Nigel Griffiths 20 July 2011

The Case for Enterprise Energy Management

Engage & Explore

Enterprise environmental and energy management needs to be managed as a new system of record with its own set of business processes, rules for accountability among all the major stakeholders with systems that are designed specifically for this purpose

     Familiarise yourself with your current activities. Understand what is working and what is not. Appreciate the needs and drivers of different stakeholders Aggregate, organize, analyse and compare Put in place single system of record:  Reduce administrative costs on reporting & compliance  Meet the demands from your supply chain

Key Principles of Environmental Data:

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Data: Do it right, do it once Understand existing systems/processes within your business so that you don’t reinvent the wheel but complement and support Fit for Purpose – too little, too much - perception vs reality Accuracy - take estimating out of the equation Benchmark – how far off the mark are you? What is the potential to improve? What should be disposed of!!

Assess & Plan

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Identify your key sources/emission activity

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Identify and prioritize strategies

Build the business case according to what your stakeholders understand: Payback, NPV, IRR, ROI, life cycle carbon cost accounting.

Set targets on known information – allows both top down and bottom up to meet in the middle

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Provide a plan for the implementation of the actions required to meet any targets

Build in flexibility within your opportunity management system to take account of tariffs, carbon floor price etc. And keep up to date with developments 

AND the mechanisms required to monitor them

Pre & Post measurement verification plan

Act

This is not just about implementation of measures:

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Track energy efficiency and other clean technology initiatives, Establish governance:

KPIs, benchmarking, performance management Ease Effect  

Report progress Verify results – share knowledge of successes

Likelihood Cost Internally & externally 

Re-invest!!

Ongoing processing of performance data Audit findings and improvement Reporting of performance Pre-audit preparation and audit support

Innovate

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Engage partners upstream and downstream of value chain

Make it easier to engage partners in resource efficiency and sustainability initiatives without causing survey fatigue 

Broaden your horizons

Waste, water, transport, community, health & wellbeing 

Build a knowledge base and library of best practices

What worked... What didn’t work!

Nigel Griffiths

Principal Consultant – Sustainable Buildings

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