Isramart : Web Conference December 2009: Carbon Footprint Reduction for the Long Haul Encompasses Presentations & Archive

Isramart news:
Research and Markets has announced the addition of AltaTerra Research's new webinar "Web Conference: Carbon Footprint Reduction for the Long Haul -- Presentations & Archive" to their offering.

Did you miss AltaTerra's December 3rd web conference, "Carbon Footprint Reduction for the Long Haul: Best Management Practices, Tools and Case Study," featuring Karl Van Orsdol, Sustainability Leader and Energy Risk Manager for the City of Palo Alto and Don Bray, President of AltaTerra Research?

With the purchase of this product, you will receive the full presentation from "Carbon Footprint Reduction for the Long Haul: Best Management Practices, Tools and Case Study," as well as online access to a recording of the live event.

Web conference overview

Around the world, regulatory and market forces are driving major organizations to establish public goals for reducing energy and resource use, and resulting carbon emissions. Many begin by manually gathering baseline information, and using spreadsheets to calculate and track initial results. Yet achieving meaningful savings over time in resource use, emissions, and associated dollars often proves difficult without engaging the broader organization. For this, new processes, tools, and operating responsibilities are necessary.

Moderated by Don Bray, President of AltaTerra Research, this web conference features an in-depth implementation case study presented by Karl Van Orsdol, Sustainability Leader and Energy Risk Manager for the City of Palo Alto, California, and key findings from AltaTerras Carbon Management Series research reports.

Karl describes Palo Altos' recent experience with implementation of an integrated business systems solution for carbon and resource management (from Hara Software, Inc). This includes review of target reduction goals, motivating factors, system selection and implementation, new processes and organizational responsibilities, key challenges, and achievement of $300,000 to $600,000 in annual cost savings. Don provides background analysis on the business drivers, concepts, practices and capabilities behind Carbon Management information systems as a rapidly emerging solution class.

Key takeaways:

* independent, real world information on how to approach and plan for implementation of a carbon management system
* business case drivers and return on investment (ROI) definition
* insights into the requirements definition and vendor review process
* new operating processes and organizational responsibilities important for success
* lessons learned on implementation challenges and achieving savings

Who will benefit from this presentation?

* Business operations professionals interested in practical solutions for managing energy, resource use, and carbon emissions at an enterprise-level
* Sustainability/Social Responsibility, Finance, and IT professionals - in both business and governmental organizations

About the Presenters

Karl Van Orsdol is the City of Palo Altos' Energy Risk Manager and the City's Sustainability Manager. He is responsible for leading a cross-functional team applying greenhouse gas accounting protocols to conduct comprehensive upstream and downstream inventory and to provide metrics for assessing performance with respect to emissions reductions. Prior to working for the City, Karl worked at Deloitte and Touche on renewable energy issues, and at the Electric Power Research Institute as Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Karl has worked as an energy and environment consultant for the World Bank, US Agency for International Development, Asian Development Bank, and the US State Department. He served on the Technical Protocol Workgroup for Local Government Operations Protocol for the California Climate Action Registry. Karl received his PhD from University of Cambridge in Applied Biology and his MBA from UCLA.

Don Bray is co-founder and President of AltaTerra Research. He has led a broad range of market research and consulting engagements in corporate sustainability, green IT, carbon management and renewable energy systems. Don is a frequent author, speaker, and discussion moderator on emerging solutions for energy efficiency and corporate sustainability. Prior to AltaTerra, he served as a managing partner for Accenture. Don is actively involved in energy and environment related initiatives with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, a major nonprofit trade organization, and SolarTech, an industry consortium focused on streamlining implementation and reducing costs in the solar value chain. He earned his Masters in Engineering Management from Stanford University, and a Bachelors Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Davis.