção e Consumo Sustentável - Arab HoballahHumanidade2012
The document discusses sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on SCP. It provides background on the Marrakech Process, which aimed to develop the 10 Year Framework to accelerate the global shift towards SCP. Through multi-stakeholder consultation and projects, the Marrakech Process helped establish SCP strategies in many regions and develop tools to promote SCP, but governments failed to adopt a 10 Year Framework at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in 2011.
The document summarizes Exergy's core team and the services they provide related to carbon reduction and sustainability. The core team includes experts in business strategy, carbon clean technology, carbon advisory, carbon finance, and carbon branding. They offer services such as carbon footprinting, sustainability reporting, green supply chain management, CDM project facilitation, carbon trading, green development assistance, and green marketing.
The document discusses EarthCheck, an environmental certification program. It provides the most scientifically robust benchmarking system that helps organizations increase efficiencies, maximize guest experience, and minimize environmental footprint. With over 30 years of experience and $260 million in research, EarthCheck offers comprehensive sustainability solutions and tools to navigate regulatory changes and complex risks in business.
This document summarizes key findings from a study on sustainability conducted with 55 Norwegian CEOs. The study found that:
1. Sustainability has become a top priority for CEOs as customer demands have increased significantly.
2. Sustainability represents major business opportunities across sectors, though the opportunities vary depending on how closely linked sustainability is to a sector's core business.
3. Environmental and social performance is emerging as a major source of competitive advantage, particularly in areas like brand, risk management and talent acquisition.
Mastering sustainability and the "triple bottom line" of financial, environmental and social performance is becoming essential for long-term business success.
The document is a corporate presentation from the Centre for Environment Education and Development (CEED) private limited. CEED is committed to environmental resource protection and ecosystem integrity. It seeks to address environmental issues through research, consultancy, training and encouraging participation from industries, governments and organizations. CEED offers services in areas like environmental management, impact assessment, climate change, natural resources, energy management, audits and training. It has experienced professionals, infrastructure and over 100 person-years of experience working with clients from industries, governments and non-profits.
Business and Environment Series: Weglewski - Andersen Corporation Sustainabil...Environmental Initiative
The document outlines Andersen Corporation's sustainability strategy blitz. It discusses establishing clarity around sustainability goals and priorities. The blitz methodology focuses on vision, strategies, targets, and tactics. It also rationalizes work and staffs near-term tactics. Andersen's sustainability is delivered through four core strategies: responsible materials strategy, minimizing operations impact, minimizing consumer impact, and employee education and engagement. The blitz aims to provide a unified, focused approach to sustainability under a new ECO3 framework.
The corporate presentation is for the Centre for Environment Education and Development (CEED), an environmental consultancy organization. CEED's vision is committed towards environmental resource protection and ecosystem integrity. Its mission is to develop India's human capital to address environmental issues. CEED offers services in areas like environmental impact assessment, climate change, natural resource management, and training. It has experienced professionals and works with government, private and industrial clients on projects in energy, agriculture, and forestry.
Green Buildings - Anna Tuominen - Poyry - April 2010Burton Lee
Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering firm with 7,000 experts in 50 countries. It has experience in over 100 countries and works on 17,000 projects annually. Pöyry's vision is to be the global thought leader in balanced sustainability engineering for complex projects. It promotes a holistic approach called "Balanced sustainability" that balances economic, environmental and social factors. Pöyry has expertise across various industries including energy, water, industry, urban planning and management consulting.
A high level introduction to the CA ecoSoftware solution for energy, carbon and sustainability management. Used in-house by CA and by customers such as Tesco. For more information visit www.ca.com/ecoSoftware.com.
Carbonless provides environmental consulting services to help businesses reduce costs and meet compliance standards through environmental management systems, energy management, auditing, and training. Their team has over 20 years of experience working on projects in renewable energy, retail, government, construction, and other sectors across Europe. Carbonless offers technical tools like building modeling software to support their consulting services.
Encouraging Sustainability: Use of LEED to Enhance Focus on SustainabilityDaniel Haddock
Describes the implementation of an initiative at American Water to obtain LEED certification for four new water treatment facilities in Indiana & Illinois. Discussion of the wider benefits of the initiative in terms of introducing concepts of sustainability to employees across the utility organization.
Raytheon has implemented several strategies to improve sustainability, including establishing clear sustainability goals and governance structure, engaging employees through programs like Energy Citizens, and tracking progress against long-term goals. Some ongoing challenges include ensuring contributions from all business units and keeping sustainability efforts focused on business value. Raytheon aims to reduce costs and enhance its reputation through sustainability initiatives in areas such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, and supply chain management.
The document discusses EarthCheck, an environmental certification program. It provides the most scientifically robust benchmarking system that helps organizations improve sustainability performance over time. With expertise developed over decades, EarthCheck offers specialized tools and services to help clients in diverse industries and locations navigate regulatory changes and complex sustainability challenges.
Doug Fullen, Director of Medtronic Environmental, Health and Safety, presented on Medtronic's environmental sustainability efforts. Medtronic treats many chronic conditions across 120 countries with 38,000 employees in 270 locations generating $15 billion in annual revenue. Medtronic has improved its environmental management over time, developing goals and programs to reduce waste, emissions, energy and water usage. Medtronic achieved its 2013 sustainability goals and has received external recognition for its progressive environmental stewardship.
Beyond the usual suspects? The role of expert knowledge in sustainability indicator development for Scotland's upland estates. Presented by Jayne Glass at the "Perth II: Global Change and the World's Mountains" conference in Perth, Scotland in September 2010.
A Comprehensive Guide to DeFi Development Services in 2024Intelisync
DeFi represents a paradigm shift in the financial industry. Instead of relying on traditional, centralized institutions like banks, DeFi leverages blockchain technology to create a decentralized network of financial services. This means that financial transactions can occur directly between parties, without intermediaries, using smart contracts on platforms like Ethereum.
In 2024, we are witnessing an explosion of new DeFi projects and protocols, each pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in finance.
In summary, DeFi in 2024 is not just a trend; it’s a revolution that democratizes finance, enhances security and transparency, and fosters continuous innovation. As we proceed through this presentation, we'll explore the various components and services of DeFi in detail, shedding light on how they are transforming the financial landscape.
At Intelisync, we specialize in providing comprehensive DeFi development services tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. From smart contract development to dApp creation and security audits, we ensure that your DeFi project is built with innovation, security, and scalability in mind. Trust Intelisync to guide you through the intricate landscape of decentralized finance and unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.
Ready to take your DeFi project to the next level? Partner with Intelisync for expert DeFi development services today!
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
leewayhertz.com-AI in predictive maintenance Use cases technologies benefits ...alexjohnson7307
Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach that anticipates equipment failures before they happen. At the forefront of this innovative strategy is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which brings unprecedented precision and efficiency. AI in predictive maintenance is transforming industries by reducing downtime, minimizing costs, and enhancing productivity.
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How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
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ICUC
1. Innovative & Comprehensive Solutions for Urban Climate
ICUC
ICUC is committed to make the changing
environment more suitable for living.
2. W HAT IS ICUC ?
Innovative & Comprehensive Solutions for Urban Climate
Founded by a group of enthused
professionals with diverse qualifications and
experience
Capability to provide solutions in climate
change, urban infrastructure, environment
and sustainability
Conceptualised to add value, knowledge,
build capacities and facilitate smooth
implementation of projects
3. W HAT D O W E D O?
Innovative & Comprehensive Solutions for Urban Climate
Government, Private sector,
PSUs, Donor agencies
Advisory
Handholding in
implementation
End to end consulting
4. O UR F OCUS A REAS
Innovative & Comprehensive Solutions for Urban Climate
Urban planning Environment Feasibility Climate
& management management & Studies, DPR change
sustainability
Clean
Solid waste Environmental Environmental development
management & compliance due diligence mechanism
audits
Technology Training / Environmental Water
evaluations & Capacity assessments management
assessments building
5. O UR S TRENGTHS
Innovative & Comprehensive Solutions for Urban Climate
Veritable experience of the team Training capabilities in sustainability,
in capacity building, advisory, environmental management, solid
developing projects and strategy waste management, climate change,
renewable energy
Experience with industry &
corporates, government bodies, Capacity building experience with
funding agencies , developers, CEOs, senior & middle management,
NGOs & apex industry supervisors and operators
organizations
Extensive experience of training of the
Domain expertise in team in 150+ organistaions in oil &
SWM, environmental & gas, textiles, construction, electrical,
sustainability management , solar IT, infrastructure development &
energy, CDM, compliance, audits, d other sectors
ue diligence
Team has been involved in unique Highly qualified and experienced
work in environmental team. Have worked with organisations
management, solid waste like IL&FS, CII, KPMG, Senes , British
management & climate change Petroleum & BPCL
Our belief in building innovative and comprehensive solutions
6. O UR C APABILITIES
Innovative & Comprehensive Solutions for Urban Climate
Consulting Training
Solid waste Environmental Solid waste Sustainability
management Management management management
Urban Water Sustainability
Renewable governance & management reporting
energy: solar infrastructure
development
Corporate Environmental
Environment, healt Energy efficiency responsibility management
h & safety improvements
7. C ONSULTING O PTIONS
Target
Technology
Industry evaluations
&
Donor Agencies Developing Assessment Climate
• ADB research change
proposals & impact
• World Bank strategy studies &
papers PDD
• IFC
• CIDA
Government
Agencies Consulting
DPR,
• Municipalities Feasibility Solar
studies for Projects
• Urban Local SWM
Bodies
Not for Profit
Organizations
Bid
Urban Carbon management
Footprinting of PPP
Infrastructure projects
Developers
8. T RAINING M ODULES
Target
Industry Solid waste
management
• Industry
Associations
Corporate
• Apex Industry social Environmental
responsibility management
Organizations
Government
Bodies
• Municipalities
• Urban Local
Training
Greening the
Bodies Corporate
supply chain
responsibility
Not for Profit management
Organizations
Urban
Infrastructure
Developers Sustainability Sustainability
reporting management
9. F EW O F O UR P ROJECTS
Feasibility assessment
Innovative & Comprehensive Solutions for Urban Climate
Need assessment of reducing impacts of climate change on rural communities in Uttarakhand
Capacity development
Facilitation for fellowship program for a leading international NGO in development sector
Training programs to corporates on sustainability management
Technical Assistance
Designing solid waste management systems for a township near Delhi comprising of mixed land
use
Preparation of bid documents for municipal solid waste management systems
Designing a system for conversion of Landfill gas to CNG for a solid waste disposal site
Technical support for designing an integrated solid waste management facility in Maharashtra
CDM Services
Complete range of services including PDD, registration, validation for getting CDM benefits for
4MW biomass based power plant in Punjab
10. F OUNDERS OF ICUC
Ph.D, M.Tech., Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
B.E., Civil Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, PU
LEAD Fellow: LEAD (Leadership in Environment & Development), an international NGO with a network of
fellows in around 120 countries, in leadership for sustainable development
Seema Awasthi
Seema has more than 18 years of rich & diversified technical & project management experience in
the urban environment sector including waste management, air quality modeling, CDM, Roads &
Highways and urban infrastructure, while working for IL&FS, SENES, CES and BPCL.
She has the experience of working with many urban local bodies, ministries, govt. agencies of
India. She has also worked for the projects in Singapore, China, Mexico and Maldives.
PGDBA, National Productivity Council, Delhi
B.E. Chemical Engineering, Chandigarh, PU
Lead Auditor of ISO 14001, OHSAS 18000
LEAD Fellow: LEAD (Leadership in Environment & Development), an international NGO with a network of
fellows in around 120 countries, in leadership for sustainable development
Harleen has professional experience of about 23 years in the fields of environment management,
Harleen Kaur sustainability, greening of supply chains; health, safety and social auditing and climate change. She
has worked with KPMG, British Petroleum, IL & FS, Tetra Tech and CII.
She has conducted training programmes and facilitated over 150 industries in designing and
implementation of EMS, EHSM systems, auditing, green supply chain management,
benchmarking, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001.
She has worked for Tata Motors, TCS, GAIL, Maruti, Sona Steering, Apollo Tyres, Coventry
Coilomatics, Subros, Taj Group of Hotels, NHPC, cluster of knitwear industry in Ludhiana,
electroplating cluster in Madurai