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External Resources

This page highlights notable resources on corporate energy efficiency strategies. Filter by initiative or click on the title to go directly to the resource. These represent the work of companies, investment firms and other non-governmental organizations and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center.

Products & Services, Supply Chain

Partnership Grids - Supply Chain
Products & Services, Supply Chain

View a listing of various business-government and business-NGO partnerships designed to advance energy efficiency in supply chain operations.

Internal Operations

External Report: Unlocking the Benefits of Energy Efficiency: An Executive Dilemma (Ingersoll Rand: March 2011)
Internal Operations

This report t reviews the importance of energy effi ciency within business today and executive attitudes towards this issue.

External Report: Reenergizing America's Defense (The Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate, April 2010)
Internal Operations

Reenergizing America's Defense details steps the armed forces are taking to address their energy use and carbon emissions. The Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate initiated this report to catalog current Department of Defense efforts to develop and deploy clean energy technologies and to reduce carbon emissions.

External Report: The Business Case for Environmental and Sustainability Employee Education (National Environmental Education Foundation, February 2010)
Internal Operations

A study by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) finds that environmental and sustainability (E&S) employee education and engagement initiatives help companies achieve a range of business objectives from attracting and retaining employees to boosting the bottom line.

External Report: Green teams: Engaging Employees in Sustainability (Green Impact, November 2009)
Internal Operations

The report details 10 best practices for encouraging employee engagement on company sustainability projects. Link to the Green Impact blog www.greenimpact.com/blog.

Cross-Cutting

External Report: Visible and Concrete Savings: Case Studies of Effective Behavorial Approaches to Improving Customer Energy Efficiency (ACEEE, 2010)
Cross-Cutting
External Report: Action amid uncertainty: the business response to climate change (Ernst & Young, 2010)
Cross-Cutting

Ernst & Young commissioned an independent research organization to survey 300 global executives across 16 countries and 18 industries on their responses to climate change issues in 2010. Seventy percent of respondents said they will increase the amount of money they commit to climate initiatives over the next two years, with most of the money targeted at energy efficiency enhancements.

External Report: Energy Vision Update 2010: Towards a More Energy Efficient World (World Economic Forum, March 2010)
Cross-Cutting

The World Economic Forum's report, "Energy Vision Update 2010: Towards a More Energy Efficient World" explores the importance of energy efficiency to meet the world’s energy demands. It discusses the role of investment-grade energy efficiency, consumer behaviour and technological innovation as key elements to develop an appropriate infrastructure for energy efficiency.

Climate Corps - Environmental Defense Fund
Cross-Cutting

Climate Corps, an initiative by Environmental Defense Fund and Net Impact, embeds trained MBA students in companies to identify energy efficiency improvements that can cut costs and reduce emissions.

Buildings

External Web Site: Green Footstep
Buildings

A new tool from the Rocky Mountain Institute helps calculate greenhouse gas emissions from buildings – from site development, construction and operations. This online calculator uses project information to generate a building performance report, and can be used to determine the impact of energy efficiency construction or retrofits.

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