Tag: energy reporting
United States Energy Bill Collapses in Senate
July 28th, 2010, No Comments
By: Luke Takeuchi
On Monday July 26th the Democrat’s climate change legislation was pulled from the senate in an attempt to spare the embarrassment of a fourth cap and trade bill failing to pass. With the entire Republican Party in opposition of the legislation and wavering support from fellow democrats the bill lacked ample support [...]
5 Steps To Take To Prepare For Carbon Regulations
June 22nd, 2010, No Comments
By: Tiffany Richmond
With a number of carbon use centric statutory and regulatory actions taking shape across North America, such as US American Clean Energy Act, Western Climate Initiative and sustainability reporting requirements from the Ontario Securities Commission, carbon use transparency will have an increased level of business impact on many organizations.
It’s crucial for organizations to [...]
You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure
April 6th, 2010, No Comments
Successful and effective business and public-sector leaders have long understood the meaning of the old adage “you can’t manage what you don’t measure”.
This saying still holds in the rapidly developing discipline of total energy and environmental management. Many organizations are now struggling to elevate the procurement and utilization of energy to an enterprise level as [...]
Historical Energy Data and Accuracy of Analysis and Projections
March 29th, 2010, No Comments
By: Hugo Vargas
A frequent question constantly arises around the accuracy of energy data estimations and the quality, in terms of size and completeness, of the data set that is used to create an energy baseline. For those of you who don’t know what an energy baseline is, it is a detailed summary of your energy [...]
Highlights from Executive Research Forum: Holistic Carbon Management
February 2nd, 2010, No Comments
Holistic Carbon Management: Critical Issues for Strategic Finance
Canadian Financial Executive Research Foundation (CFERF) and Energy Advantage have partnered on a research study to examine the strategic issues faced by Canadian organizations emerging from the various North American carbon management regulatory activities underway today. This study is based on gaining feedback from Chief Financial Officers [...]
Developing an Energy Management Program
December 22nd, 2009, 3 Comments
By: Peter Rowles
If you are reading this article and your business card says energy manager, chances are you already have some level of corporate commitment, as discussed in the last article. The tendency of many newly appointed energy managers is to rush out and get some quick hits – put up some awareness posters, install [...]
Welcome to Energy Exchange!
December 14th, 2009, No Comments
Energy Advantage is thrilled to welcome you to our blog Energy Exchange.
Energy Exchange will deliver you meaningful and relevant content surrounding a myriad of topics related to sustainable energy. Energy Exchange will strive to provide topical information that will help you make informed decisions when it comes to energy management practices.
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