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October 2010 - Posts

Wyndham Worldwide on Driving Sustainability Best Practices

Published: October 26 2010, 11:55 PM | no comments
by Peter Gilbert

This Thursday October 28th, I’ll be taking part in an Environmental Leader webinar on how organizations are driving sustainability best practices. The keynote speaker is Faith Taylor, VP of Sustainability and Innovation at hotel giant Wyndham Worldwide. Faith is due to speak about some of the sustainability challenges and opportunities that face the hospitality industry and how Wyndham Worldwide has stepped up with its flagship Wyndham Green program. Paul Baier, VP of Sustainability Consulting at Groom Energy, and a key commentator on the business of sustainability, will be providing insights into the drivers that are motivating organizations to take action. There will also be a segment on best practices for sustainability systems – specifically...
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By: Peter Gilbert
When CA began developing its ecoSoftware solutions, Peter Gilbert was among the first team members to work on the project. CA's ecoSoftware solutions help organizations manage costs, reduce carbon and meet their sustainability goals. Peter has been instrumental in developing CA's architecture...
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Unintended Side Effects of Sustainability Initiatives

Published: October 25 2010, 10:15 AM | no comments
by Terrence Clark

Most of you by now have probably heard the story about the compostable Sun Chips bag that was launched about 18 months ago. For those of you that weren’t aware of it, you can check out this YouTube video to see what it was all about. Great idea in concept, right? Take a quick look (13 seconds) at this guy’s feedback regarding the implementation of that idea. Now while that was just one person’s thoughts, enough people shared a similar view causing Frito Lay to take the compostable bag off the shelf and throw it into the bin. This once again underscores the impact that unintended side effects can have on sustainability initiatives at an organization. Clearly Frito Lay realized that the bag had a different sound and texture when launching it....
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By: Terrence Clark
Terrence Clark is general manager of Energy and Sustainability solutions at CA Technologies. His responsibilities include solutions such as CA DCIM and CA ecoSoftware. Terrence has overseen the growth of this business from its start as an incubated, emergent business to its current status as a set...
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The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is looking like a carbon tax

Published: October 20 2010, 02:55 PM | no comments
by Sonny Masero

As expected in the UK today, HM Treasury announced massive cuts in the public spending review. What was less expected was a press release about the DECC spending review which contained the following short statement: “Revenue raised from the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme will be used to support the public finances (including spending on the environment), rather than recycled to participants.” This could have significant implications for the scheme, both in terms of its acceptance within the business community and the expected impact of the legislation as a whole. On the face of it, this statement from DECC looks like it is increasing the cost to businesses of participation in the CRC EES. Without a recycled payment...
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By: Sonny Masero
Sonny Masero recently joined CA as a VP to drive the ecoSoftware business in EMEA. He came from the climate change and sustainability specialist Camco, where he was UK Managing Director. He has worked in the environmental market in Europe for the last 13 years and is known for his expertise of sustainable...
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