Our approach to climate change is based on assessment of potential business risks to our clients from inaction. We believe there are actions that our clients can take to improve their competitive position and reduce their carbon footprint. These actions are good business practices and make sense regardless of which side of the climate change political debate you are on.
A significant portion of a business’s cost is associated with energy use. Coincidentally, energy use (carbon emissions from combustion of fossil fuels) is one of the most often sited potential causes of climate change. Our approach is to focus on the dynamic aspects of our clients’ energy use to help them improve performance. Improving energy performance provides the following benefits:
- Long term return on investment
- Strategic hedge against future energy cost increases
- Credibility as a “Greener” Organization
- Strategic positioning for future potential regulatory changes
We see minimal downside risk to business endeavoring to proactively manage their energy use by:
- Establishing an effective energy management system (EnMS)
- Performing energy reviews
- Establishing energy baselines
- Identifying key energy performance indications
- Developing energy management action plans
ISO 50001 is an International Standard describing the minimal requirements for a continual improvement based EnMS. As a voting member on the ISO 50001 technical advisory group TC 242 we monitor developments and participate in international consensus building on these important issues and encourage you to learn more about how an EnMS can be good for your business.