This document summarizes key points from a presentation on energy efficiency given by John W. Conover IV at the Green Building Focus Conference in 2011. It discusses how (1) energy efficiency can be a differentiator for companies by enabling new markets and partnerships for innovation. However, (2) most companies still do not integrate energy efficiency fully into their strategies or assign clear responsibilities. (3) A lack of measurement and expertise also hinders progress on energy efficiency.
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This document provides an agenda and highlights for an event on financing the clean energy sector. The agenda includes presentations on topics like waste heat recovery, the water-energy nexus, and power generation. There will be panel discussions on demand/efficiency and power generation with participants from companies and organizations in the clean energy industry. Speaker biographies are also provided for the various presenters and panelists.
Johnson Controls - Building Efficiency Fact SheetJohnsonControls
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A Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) produces as much energy as it uses over the course of a year; legislation and technology are combining to create a future where buildings actually contribute energy to the grid.
The document outlines a 3-phase sustainability plan proposed by Just Read Consulting for Alcoa's new aluminum plant in Saudi Arabia. Phase 1 involves forming a global aluminum committee and holding a planning conference. Phase 2 aims to align sustainability goals between Alcoa and other aluminum companies. Phase 3 consists of funding renewable energy research, building subsidized housing for employees, and establishing programs for gender equality and community development. The plan seeks to address concerns about the economic, environmental and social impacts of the Saudi Arabia project.
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This document provides an agenda and highlights for an event on financing the clean energy sector. The agenda includes presentations on topics like waste heat recovery, the water-energy nexus, and power generation. There will be panel discussions on demand/efficiency and power generation with participants from companies and organizations in the clean energy industry. Speaker biographies are also provided for the various presenters and panelists.
Johnson Controls - Building Efficiency Fact SheetJohnsonControls
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The document outlines a 3-phase sustainability plan proposed by Just Read Consulting for Alcoa's new aluminum plant in Saudi Arabia. Phase 1 involves forming a global aluminum committee and holding a planning conference. Phase 2 aims to align sustainability goals between Alcoa and other aluminum companies. Phase 3 consists of funding renewable energy research, building subsidized housing for employees, and establishing programs for gender equality and community development. The plan seeks to address concerns about the economic, environmental and social impacts of the Saudi Arabia project.
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This document provides a summary of the 2008 Green Building Impact Report, which analyzes the land, water, energy, materials, and indoor environmental impacts of LEED-certified buildings. Some key findings include:
- LEED buildings have avoided nearly 400 million vehicle miles traveled and are projected to avoid over 4 billion miles annually by 2020 due to efficient locations and transportation options.
- Water savings from LEED buildings are expected to exceed 7% of non-residential water use by 2020.
- LEED buildings consume approximately 25% less energy on average than comparable buildings. Energy savings are projected to exceed 48 million tons of coal equivalent annually by 2020.
- Over $10 billion in green materials have been specified
The document provides information on new UK legislation requiring large companies listed on the London Stock Exchange to report their greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2013. It discusses how the legislation aims to kickstart sustainability programs by bringing issues to board attention. While compliance is required, companies can generate benefits by developing strategies to reduce emissions and costs. The document offers guidance on implementation, including defining boundaries, choosing methodologies and software, and establishing data collection processes.
This document is the State of Green Business 2012 report published by GreenBiz Group. It summarizes the top 12 sustainable business trends of the year, including sustainability gaining importance for CFOs, sustainable consumption, green gamification, and sustainable mobility. It also includes the GreenBiz Index which tracks key performance indicators like carbon intensity, cleantech investments, and green power use. The report aims to provide an overview of the most important issues in sustainable business in 2012.
This document provides an overview of carbon mitigation technologies and proposes a framework to classify them. It introduces five umbrella classifications - demand reduction, source substitution, demand substitution, source mitigation, and source containment. For each classification it provides a brief definition and examples. It also notes that moving through the classifications, the scale of systems increases as do associated costs and risks to implementation.
CarolinaEnergyDevelopment is an organization dedicated to delivering sustainable alternative energy through financing, building, and operating waste-to-power projects that convert municipal solid waste into clean electric power using proven and pollution-free pyrolysis technology. Their vision is to leverage their experience and strategic partners to facilitate renewable energy development from waste, wind, solar, and biomass sources to provide environmental benefits and renewable energy for communities. They utilize a project finance model combining private equity, debt, and government incentives to fund long-term income streams from waste-to-power projects.
Concrete towers provide a low-tech innovation for the wind energy sector that can help reduce costs. While wind towers do not significantly impact performance, they represent over 25% of wind turbine costs. Concrete towers borrowed from the construction industry are being adopted and are forecast to gain market share against traditional steel towers. This innovation does not require cutting-edge technology but solves the problem of cost-optimization in the wind energy sector.
Taiwan's green energy ind alex tong itri 2012 10 31Helenachn Chen
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This document provides information about the 2nd annual Distributed Energy Storage 2013 conference to be held June 17-18, 2013 in London. The conference will bring together speakers from utilities, government agencies, and energy storage technology companies to discuss topics such as integrating energy storage into smart grids, developing business models for energy storage, and case studies of energy storage projects. An interactive workshop on developing microgeneration and domestic energy storage for smart grids will also be held on June 19.
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This document summarizes an international congress on automotive green production that will focus on increasing energy efficiency and optimizing resource use within automotive manufacturing. The congress will provide insights into applying the new ISO 50001 energy management standard, best practices for implementing energy efficiency, and measuring energy consumption costs. Speakers from automotive companies and research institutions will present on topics such as reducing materials use and minimizing energy consumption in production processes.
General Electric was formed in 1892 through the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric. It is now a large multinational conglomerate comprised of various business units including energy, technology, aviation, healthcare and capital. Headquartered in Boston, GE employs over 300,000 people globally and had revenues of over $100 billion in 1998. The company has a long history of acquisitions and innovation in industries like lighting, media, aircraft engines and financial services.
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General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1896. It operates in over 160 countries with over 300,000 employees across many industries including energy, technology, aviation, healthcare and capital. The company has a long history and was one of the original 12 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is currently led by CEO Jeffrey Immelt and has a disciplined approach to risk management overseen by its board of directors and senior management.
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,
This document provides a summary of the 2008 Green Building Impact Report, which analyzes the land, water, energy, materials, and indoor environmental impacts of LEED-certified buildings. Some key findings include:
- LEED buildings have avoided nearly 400 million vehicle miles traveled and are projected to avoid over 4 billion miles annually by 2020 due to efficient locations and transportation options.
- Water savings from LEED buildings are expected to exceed 7% of non-residential water use by 2020.
- LEED buildings consume approximately 25% less energy on average than comparable buildings. Energy savings are projected to exceed 48 million tons of coal equivalent annually by 2020.
- Over $10 billion in green materials have been specified
The document provides information on new UK legislation requiring large companies listed on the London Stock Exchange to report their greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2013. It discusses how the legislation aims to kickstart sustainability programs by bringing issues to board attention. While compliance is required, companies can generate benefits by developing strategies to reduce emissions and costs. The document offers guidance on implementation, including defining boundaries, choosing methodologies and software, and establishing data collection processes.
This document is the State of Green Business 2012 report published by GreenBiz Group. It summarizes the top 12 sustainable business trends of the year, including sustainability gaining importance for CFOs, sustainable consumption, green gamification, and sustainable mobility. It also includes the GreenBiz Index which tracks key performance indicators like carbon intensity, cleantech investments, and green power use. The report aims to provide an overview of the most important issues in sustainable business in 2012.
This document provides an overview of carbon mitigation technologies and proposes a framework to classify them. It introduces five umbrella classifications - demand reduction, source substitution, demand substitution, source mitigation, and source containment. For each classification it provides a brief definition and examples. It also notes that moving through the classifications, the scale of systems increases as do associated costs and risks to implementation.
CarolinaEnergyDevelopment is an organization dedicated to delivering sustainable alternative energy through financing, building, and operating waste-to-power projects that convert municipal solid waste into clean electric power using proven and pollution-free pyrolysis technology. Their vision is to leverage their experience and strategic partners to facilitate renewable energy development from waste, wind, solar, and biomass sources to provide environmental benefits and renewable energy for communities. They utilize a project finance model combining private equity, debt, and government incentives to fund long-term income streams from waste-to-power projects.
Concrete towers provide a low-tech innovation for the wind energy sector that can help reduce costs. While wind towers do not significantly impact performance, they represent over 25% of wind turbine costs. Concrete towers borrowed from the construction industry are being adopted and are forecast to gain market share against traditional steel towers. This innovation does not require cutting-edge technology but solves the problem of cost-optimization in the wind energy sector.
Taiwan's green energy ind alex tong itri 2012 10 31Helenachn Chen
The document discusses Taiwan's green energy industry and opportunities for cooperation. It provides background on ITRI, a non-profit R&D institution that has played a vital role in transforming Taiwan's economy. ITRI has contributed greatly to industry by developing technology for commercialization. The document then outlines Taiwan's challenges in green energy, current status of industries like solar PV and wind power, and opportunities in areas such as offshore wind and bio-butanol technology.
This document provides information about the 2nd annual Distributed Energy Storage 2013 conference to be held June 17-18, 2013 in London. The conference will bring together speakers from utilities, government agencies, and energy storage technology companies to discuss topics such as integrating energy storage into smart grids, developing business models for energy storage, and case studies of energy storage projects. An interactive workshop on developing microgeneration and domestic energy storage for smart grids will also be held on June 19.
Estudio realizado por KPMG sobre el interés inversor de las renovables, y como la biomasa aparece como la primera por apetencia inversora entre todas ellas
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Better World Light Reading Conference Nyc V3Salem Kimble
This document discusses how information and communication technologies (ICT) can help drive the transition to a low-carbon economy. It notes that while ICT contributes to global warming, it also has great potential to help reduce emissions from other sectors through solutions that enable remote work, virtual meetings, and telecommuting. Examples are presented showing how companies have significantly reduced their carbon footprints and costs by allowing more flexible and remote work arrangements for employees. A framework called "BetterWork" is introduced that aims to quantify the financial and environmental impacts of implementing flexible work programs across different enterprise scenarios. The conclusion is that the ICT sector is well-positioned to create meaningful carbon mitigation through industry cooperation and by marketing solutions that promote substitution away from
EOI · 20/09/2012 · http://www.eoi.es/mediateca/video/1708
La Huella de Carbono es un concepto que se ha abierto paso con gran fuerza los últimos años, ya que cada día son más las empresas y organismos públicos a nivel nacional e internacional que realizan su transición hacia un modelo de gestión baja en carbono, esto exige ir más allá de la forma habitual de gestionar, obliga a colaborar con los proveedores para calcular sus emisiones, evaluar cuántos GEI (gases de efecto invernadero) se han generado en el ciclo de vida y sobre todo valorar las fuentes de emisiones asociadas a los diferentes productos y actividades.
NextGen of Cleantech Investing: Policy and ScalingJohnBalbach
The document discusses three global crises - financial, ecological, and climate - and how cleantech solutions can help address them. It notes that new frameworks are needed to deal with these interconnected crises. Several key points are made about the climate crisis, including that carbon emissions are rising sharply and temperature increases will have major impacts. Mitigating climate change will require large-scale investments in cleantech sectors like energy, transportation, water, and others. Government stimulus programs globally are directing over $100 billion to cleantech, recognizing it as a major market opportunity that can create jobs and address environmental challenges.
The Business of Sustainable Supply Chains for ManufacturersWithum
This document summarizes a webinar on sustainable supply chains for manufacturers. It discusses ESG considerations across a company's upstream, plant, and downstream operations. Elements of supplier codes of conduct are outlined, including adhering to UN Global Compact principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Reporting sustainability information to customers is increasing, with over 200 organizations requesting supplier emissions data and targets from the CDP. Implementing zero-waste programs and complying with emerging SEC climate disclosure rules were also covered.
Climate Change, Energy, & Businesses - Quantifying the Financial Implications...SolAbility
Climate change is a reality. The political failure to direct the global energy infrastructure to an alternative system away from fossil fuels will lad to significantly higher energy costs to businesses.
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This document discusses the risks and opportunities that climate change presents for super fund investments. It emphasizes that super funds should take a long-term view of carbon risk and opportunity as part of their fiduciary duty. Deep emissions cuts are needed to limit global warming, which will require a major economic transformation towards renewable energy and energy efficiency. Super funds can play a role by supporting low-carbon initiatives, engaging with companies, and advocating for effective climate policy. They must be prepared for potential surprises and not assume change will be gradual.
Presentation to provide a general overview of sustainability to young professional engineers. Additional slides in the deck that we never got a chance to go through in the class but included here for your information
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This document summarizes a panel discussion on sustainability and green business practices. The panel discussed how businesses can reduce their environmental impact through various strategies like assessing energy usage, setting reduction goals, improving efficiency, and obtaining green building certifications. Government incentives are available to help businesses implement sustainability projects that save energy and cut costs. Going green can provide competitive advantages and improved financial performance over the long run.
Profitable Green Strategies for Small Enterpriseschrisyalonis
This 2010 slide presentation was presented to an SBA development center group by Chris Yalonis. It covers the business case for sustainability in small businesses.
This document discusses opportunities for British companies in Australia's low carbon industry. It provides an overview of Australia's policy landscape on climate change, including legislation on carbon pricing and renewable energy targets. It also outlines various sector opportunities for low carbon technologies, professional services, and trading in Australia's developing carbon market. British companies are encouraged to engage with UK Trade & Investment for further information on opportunities in Australia's transition to a low carbon economy.
GHG Reporting offers an opprtunity to combine the organisations need to be compliant with creating a beneficial sustainability strategy. What is GHG reporting and what benefits are there from a strategy?
This document summarizes a presentation about sustainability reporting. It discusses why businesses should engage in sustainability reporting to protect and enhance value. Total impact reporting was presented as going beyond traditional reporting to measure environmental, social and economic impacts. Examples were given of companies like Puma and British Land conducting environmental profit and loss accounting and assessing wider socioeconomic impacts. The document emphasizes moving towards reporting on impacts and outcomes over outputs.
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1. The document discusses General Electric's (GE) ecomagination initiative which aims to double investments in clean energy and reduce GE's environmental impact through goals like lowering greenhouse gas emissions and energy/water usage.
2. Ecomagination has helped GE develop green technologies since the 1870s and aims to inspire a sustainable energy future through programs, teams, and processes to track progress.
3. The initiative has benefited GE through new customers and products, policy influence, and improved reputation while helping solve environmental problems.
Steven Schultz of 3M presented on the company's energy management program and partnerships. 3M has reduced its energy use by more than 40% since 2000 through continuous improvement efforts. It partners with organizations like EPA ENERGY STAR and DOE to share best practices and leverage programs. 3M was an early participant in the Save Energy Now LEADERS program to receive technical assistance and recognition for its energy reduction goals and customized energy management plan.
The document discusses global energy issues and opportunities for improving energy productivity. Key points include:
- Energy costs account for around 13% of global GDP. Prices are at historic highs and volatility is increasing.
- The US and EU have very different energy intensities and climate change policies. There is opportunity to share best practices in energy productivity.
- Improving energy productivity by 20-30% through efficiency gains could provide major economic and environmental benefits for companies and countries.
- Many companies do not view energy as a strategic issue and are missing opportunities to cut costs and emissions through better management.
- Case studies show companies achieving major savings through sustained energy productivity programs involving goals, measurement, capital investments and behavior change.
The agenda includes talks on opportunities for economic growth, competitiveness strategies for small and medium enterprises, and the benefits of collaboration. The second speaker will discuss whether the current economic situation represents an opportunity or danger for businesses. They will encourage businesses to prepare for an economic upswing by focusing on planning, timing investments appropriately within the cycle, strengthening company culture, and developing new products and markets. The third talk will outline a seven stage process for developing an "irrefutable offer" that can help businesses gain a competitive advantage through strategies like redefining value propositions and currencies. The final speaker will argue that collaboration, rather than competition, is a better strategy for business survival and optimization.
The document discusses sustainability metrics and trends for businesses. It provides examples of companies that are leaders in natural capital efficiency and decoupling. Specifically:
- It introduces the concept of using natural capital metrics like carbon emissions, water use, and waste to measure a company's environmental impacts and efficiency.
- It analyzes trends in collaboration, employee engagement, buildings/operations, and pricing related to sustainability.
- Examples are given of companies that increased revenue while decreasing their environmental impacts, through initiatives like on-site power generation, manufacturing efficiency, and employee incentive programs.
- Next steps discussed include further aligning business strategies with sustainability goals using metrics like supply chain impacts, product analyses, and infrastructure investments.
The world of ESG reporting is moving faster than ever. The European Union is moving fast to update the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) in 2021, the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) are reaching a critical mass and the often confusing group of reporting initiatives have committed to work together towards a comprehensive reporting landscape, with financial heavy-hitters such as the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) stepping into the game.
General Electric is a large, innovative company with a history dating back to Thomas Edison. The document discusses GE's leadership, innovations in areas like wind power, solar power, and carbon capture. It outlines GE's products, services, and business strategies across infrastructure, healthcare, and other industries. Key goals mentioned are growing revenues to $25 billion by 2010, doubling R&D investment to $1.5 billion, and reducing environmental impacts through more efficient technologies.
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1. Carbon Disclosure Project
Report – Global Electric Utilities
Building business resilience
to inevitable climate change
The Adaptation Challenge
2. Agenda
Welcome address Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
CDP context James Howard,
Project Director, The Carbon Disclosure Project
Introduction to the report Michael Valocchi,
Partner, Global Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Building business resilience John Firth,
Chief Executive Officer, Acclimatise
IBM viewpoint Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Q & A panel discussion Hosted by Peter Richardson
Energy and Environment Marketing Manager, IBM
Close
3. Agenda
Welcome address Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
CDP context James Howard,
Project Director, The Carbon Disclosure Project
Introduction to the report Michael Valocchi,
Partner, Global Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Building business resilience John Firth,
Chief Executive Officer, Acclimatise
IBM viewpoint Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Q & A panel discussion Hosted by Peter Richardson
Energy and Environment Marketing Manager, IBM
Close
4. Introduction to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
“To collect and distribute high quality information that motivates investors,
corporations and governments to take action to prevent dangerous climate
change.”
475
• Global non-profit organisation,
established in 2000 385
• Secretariat to 475 Signatory 284
315
Investors with $55 trillion assets
under management
155
• Largest climate change database 95
in the world: 35
– More than 2,500 companies
reporting in 2008, and even more 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
in 2009
Number of Signatory Investors to CDP
– Process supported by many global
figures
4
6. CDP’s Global Reach in 2009
New Expansions in 2009:
Russia – Central & Eastern
Europe – Portugal – Ireland
6
7. CDP’s Perspective
CDP provides a Global Intersection between Government,
Investors and Companies
475
INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS 3,700 OF THE
WORLD’S
COMBINED LARGEST
ASSETS OF US CORPORATIONS
$55 TRILLION
DATA MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE VIA
CDP
8. CDP – The Future
Expand number of disclosers
Improve quality and depth of disclosures
Work with and supplement the emerging and varied
disclosure landscape of mandatory reporting and
registries
8
9. Agenda
Welcome address Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
CDP context James Howard,
Project Director, The Carbon Disclosure Project
Introduction to the report Michael Valocchi,
Partner, Global Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Building business resilience John Firth,
Chief Executive Officer, Acclimatise
IBM viewpoint Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Q & A panel discussion Hosted by Peter Richardson
Energy and Environment Marketing Manager, IBM
Close
10. Agenda
Welcome address Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
CDP context James Howard,
Project Director, The Carbon Disclosure Project
Introduction to the report Michael Valocchi,
Partner, Global Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Building business resilience John Firth,
Chief Executive Officer, Acclimatise
IBM viewpoint Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Q & A panel discussion Hosted by Peter Richardson
Energy and Environment Marketing Manager, IBM
Close
11. Adapting to inevitable climate change.
Observed and modelled changes in temperature in Europe
Climate change is underway.
– Whatever steps we take to limit GHG
concentrations we are now faced with decades
of increasing temperatures and possibly
centuries of sea-level rise.
– Limiting global average temperature rise to 2oC
is looking increasingly challenging. If we fail the
adaptation challenge becomes even greater.
Significant impacts of extreme events
and incremental changes in climate are
already evident.
Carbon neutrality does not create
business resilience.
Businesses face two climate
challenges, not one. They must:
– Reduce emissions to avoid the unmanageable
– Adapt to manage the unavoidable
12. Climate change: the business context
We have to act without delay to reduce emissions AND we need to
adapt to manage the unavoidable – there is no choice.
– Business as usual in the face of a changing climate is not an option.
Building business resilience:
– Climate change is not just an ‘environmental’ issue.
– Adapting to the impacts of inevitable climate
change is a mainstream business risk and should
be ‘internalised’ within business models and value
chains.
Corporate drivers for action on climate
change:
– Changes in their relative importance over time.
– Meeting the challenges of the energy revolution.
13. Our approach
Review responses from global electricity companies to the 2008
Carbon Disclosure Project.
Analysis using our proprietary Acclimatisation Index – a quantitative
approach creating a relative score for companies in the electricity
sector.
Allows the resilience of companies to inevitable climate change to be
assessed.
– The risks and opportunities they face.
– How they plan to adapt.
– Their position in the resilience landscape
14. Headline results
Adaptation: an unexplored corporate issue.
– 93% of companies acknowledge exposure, but only 27% indicate a ‘quantified’
analysis has been undertaken.
Companies are generally more aware of the risks than the
opportunities.
– 59% identified potential business opportunities.
Implications for governance.
– Only 6% provided evidence of integrating inevitable climate change into their
internal corporate governance procedures.
Building business resilience to the impacts of climate change
remains a new issue for most electricity companies.
15. The challenge of inevitable climate change to business models
An ‘energy revolution’ is required to meet the challenges of:
– Continuing urbanisation and intense competition for natural resources, driven by
population growth and economic development.
– National energy security concerns and supply reliability.
– Reducing emissions and shifting the focus to renewable sources of energy, low
carbon generation and more dynamic balancing of supply and demand requiring
significant levels of investment to transform the industry.
This has to be achieved within the context of a changing climate and
the impacts on social, economic and environmental systems:
– Causing significant changes in the demand for electricity against a backdrop of
supply challenges, ageing assets, impacts on asset performance and efficiency,
and prescriptive regulation
Maintaining a global perspective on climate change impacts on
social, economic and environmental systems.
16. How should businesses respond?
Avoid entirely ‘predictable surprises’.
– Need to foresee the implications and take appropriate steps.
Understanding impacts:
– Extreme events (acute) and incremental change (chronic).
– Direct and indirect impacts working through all elements of business models and
value chains.
– The ‘pinball machine’ effect.
Understanding opportunities:
– Companies are focussing on risks, immature landscape on opportunities.
– Building resilience creates a competitive advantage.
– New markets, products and services in response to the energy revolution.
– Financial crisis presents an opportunity for companies to revisit their business
models and build resilience.
17. How should businesses respond?
Learning lessons from the current financial crisis.
Short-termism, risk management and control, disclosure of potential
risks all have to be addressed.
Business risk ‘signals’ driven by climate change are already visible.
Uncertainties should act as a catalyst for companies to quantify the
risks, monitor the impacts and respond by changes to their business
models.
– Dealing with uncertainty is the measure of a well managed business.
An integrated approach to the challenges through:
– Optimisation of existing infrastructure assets, systems and information.
– Growth of existing capabilities.
– Acceleration of emerging technologies to a commercial scale.
18. A call for action by senior executives
Revisit fiduciary responsibilities.
Ensure corporate governance meets the challenge.
• Embed climate risk management into decision making.
• Develop a risk assessment process using the best available science.
Learn from others, engage with policy makers.
Improve internal expertise and capabilities, ensure knowledge
management systems are fit for purpose.
Disclose material risks.
Prepare-Adapt: 10 questions for senior executives
– To aid senior executives and help companies take the right steps towards
building business resilience by exploring risks, opportunities and responses.
19. Agenda
Welcome address Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
CDP context James Howard,
Project Director, The Carbon Disclosure Project
Introduction to the report Michael Valocchi,
Partner, Global Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Building business resilience John Firth,
Chief Executive Officer, Acclimatise
IBM viewpoint Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Q & A panel discussion Hosted by Peter Richardson
Energy and Environment Marketing Manager, IBM
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20. IBM Viewpoint: Adaptation will be crucial to business success
Electric utilities have taken positive steps to mitigate the impact of climate
change
Electricity industry is at a critical point
– Increase generation - 36.8 % growth in energy demand by 2030
– Reduce emissions - responsible for 25% emissions
2 options
– Generate ‘cleaner’ electricity
– Drive down energy people are using
• 170 billion KW hours wasted each year by consumers – lack of power usage information
Climate change brings additional pressures
– Changes in
• demand - population migration, new demands (e.g. electric vehicles)
• supply chain - vulnerable assets
• availability of natural resources - competition for scarce resources
21. IBM Viewpoint: Adaptation will be crucial to business success
Electricity is a complex system of systems.
Balance will change and we need to redesign the way the industry works:
– more dynamic control of
• power flows
• information
• money
– new sources of supply
• Consumers to be part of the electricity management and efficiency story
3 practical steps
1. Optimise– existing assets to be more efficient and more robust to adapt
to climate change
2. Grow – existing commercialised capability through smarter design and
operation
3. Accelerate – new and emerging capabilities to commercial scale
Change is needed now to enable prosperity in a much different future
22. Agenda
Welcome address Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
CDP context James Howard,
Project Director, The Carbon Disclosure Project
Introduction to the report Michael Valocchi,
Partner, Global Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Building business resilience John Firth,
Chief Executive Officer, Acclimatise
IBM viewpoint Graham Butler,
Executive Partner, Energy & Utilities Industry Leader, IBM
Q & A panel discussion Hosted by Peter Richardson
Energy and Environment Marketing Manager, IBM
Close
23. To access the full report
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– ON24 registration website
– www.ibm.com/uk/green
– www.acclimatise.uk.com
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– www.ibm.com/uk/green
– enquiries@acclimatise.uk.com