On May 17th, 2011 AGRION hosted a seminar on "Sustainability Officer Role & Responsibilities" where we discussed Sustainability positions, what they entail and the goals for such roles. Now we will take a deeper look into measuring Corporate Sustainability and translating this information into successful management in order to drive sustainability efficiently and effectively across a corporation. 

1.       Corporate Sustainability Initiatives

•  What current corporate sustainability projects are on the forefront of corporate sustainability and energy management?
•  What are the overall goals for corporate sustainability? Who drives these initiatives?
•  How are sustainability teams organized and who initiates new projects?
  

2.       Measuring Data: Cost and Energy Savings

• How do the majority of Energy and Sustainability Managers measure success?
•  What tools, software and other services are available to measure and help aid this relatively new mission statement?
• How do Energy and/or Sustainability Managers choose the best software and tracking tools to help them achieve their specific goals?
• What are the largest barriers for accurate translation of data into real cost and energy savings?
• Sustainability initiatives within a corporation span across multiple sectors of a business (telemarketing, supply chain management, manufacturing, building management…). Are software applications for measuring energy usage more applicable in some sectors than others?
  

3.       Translating Data into Successful Project Management

• You have all this data, now what do you do with it?
• For managers that have different locations, how do you prioritize regions? And how do you manage these geographic variables?
• How do you prioritize each sector of a business (telemarketing center, supply chain, building management manufacturing…) as well as implement processes and initiatives in areas outside your own within a company? Does this take an “all hands on board approach”?
• Does the data at this point help motivate a company to see progress on a spreadsheet?

Speakers:  

Intuit, Rupesh Shah, Director of Corporate Sustainability

PETCO, Kristin Rock, Energy Manager 

CSRware, Inc. Barb Wilson, Director of Product Management

Verdafero, Inc. Alastair Hood, Co-Founder & CEO

Moderator:  

The Daily Energy Report, Ben Lack, CEO & Chief Conversationalist

Location: Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper St, Downtown Palo Alto, CA 94301

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