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CliMetrics | Best Practices Webinar Jan 25, 2012
- 1. Best practices tooptimize and monetize your energy and emissions analytics Walid Robert Norris Director CliMetrics® Using measurement and IT to achieve sustainability goals
- 2. Agenda Introduction to CliMetrics CliMetrics| Best practices to optimize and monetize your energy and emissions analytics Q&A Confidential - CliMetrics® 2
- 3. Mission statement CliMetricsis a sustainability analytics software + consulting firm. The cloud- based solution provides decision-making support and reporting to enable organizations to create business value by accelerating energy efficiency, water conservation, recycling and carbon reduction initiatives.. Confidential - CliMetrics® 3
- 4. 11 years ofsuccess and customer focus Parent company founded in 2000 Annual turnover FY2010 – 10+ million USD 11 years of IT software and green technology consulting Deloitte Fast 50 & 500 four years in a row (2005-2009) NVTC Green Award for small business 2010 Global presence with 8 offices in USA, Europe and Asia Confidential - CliMetrics® 4
- 5. Sample client references Publicsector Private sector Confidential - CliMetrics® 5
- 6. We help ourcustomers accelerate business sustainability Measure energy, carbon, water and waste CliMetrics® | Business Prioritize high ROI projects Manage and track sustainability goals CliMetrics® | Federal Shape new business value Reduce operational resource costs CliMetrics® | State & Local CliMetrics Connect Data exchange module enabling connectivity with business software applications and sources of energy data Services Support Consulting Training Confidential - CliMetrics® (an EcomNets company) 6
- 7. Key drivers ofbusiness sustainability in 2012 Reputation Save energy Develop sustainable management products Retain & motivate Compliance employees Source: McKinsey Global Survey results Confidential - CliMetrics® 7
- 8. Decision-making requires accurate, comprehensive and timely information “You cannot save energy if you cannot measure it”. Derry City Council, Northern Ireland Using measurement and IT to achieve sustainability goals Confidential - CliMetrics®
- 9. To demonstrate ROIand accelerate results, ensure measurement is rooted in every sustainability project Executive Organizational foundation alignment Measure Process System integration infrastructure Using measurement and IT to achieve sustainability goals Confidential - CliMetrics®
- 10. Select your goalsand demonstrate unwavering focus Emissions Energy Reputation reductions efficiency Confidential - CliMetrics® 10
- 11. Create the ‘wow’moment “A similar company installed “Estimates show a water recycling that we could unit – water bills reduce our are now ZERO” production plant electricity bill by 70%” “A company in Virginia is now making more money by recycling waste than they used to spend on dumpster services” Confidential - CliMetrics® 11
- 12. Defining reporting requirements Interview & involve key stakeholders early What are you going to measure Build (actionable) report and dashboard mock-ups (e.g. Excel) Request sign-off from your stakeholders Confidential - CliMetrics® 12
- 13. Agree and communicate metrics How will you measure: • Energy? • Electricity consumption? • Water consumption? • Natural gas? • Greenhouse gas emissions? What level of granularity • Monthly, weekly, daily? • Department level? Device level? Will you include cost or only consumption metrics? Ensure organization-wide understanding of the metrics • Build a glossary • Provide examples Confidential - CliMetrics® 13
- 14. Start small, testand optimize Start with a pilot to build internal capacity and experience in: Managing data sources Setting and tracking goals Creating actionable reports Communicating success to stakeholders (internal & external) Confidential - CliMetrics® 14
- 15. Best practices invendor selection Before Are the goals clear and endorsed by leadership? Define the business case What will you measure? Create clear reporting requirements During Ease of doing business Organizational fit Training and consulting services Customer support Trial Registry reporting (e.g. CDP, GRI, EPA, etc.) Manual vs. automated data entry Goal management Organizational structure Auditability Confidential - CliMetrics® 15
- 16. Maintain performance =build a partnership with your provider Quarterly review meetings – avoid ‘out of sight, out of mind’ Review goals and deliverables Understand and influence product roadmap Anticipate challenges Confidential - CliMetrics® 16
- 17. Build a roadmapthat will keep up with organizational initiatives Energy & Carbon management Building automation systems IT management systems Supply chain systems Environmental management systems Business Intelligence Submetering and billing systems Using measurement and IT to achieve sustainability goals Confidential - CliMetrics®
- 18. A quick lookat the future Real-time sub-metering enables peak-power management – further cost savings Increasing accuracy and depth of data from utilities A ‘Green IT’ standard to accelerate education, benchmarking and best practice sharing People are coin-operated – organizations to link compensation to sustainability metrics Using measurement and IT to achieve sustainability goals Confidential - CliMetrics®
- 19. In summary Measurement will Galvanize the organization around your sustainability goals Cultivate a performance based approach to sustainability in your organization Ensure transparency and accountability Enable you to identify and prioritize initiatives by ROI Guide IT investments required to enable the goals Using measurement and IT to achieve sustainability goals Confidential - CliMetrics®
- 20. Useful resources –who should I speak to? Internally • Web analytics or Online marketing • Finance (e.g. new Business Intelligence system?) Externally • Climetrics.com • Green IT council • Greenbiz.com • Environmentalleader.com • LinkedIn groups • Data Carbon: Software-Strategy-Sustainability • Green IT Council • Green Technology for 21st Century • Green (and sub-groups) Using measurement and IT to achieve sustainability goals Confidential - CliMetrics®
- 21. Thank you Confidential -CliMetrics® 21